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THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO Comes to English National Opera Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Jan 8, 2025

This February, English National Opera will present the first revival of Joe Hill-Gibbins’ production of Mozart’s comic opera, The Marriage of Figaro.

Nevill Holt Festival Will Launch in Summer 2024
by Stephi Wild - Dec 18, 2023

Nevill Holt has announced a new chapter in its award-winning history as it becomes Nevill Holt Festival, welcoming a lineup of internationally renowned artists to Leicestershire next June. Learn more about the festival here!

Southbank Centre Reveals Autumn/Winter 23/24 Classical Music Season With New Resident Artists
by Stephi Wild - Apr 24, 2023

The Southbank Centre and its family of six Resident Orchestras have announced its Autumn/Winter 2023/24 programme. Continuing to bring the greatest symphonic, chamber music, and recital repertoire to the stages while championing classical music for the 21st century by presenting new works and unique experiences, the Autumn/Winter programme features a host of established and emerging talent.

Photos: First Look at the Olivier Awards 2023 Winners
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Apr 3, 2023

The winners have been unveiled for this year’s Olivier Awards with Mastercard, British theatre’s biggest night, which took place on Sunday 2 April at the Royal Albert Hall in London, hosted by Hannah Waddingham. Check out the photos of the winners here.

November and Holiday Season 2022 Announced at Wigmore Hall
by Stephi Wild - Oct 4, 2022

Wigmore Hall celebrates the 2022 Holiday Season with five Christmas concerts performed by leading choirs and ensembles in the UK and Europe. 

Handel And Haydn Society Releases Final Installment Of Acclaimed Recordings Of Haydn Masses
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 2, 2022

The Handel and Haydn Society concludes its exploration of Haydn's trilogy of renowned masses with a live recording of Theresienmesse.

Southbank Centre Announces Autumn and Winter Classical Music Lineup
by Stephi Wild - Apr 5, 2022

The Southbank Centre has today revealed its Autumn/Winter 2022/23 classical music programme – the first edition under the curatorship of Head of Classical Music Toks Dada since arriving at the Southbank Centre.

VOCES8 Foundation to Present The Crossing In Online Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 3, 2021

On Sunday, December 5, 2021 at 2pm EST/7pm GMT, the VOCES8 Foundation will present Grammy Award-winning choir The Crossing as part of its fifth online festival, LIVE From London - Christmas 2021.

Lammermuir Festival Will Return This September With Live Audiences
by Stephi Wild - Jul 27, 2021

The festival opens with four wonderful song recitals presented in partnership with BBC Radio 3 featuring Robert Murray and Alisdair Hogarth, James Atkinson and Sholto Kynoch, Catriona Morison and Malcolm Martineau, and Mary Bevan and Joseph Middleton.  Over the course of these two weeks some of the best classical musicians gather to bring audiences a very special re-immersion in the power of live music.

Chineke! Announces Summer Debuts
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 24, 2021

On Saturday 10th July, Chineke! Orchestra presents its second Royal Festival Hall concert as part of Southbank Centre's Summer Reunion series. Conducted by Matthew Kofi Waldren, it features two symphonies by African-American composers and the debut of an exciting emerging pianist on the classical music scene.

Handel and Haydn Society Announces 2021-22 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 22, 2021

The Handel and Haydn Society will bring live performances back to iconic venues with its 2021-22 season, celebrating the 13th and final season for Artistic Director Harry Christophers. The 207th season will feature eight signature programs at historic venues around Boston including Symphony Hall and H+H’s first ever performance at Carnegie Hall.

Handel And Haydn Society Releases Live Recording 'Haydn Masses Vol. 2'
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 17, 2020

The Handel and Haydn Society continues its acclaimed series of Joseph Haydn's masses with a live recording from Boston's Symphony Hall. Haydn Masses Vol. 2 features historically informed performances of two grand classics, Haydn's Military Symphony and the iconic Lord Nelson Mass recorded live under the baton of H+H Artistic Director Harry Christophers on January 24 and 26, 2020.

Southbank Centre Announces 3-Month Season Of Events Broadcast From The RFH and Beyond
by Stephi Wild - Sep 3, 2020

The Southbank Centre today announces details about Inside Out, a brand-new online season of music, literature and comedy from 17 September - 30 December.

The Handel and Haydn Society Has Announced Their 2020-21 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 24, 2020

The Handel and Haydn Society will celebrate Artistic Director Harry Christophers's 12th and final season with nine major subscription concerts at Symphony Hall and the New England's Conservatory's Jordan Hall and select other venues. The 2020-21 season, the 206th in the organization's history, will feature a host of Christophers's favorite compositions and a powerful line-up of major choral works featuring the Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra, Chorus and notable guest artists.

Handel And Haydn Society To Present Mozart + Haydn
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 11, 2019

The Handel and Haydn Society will showcase the brilliance of classical music with a spectacular performance of Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 4, K. 217 and Haydn's Symphony No. 100, Military and Lord Nelson Mass on Friday, January 24, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, January 26, 2020 at 3 p.m. at Boston's Symphony Hall.

ENO's THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE and THE MIKADO Will Be Re-Broadcast In Cinemas Across The UK This Summer
by Stephi Wild - May 17, 2019

Originally broadcast live from the world famous London Coliseum in 2015, cinema audiences will have a rare opportunity to see these classic Gilbert and Sullivan operas again in stunning multi-camera HD and amazing 5.1 surround sound.

BWW Review: CORALINE, Barbican Theatre
by Sophia Lambton - Mar 30, 2018

Magical realism is supplanted by kitchen sink comedy-drama in this adaptation of Neil Gaiman's 2002 hit novel of the same name.

Mary Bevan To Replace Joelle Harvey In ARIODANTE Due To Ill Health
by Molly Tracy - Apr 25, 2017

Carnegie Hall today announced that soprano Joélle Harvey must regrettably withdraw from her role as Dalinda in Handel's Ariodante with Harry Bicket and The English Concert scheduled for Sunday, April 30 at 2:00 p.m. in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage due to ill health.

BWW Review: ADELAIDE FESTIVAL 2017: SAUL at Adelaide Festival Theatre
by Barry Lenny - Mar 4, 2017

A sensational retelling of the story of Saul and David, the first two kings of the Israelites.

Barrie Kosky's SAUL Announced as Centrepiece of 2017 Adelaide Festival
by Nora Dominick - Aug 4, 2016

?The Adelaide Festival announces the return of the brilliant and provocative Barrie Kosky in March 2017 with his newest masterpiece, George Frideric Handel's Saul. Produced by the great Glyndebourne Opera Festival, it will form the centrepiece of the 2017 Adelaide Festival.