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2024-01-29 09:41:00
What happens when a conductor best known for his operatic work, conducts Mendelssohn's Elijah: Sir Antonio Pappano & the London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican with Gerald Finley
Mendelssohn: Elijah - Sarah Connolly, Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha, Antonio Pappano, Gerald Finley, Allan Clayton, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra - Barbican Hall (Photo: Mark Allan)Mendelssohn: Elijah; Gerald Finley, Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha, Sarah Connolly, Allan Clayton, Guildhall Voices, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Antonio Pappano; Barbican HallReviewed 28 January 2023A satisfying, well-thought-out performance of Elijah with a consummate account of the title role from Gerald Finley, plus chorus and orchestra on thrilling formIt is tempting to think of Mendelssohn's Elijah as an opera manqué. But like Handel in some of his more dramatic oratorios, Mendelssohn took full advantage of the non-operatic presentation which meant that dramaturgy could be creative, he could rely on the audience being able to fill in the gaps by reading the libretto and most importantly, large choral numbers could expand considerably.So what happens when a conductor best known in London for his operatic work, conducts […]
2024-01-23 09:06:00
Bliss International Song Series 2024: Schumann & Schubert in Pembroke College's newly refurbished chamber hall
Joseph Middleton & Sarah Connolly at Pembroke College's Bliss International Song Series in 2023 (Photo: Sally March)Pembroke College, Cambridge's Bliss International Song Series, artistic director Joseph Middleton, relaunched last year in the college's newly refurbished 200-seater chamber hall (a former United Reformed Church), complete with new Steinway (previously the song series had been in the Old Library). The series is named for composer Sir Arthur Bliss who studied at the college. So far this season, the series has seen recitals by Sir Simon Keenlyside and Dame Sarah Connolly, and a masterclass from Sir Thomas Allen.On Friday 9 February, baritone Konstantin Krimmel and pianist Joseph Middleton perform Schubert's Die schöne Müllerin, then on 5 March tenor Christoph Prégardien and Joseph Middleton present A Heine Songbook with settings of Heine's poetry by Schubert and Schumann including Schumann's Dichterliebe.Founded and Directed by Joseph Middleton, Pembroke Bye-Fellow and College Musician, the series offers a year-round programme of concerts devised […]
2023-12-19 09:41:00
Nevill Holt refocuses as a multi-arts festival for 2024 under guest festival director James Dacre.
[…] programme cancelled after booking had opened.Now plans have been announced for moving to a multi-arts festival. The Nevill Holt Festival in 2024 is being curated by guest festival director James Dacre, artistic director of Northampton's Royal & Derngate Theatres from 2013-2023. There will be a festival opera, Mozart's The Magic Flute [ironically, or deliberately, the first production from Nevill Holt Opera in 2013] created in association with the Britten Sinfonia. Other musical events include performances from mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly and pianist Imogen Cooper, pianists Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, Benjamin Grosvenor, Pavel Kolesnikov & Samson Tsoy. Tenor Nicky Spence, soprano Mary Bevan and pianist Joseph Middleton bring their celebratory Noel Coward programme, the Britten Sinfonia will perform Max Richter's Vivaldi re-write alongside a world premiere, and Cécile McLorin Salvant and Dan Tepfer will premiere A French Affair as an evening of chansons exploring their shared French heritage. In the wider arts, there will be an Anthony Caro exhibition across the […]
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2023-11-07 13:08:47
Sarah Connolly goes back to school
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