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Monday, 16 June 2014

A voice is not enough - a further encounter with Nelly Miricioiu

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Following on from my first interview with soprano Nelly Miricioiu , to talk about her performance as Lina in Stiffelio (see my interview ...
Sunday, 15 June 2014

Four Quarters - Aurora Orchestra at Kings Place

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Ravel, Thomas Ades, Mozart; Aurora Orchestra; Kings Place Reviewed by Robert Hugill on Jun 13 2014 Star rating: 4.0 Two es...
Saturday, 14 June 2014

Le Jardin de Moniseur Rameau

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Le Jardin de Monsieur Rameau: Les Arts Florissants,William Christie: Les Arts Florissants Editions Reviewed by Robert Hugill on...

Celebrations in Liverpool

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Vasily Petrenko & the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra © Mark McNulty The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic 's 2014/15 season ...

Spitalfields Summer Festival: a night at the museum

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Geffrye Museum - 17th century herb garden photography Sunniva Harte Last night (Wednesday 11 June 2014) I went to my first of the Spita...
Friday, 13 June 2014

Spend a day with Bellini

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Bellini was a fascinating composer, he wrote far fewer operas than his contemporaries (roughly one per year to Donizetti's four) and w...

Commemorating the Great War: the London English Song Festival memorial of song

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William Vann, David de Winter, and Gareth John In the centenary of the start of World War 1, the fourth event in this year's Londo...

Kings Consort and Carolyn Sampson in Britten's Les Illuminations

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Carolyn Sampson Britten Les Illuminations Finzi Dies Natalis ; Carolyn Sampson, The King's Consort, Robert King; The Wigmore Hal...
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Thursday, 12 June 2014

Celebrating the life and career of Felicity Smith

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Last year the young mezzo-soprano Felicity Smith sang the role of Katisha in Co-Opera Co's production of The Mikado at the Hackney Em...

The madness of Clive: Gestalt Opera at Peckham Asylum

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A Sign in Space with Felicity Turner - Photo Andreas Grieger Clive and other stories: Gestalt Arts: Peckham Asylum Reviewed b...
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Wednesday, 11 June 2014

Shadwell Opera take the Arts Theatre to the Penal Colony

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Enterprising young opera company Shadwell Opera is back with a pair of performances of Philip Glass's In The Penal Colony . Shadwell ...

In high spirits: the London English Song Festival celebrates the birthday of Judith Weir

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Judith Weir Judith Weir, Robin Holloway, Jonathan Dove, Scott Wheeler, Copland, Gershwin, Ives: Johnny Herford, Katie Bray, William V...

Reflections - solo piano music of Andrzej and Roxanna Panufnik

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Reflections - Solo piano works by Andrzej and Roxanna Panufnik; Clare Hammond; BIS Reviewed by Robert Hugill on Jun 10 2014 ...
Tuesday, 10 June 2014

Richard Strauss birthday

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Soprano April Fredrick , violinist Madeleine Mitchell and pianist Nigel Foster are presenting a programme, The Life That Suits Me Well , c...

Sounds Venezuela - El Sistema in London

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Christian Vasquez and the Teresa Carreno Youth Orchestra of Venezuela Last weekend (6 to 8 June 2014), the Teresa Carreno Youth Orchest...

John Tomlinson in Die Winterreise at Temple Music

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The distinguished bass-baritone John Tomlinson was joined by pianist Julius Drake on Monday 9 June 2014 for a performance of Schubert...
Monday, 9 June 2014

BREMF launch

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If there was an underlying sense of jubilance at Friday's launch of this year's Brighton Early Music Festival, then it was underst...

Campkin Premiere launches LGBT commissioning campaign

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Sappho by Ferdinand Seeboeck (1893) photograph by Phil Sayer The Fourth Choir, London's newest LGBT chamber choir will be giving t...

Chelsea Opera Group in Stiffelio

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Peter Auty Verdi Stiffelio : Chelsea Opera Group, Brad Cohen: Queen Elizabeth Hall Reviewed by Robert Hugill on Jun 09 2014 ...
Sunday, 8 June 2014

Lawrence Brownlee - Virtuoso Rossini arias

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Virtuoso Rossini Arias: Lawrence Brownlee, Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra, Constantine Orbelian: Delos Reviewed by Robert Hugill...