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The music of Daniel Temkin is a reminder that aural and visual expressivity are a powerful combination. This is clear.. The post appeared first on I CARE IF YOU LISTEN.
2024-02-28 07:37:00
Beauty and meaning: Handel's Theodora from Jonathan Cohen and Arcangelo with Louise Alder in the title role
Handel: Theodora; Louise Alder, Tim Mead, Anna Stéphany, Stuart Jackson, Adam Plachetka, Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen; Alpha ClassicsReviewed 20 February 2024A performance of Handel's late masterpiece that combines musical beauties with a sense of the inner meaning of the words, with a wonderful central performance from Louise AlderConsidering that Handel evidently regarded it as one of his favourite oratorios and that any performance of it is something of an event, Handel's Theodora has rather a sparse history on disc, though the converse of that is that most of the recordings are that little bit special. Paul McCreesh and Gabrieli recorded it in 2000 with Susan Gritton and Susan Bickley, Maxim Emelyanychev and Il Pomo d'Oro recorded it in 2022 with Lisette Oropesa and Joyce DiDonato, whilst further back there is the recording with the unforgettable Lorraine Hunt Lieberson from 1992 as well as the famous Glyndebourne production.Now Jonathan Cohen and Arcangelo have […]
2024-02-27 10:39:00
Der fliegende Holländer: Persona Arts, a new BME-led West Midlands based arts company staging Wagner's opera in Birmingham
Persona Arts, a new Birmingham-based opera company, is starting big, staging Wagner's Der fliegende Holländer in German in July. Persona Arts is a BME-led West Midlands based arts company that aims to stage the opera and choral arts to the highest possible standards.The artistic director is Byron Jackson, a Birmingham-born baritone off Jamaican heritage. He aims to use Persona Arts to promote the cause of opera within local communities and contribute to breaking down barriers. He is a keen advocate of diversity and the underserved which are major issues within the current UK opera arts industry; something he has faced especially due to the colour of his skin.Over the last two years, Persona Arts has been recruiting community singers from across the West Midlands to take part in the special Flying Dutchman opera chorus supporting our project partner, Birmingham Choral Union. From regional choral societies, amateur singing groups and opera companies, […]
2024-02-26 05:00:16
The ex-boss of Classic FM is rebooting the BBC’s venerable home of classical music, with new shows and presenters – including a special slot for ‘perfect fit’ Jools HollandThe office of the controller of Radio 3, in Old Broadcasting House in London, has one solitary wood-panelled wall, a remnant of a more stately era of the BBC, before the glassy, shimmering heights of New Broadcasting House rose up to overshadow its 1930s predecessor. The current incumbent is Sam Jackson. He is, perhaps, the least suited-and-booted of any of his forerunners – he is wearing jeans, sneakers and a printed blue shirt straight out of the wardrobe of
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