Leeds Lieder loses out on Arts Council funding
- Monday, June 5, 2023
2023 Festival still to go ahead, but leaving an uncertain future for the charity
2023 Festival still to go ahead, but leaving an uncertain future for the charity
Speranza Scappucci will be the first in the post for over a quarter of a century
Following the cancellation of Die Meistersinger 13 singers are without work or compensation from the company
The announcement comes two years into an intended six year tenure
Pappano’s last new production will be Strauss’s Elektra in January 2024 with Nina Stemme in the title role, and Karita Mattila as the haunted queen Klytämnestra
Barry Humphries was undeniably an opera lover of devotion and authenticity
A stand-out complete performance of Berlioz’s The Trojans comes on 3 September, bringing this five-act opera back to the UK for the first time in over 10 years
Best New Opera Production went to the Royal Opera House’s production of Handel’s Alcina which premiered in November last year
Bowman’s large-scale voice of hypnotizingly satisfying beauty helped revive the art of the operatic countertenor
To mark the composer’s 225th anniversary, the company will undertake a three-year Donizetti Song Project
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