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Preview: Longborough Festival Opera 2021

by Sam Smith

Even the coronavirus cannot stop Longborough from pursuing its love affair with Wagner. Sam Smith explores the season and a new performance space.     …


Preview: West Green House Opera 2021

by Sam Smith
Sam Smith explores one of the ‘hidden gems’ of the British summer opera festival calendar.
Preview: West Green House Opera 2021

Preview: Nevill Holt Opera 2021

by Sam Smith
How does one plan a summer festival when the future is uncertain? Sam Smith discovers that Nevill Holt Opera has the answer.
Preview: Nevill Holt Opera 2021

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / Paterson @ Henry Wood Hall, London

by Barry Creasy
Barry Creasy reviews these delightful arrangements of late Romantic music for Valentine’s Day
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / Paterson @ Henry Wood Hall, London

Opera Holland Park Launches Free Online Music Lessons

by Sam Smith
Musical education is suffering during these troubled times. Sam Smith has discovered an innovative solution.
Opera Holland Park Launches Free Online Music Lessons

Fairest Isle: Music from 17th and 18th Century England – Eboracum Baroque @ King̵...

by Melanie Eskenazi
Melanie Eskenazi virtually attends a Baroque musical outing that lifts her spirits in lockdown.
Fairest Isle: Music from 17th and 18th Century England – Eboracum Baroque @ King̵...

Preview: Grange Park Opera’s Ivan the Terrible in Partnership with The Romanoff Found...

by Sam Smith
As the pandemic continues, opera companies continue to innovate to keep music alive. Sam Smith tells us about a collaboration that strives to do just...
Preview: Grange Park Opera’s Ivan the Terrible in Partnership with The Romanoff Found...

Sunday Service Choir / Kanye West – Emmanuel

by Barry Creasy
A blended and well-controlled tone from Kanye West and the Sunday Service Choir
Sunday Service Choir / Kanye West – Emmanuel

musicOMH’s 2020 Advent Calendar Day 25:
Wagner’s ‘Siegfried Idyll’

by Sam Smith
Christmas is here! Raise a glass, pull a cracker and enjoy. Lord knows, we need a day of fun. Thank you all for following this...
musicOMH’s 2020 Advent Calendar Day 25:<br> Wagner’s ‘Siegfried Idyll’

musicOMH’s 2020 Classical Advent Calendar Day 24:
Adam’s ‘O Holy Nigh...

by Melanie Eskenazi
Christmas Eve is a magical time. Here are two performances to enjoy whilst waiting for Santa to arrive. Hang on, I think I hear someone...
musicOMH’s 2020 Classical Advent Calendar Day 24:<br> Adam’s ‘O Holy Nigh...

musicOMH’s 2020 Advent Calendar Day 23:
Rimsky-Korsakov’s ‘Christmas Eve’

by Sam Smith
It’s Christmas Eve Eve! The countdown continues as we open door 23
musicOMH’s 2020 Advent Calendar Day 23:<br> Rimsky-Korsakov’s ‘Christmas Eve’

musicOMH’s 2020 Advent Calendar Day 22:
Puccini’s ‘La bohème’

by Sam Smith
Today, we celebrate the birthday of a composer who gave us a classic opera. Try and keep your eyes dry and your hands warm
musicOMH’s 2020 Advent Calendar Day 22:<br> Puccini’s ‘La bohème’

musicOMH’s 2020 Classical Advent Calendar Day 21:
Brooks’ ‘Grandma Go...

by Barry Creasy
A bit of whimsy gets us closer to Christmas. Door 21: Open Sesame
musicOMH’s 2020 Classical Advent Calendar Day 21:<br> Brooks’ ‘Grandma Go...

musicOMH’s 2020 Classical Advent Calendar Day 20:
Anderson’s ‘Sleigh ...

by Barry Creasy
Another sleigh ride on day 20 of our Advent Calendar. All we need now is snow
musicOMH’s 2020 Classical Advent Calendar Day 20:<br> Anderson’s ‘Sleigh ...

musicOMH’s 2020 Classical Advent Calendar Day 19:
Leontovych’s ‘Carol...

by Barry Creasy
Let’s have two treats today. First, you can’t have a musical Christmas without carols. Door 19 of our Classical Advent Calendar reveals one for us
musicOMH’s 2020 Classical Advent Calendar Day 19:<br> Leontovych’s ‘Carol...

All Creation Waits: The Marian Consort @ Kings Place, London

by Benjamin Poore
Alas, attended live performance in London is ending for a while. Benjamin Poore sneaks in under the wire
All Creation Waits: The Marian Consort @ Kings Place, London

musicOMH’s 2020 Classical Advent Calendar Day 18:
Hely-Hutchinson’s ‘...

by Barry Creasy
One week to the big day! Here’s a rousing symphony to get us in the mood
musicOMH’s 2020 Classical Advent Calendar Day 18:<br> Hely-Hutchinson’s ‘...

musicOMH’s 2020 Classical Advent Calendar Day 17:
Finnish National Opera and Ball...

by Sam Smith
We all hope to be free of the pandemic in the New Year. In the meantime, we can enjoy a modern day twist on some...
musicOMH’s 2020 Classical Advent Calendar Day 17:<br> Finnish National Opera and Ball...

The Cosmos: BBC SO / Stasevska / Cox @ Barbican Hall, London

by Barry Creasy
Barry Creasy joins in the exploration of eternal questions through music, philosophy and science
The Cosmos: BBC SO / Stasevska / Cox @ Barbican Hall, London

musicOMH’s 2020 Classical Advent Calendar Day 16:
Bach’s ‘Christmas O...

by Keith McDonnell
Another Christmas classic today. Bach pokes his head out of our Advent Calendar door on day 16
musicOMH’s 2020 Classical Advent Calendar Day 16:<br> Bach’s ‘Christmas O...

Fidelio @ Opera North at Leeds Town Hall, Leeds

by Melanie Eskenazi
Melanie Eskenazi is uplifted by this wonderful concert staging in the most trying of times
Fidelio @ Opera North at Leeds Town Hall, Leeds
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