Wigmore Hall Announces Over 500 Concerts For The New Season
Wigmore Hall's 2023/24 season was announced by John Gilhooly, the Hall's Director. With more than 500 concerts from September 2023 to July 2024 featuring some 2500 artists performing music from the past six centuries, it is the largest programme of classical music concerts in the UK.
The ENO Presents The UK Premiere & Operatic Adaptation of IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE
This November, opening the festive season at the London Coliseum, the English National Opera (ENO) presents the highly anticipated UK premiere of It's a Wonderful Life. Composed by Jake Heggie in 2016 with the libretto by Gene Scheer, this is an operatic adaptation of the 1946 Frank Capra Christmas classic film, sung in English.
The Royal Opera Announces Engender Festival 2022
The Royal Opera House today announces the 2022 programme for its annual Engender Festival. With 10 events, performances and workshops across the week, the festival brings together pioneering creatives and writers in both the opera world and the UK's wider creative industries.
Michael Mayes Will Come to Theatre Of Sound With BLUEBEARD'S CASTLE
Baritone Michael Mayes returns to London in November to sing the title role in Bela Bartok's Bluebeard's Castle with new opera company Theatre of Sound. He shares the role with bass-baritone Gerald Finley in alternate performances, with sopranos Susan Bullock and Gweneth Ann Rand sharing the role of Judith.
Wigmore Hall Opens 2021/22 Concert Season Tomorrow
A particular highlight, on 14 October, Wigmore Hall Associate Artist the British soprano Gweneth Ann Rand joins film star Adjoa Andoh for a special concert celebrating the artistry of African-American singers – Marian Anderson, Jessye Norman and Grace Bumbry.
Joyce DiDonato Launches 'Sing For Today' Project
The University Musical Society (UMS) and Princeton University Concerts have released the first installment of a new digital initiative conceived by multiple Grammy Award-winning mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato as part of UMS's Digital Artist Residency. 'Sing for Today' features DiDonato responding to current events and global concerns through the lens of song and conversation.
UMS Announces Special Virtual Event With Trevor Noah
The University Musical Society, in partnership with the University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and the Democracy & Debate Theme Semester has announced that Daily Show star Trevor Noah will join the U-M community for a casual and interactive conversation on this pivotal moment that reflects both adversity and possibility.
Birmingham Opera Company To Present WAGNER'S RHINEGOLD Summer 2021
Birmingham Opera Company today launch their next bold mission; Wagner's RhineGold with an international cast and local volunteer performers led by Artistic Director Graham Vick and newly appointed Music Director Alpesh Chauhan in August 2021. And, as ever, it is opera for our times.
BWW Review: HANSEL AND GRETEL, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
We're all familiar with at least one fairy tale. We've been told them since we were young. Sure, it may not be the original version of the story, but it'll be one that intrigued, excited and amazed. Fairy tales are a product of society's current tastes, and are adapted to suit each audience member. But what is it that makes them stand out so much.