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2024-04-27 08:18:00
Fear no more: Brindley Sherratt on releasing his first recital disc
[…] arias as encores, so an aria from Bellini's La sonnambula makes a lovely light finish. But a lot of bass arias in opera are slow, so he often tends to go for Kurt Weill or Rogers & Hammerstein (the role of Emile in South Pacific was written for the great Italian bass, Ezio Pinza). At the Wigmore Hall, Brindley sang Weill's September Song (written for the 1938 musical Knickerbocker Holiday, to be sung by actor Walter Huston whose voice is described as low and gruff). Brindley calls the song 'fantastic stuff'. In opera, performing is a lot about making sure that you are heard, so in recital Brindley finds it lovely to be able to 'take his foot off the pedal' and be intimate. He wants his voice to remain melodic, as well as being loud and dark, for as long as he can. He mentions the bass Gottlobb […]
2024-04-24 11:23:00
Summer at Snape, Britten Pears Arts' series of events at Snape returns for 2024
[…] guitarist Milos and pianist Stephen Hough.Other visitors include the Pasadena Roof Orchestra, the Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain, Black Dyke Band, United Strings of Europe, Apollo5 and The Gesualdo Six in a programme exploring music of Gesualdo.Events include Women’s Stories from the Ancient World is a newly devised sequence of words and music curated by soprano Nardus Williams and renowned classicist Mary Beard with lutenist Elizabeth Kenny, I, Clara, presented by pianist Lucy Parham and actor Harriet Walter, an exploration of the remarkable life of Clara Schumann.Young artists in the series include Suffolk Youth Orchestra in Britten and Rimsky-Korsakov, Aldeburgh Young Musicians, an artist development programme for musicians aged 10-18, Apollo5 leading Explore Your Voice, a workshop offering singers the chance to enhance their vocal capabilities and engage in group singing, VOICEBOX and soprano Juliet Fraser's Unbound project [see my interview with Juliet], Britten Pears Young Artists present their End of Course Recital and Bandstand at The Maltings, […]
Royal Opera House (The Guardian)
2024-04-21 13:17:15
Royal Opera House, LondonNadine Sierra is sensationally good as Lucia in this revival of Katie Mitchell’s production of Donizetti’s romantic tragedy – a dark, thoughtful and sometimes shocking interpretation for the post-#MeToo eraThese are beleaguered times for opera in Britain. But this revival of Donizetti’s adaptation of Walter Scott showcases one immense reason why opera will outlast its critics: the singing. After acclaim for
2024-04-05 13:35:38
LEBRECHT LISTENS | David Robert Coleman & The Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra Reveal The Charms Of Walter Kaufmann
This release of the music of Walter Kaufmann offers an array of civilised music that sits easily on the ear for an hour, never fully arresting the head or the heart.
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