by Melanie Eskenazi
Wigmore Hall’s bold 2013-14 programme brings outstanding artists and compelling programmes to the world’s greatest chamber music venue. Yes, that did read “the world’s” –…
by Melanie Eskenazi
Kaufmann, Frankfurt Opera, Pappano and Stemme shine in the inaugural 'Opera Oscars'
by Melanie Eskenazi
This year’s Proms Festival, which runs for two months from July 12th – September 7th, continues the tradition of bringing the best of classical music...
by Jack Smith
The doyen of British orchestral players and classical audiences, and a totem figure revered by many students and practitioners of his craft, the conductor Sir...
by Melanie Eskenazi
The great dramatic soprano Elizabeth Connell, who died aged 65 in 2012, is fondly remembered for a striking variety of roles. Between 1975 and 1980...
by Melanie Eskenazi
Of course, those sheep are a major draw, not to mention the views, the teas, the dresses, the gardens, the friendliest front of house staff...
by Melanie Eskenazi
Anyone who has not been to Glyndebourne, perhaps put off by the ‘champagne and country gardens’ image – not to mention the cost – will...
by Melanie Eskenazi
Rivalling Glyndebourne in beauty and in style, the Getty family estate at Wormsley, with the wonderful new pavilion giving spectacular views across the Chilterns, is...
by Melanie Eskenazi
This had to be a special Proms season, and so it is; when you’re competing with the Queen’s Jubilee and the Olympics, you need a...
by Sam Smith
If Terrence McNallys play, Master Class, feels just as fresh and relevant as it did when it premiered nearly twenty years ago, it is not...
by Melanie Eskenazi
In my 19 year old sons photo album, compiled when he was eight, there is a photo proudly captioned ME on the STAGE of the...
by Melanie Eskenazi
An embarrassment of riches the phrase is over-used, but what else to call a Festival which features performances from Anna Netrebko, Magdalena Kozena, Andreas Scholl,...
by Adrian Horsewood
Claudio Monteverdi has had several significant anniversaries in the decade, notably the 400th anniversaries of his opera Orfeo and the Vespers of the Blessed Virgin...
by Melanie Eskenazi
Launched as recently as 2005, the Wigmores own label has risen above strong competition from much longer established studio labels, to win this much coveted...
by Melanie Eskenazi
Clifford Curzon said that there is no greater or more touching pleasure than giving a young and beautiful talent a little lift in the direction...
by Christian Hoskins
Although shes lived in Germany since the 1980s, the mezzo-soprano Helene Schneiderman talks with an enthusiasm and openness thats still very American, reflecting her origins...
by Evan Dickerson
Raymond Aceto welcomes me warmly into his dressing room at the Royal Opera House. What immediately impresses me about Raymond, aside from his sonorous speaking...
