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Maurice Ravel: Top 20 Recordings

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

| Gramophone

From Boléro to Daphnis et Chloé, here are Maurice Ravel's greatest works in outstanding recordings from John Wilson, Martha Argerich, François-Xavier Roth, Quatuor Ebène and more

Inside Beethoven’s ‘Hammerklavier’ Sonata with Beatrice Rana

Features

Tuesday, April 9, 2024

| Gramophone

Beatrice Rana joins Harriet Smith to talk about finding a path through Beethoven’s ‘Hammerklavier’ Sonata

Council of St John’s College defends the disbanding of its choir

News

Monday, April 8, 2024

| Choir and Organ

An open letter and petition has been issued in reaction to the council's decision

'I'm a firm believer in hard work' | Jasdeep Singh Degun Interview

Features

Monday, April 8, 2024

| Gramophone

Gramophone meets RPS Award-winner Jasdeep Singh Degun

Bizet: Carmen at the Royal Opera House | Live Review

Review

Monday, April 8, 2024

| Opera Now

'Michieletto and his team have created a perfect twenty-first century Carmen'

Jonas Kaufmann interview: ‘I could sing Parsifal many times every year, but I don’t ... It’s too precious to just use it as a vehicle to make money’

Features

Friday, April 5, 2024

| Gramophone

Jonas Kaufmann returns to one of Wagner’s great roles, in a production now issued by Sony Classical. He tells Mark Pullinger about being part of an all-star performance in an empty opera house – and reveals a wish list of future plans

Video of the Day: 'Luminous' for Wind

Classical Music News

Friday, April 5, 2024

| Gramophone

Delve behind the scenes at the iconic Abbey Road Studios as WindSync record Miguel del Aguila's Quinteto Sinfónico

Klaus Mäkelä on recording Stravinsky in Paris: From the Archive

Podcasts

Friday, April 5, 2024

| Gramophone

A much-in-demand conductor talks about working with the world's great orchestras and recording two classic ballet scores in Paris

Bringing a new opera of Hardy’s Under the Greenwood Tree to life in Dorset

Features

Thursday, April 4, 2024

| Opera Now

A new opera of Hardy’s Under the Greenwood Tree premieres at Dorset Opera this summer. We meet Paul Carr, the production’s composer and director, to discover the journey of the work’s creation

Riccardo Muti’s Italian Opera Academy: safeguarding the future of Italian opera

Features

Thursday, April 4, 2024

| Opera Now

Italian conductor Riccardo Muti’s Italian Opera Academy was launched in 2015 in Ravenna’s Teatro Alighieri. We explore the impact of the maestro on the next generation of opera artists

Lila Palmer: ‘We do not have to choose between innovation and excellence – and we must not’

Opinion

Thursday, April 4, 2024

| Opera Now

The librettist Lila Palmer on setting the right direction for the development of opera in the 21st century

The Merry Widow at Glyndebourne: ‘I put all my best jokes upfront and try to find even better ones for later. I want to send the audience home euphoric’

Features

Thursday, April 4, 2024

| Opera Now

Director of Glyndebourne’s new production of The Merry Widow, Cal McCrystal talks about the sometimes not-so-subtle art of making opera funny

Video of the Day: ‘A message to humanity – Symphony No 9 by Ludwig Van Beethoven’

Features

Thursday, April 4, 2024

| Gramophone

Classics Explained offer an entertaining introduction to one of the very greatest symphonies

Antonio Pappano: 10 key performances at the Royal Opera House

Features

Thursday, April 4, 2024

| Opera Now

As Sir Antonio Pappano steps down as music director of the Royal Opera House, Francis Muzzu takes a look back at a representative selection of his many great achievements with the company over the last 22 years

Classic FM announces opera star as new radio host

News

Thursday, April 4, 2024

| Opera Now

British-Italian singer, Freddie De Tommaso will join the line-up of presenters on the classical music broadcaster

English Touring Opera's Robin Norton-Hale: ‘If you don’t get any letters, that means people thought, “That was all right” – I’d rather they felt something’

Features

Thursday, April 4, 2024

| Opera Now

General director of English Touring Opera, Robin Norton-Hale discusses her sanguine drive to present ambitious performances in the current opera climate

Has opera had enough grey concrete?

Opinion

Thursday, April 4, 2024

| Opera Now

Why on earth am I being made to watch yet another operatic story told within grey concrete walls and under arid strip lighting?

Lidiya Yankovskaya: ‘It was often people around my own age who were telling me that women shouldn’t conduct. I got hate mail’

Features

Thursday, April 4, 2024

| Opera Now

Whether conducting the English National Opera, championing refugee musicians or supporting young composers, Russian-American Lidiya Yankovskaya is mindful of the profound connections to her heritage, cultural identity and artistic conscience

Monteverdi Festival 2024 – where everything was born and is now reborn

Features

Thursday, April 4, 2024

| Opera Now

The Monteverdi Festival blends tradition and innovation, celebrating Monteverdi, his operas, his extraordinary music and his legacy in the vibrant city of Cremona

A look inside the Verbier Festival's Atelier Lyrique Academy

Features

Thursday, April 4, 2024

| Opera Now

Exploring life for tomorrow’s opera stars on the acclaimed Atelier Lyrique programme at the Verbier Festival

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Maurice Ravel: Top 20 Recordings

Inside Beethoven’s ‘Hammerklavier’ Sonata with Beatrice Rana

Council of St John’s College defends the disbanding of its choir

'I'm a firm believer in hard work' | Jasdeep Singh Degun Interview

Bizet: Carmen at the Royal Opera House | Live Review

Jonas Kaufmann interview: ‘I could sing Parsifal many times every year, but I don’t ... It’s too precious to just use it as a vehicle to make money’

Video of the Day: 'Luminous' for Wind

Klaus Mäkelä on recording Stravinsky in Paris: From the Archive

Bringing a new opera of Hardy’s Under the Greenwood Tree to life in Dorset

Riccardo Muti’s Italian Opera Academy: safeguarding the future of Italian opera

Lila Palmer: ‘We do not have to choose between innovation and excellence – and we must not’

The Merry Widow at Glyndebourne: ‘I put all my best jokes upfront and try to find even better ones for later. I want to send the audience home euphoric’

Video of the Day: ‘A message to humanity – Symphony No 9 by Ludwig Van Beethoven’

Antonio Pappano: 10 key performances at the Royal Opera House

Classic FM announces opera star as new radio host

English Touring Opera's Robin Norton-Hale: ‘If you don’t get any letters, that means people thought, “That was all right” – I’d rather they felt something’

Has opera had enough grey concrete?

Lidiya Yankovskaya: ‘It was often people around my own age who were telling me that women shouldn’t conduct. I got hate mail’

Monteverdi Festival 2024 – where everything was born and is now reborn

A look inside the Verbier Festival's Atelier Lyrique Academy

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