Classical and Opera Features
by Barry Creasy
Relying on group meetings, choral music performance is in turmoil. These early music specialists have a technological solution
by Simon Thomas
Our series moves to performers, as Simon Thomas explains his love for a great tenor
by Melanie Eskenazi
Garsington may be down, but they’re not out, as the festival’s streaming service Garsington Opera At Home gears up
by Barry Creasy
Barry Creasy tells us what makes the Vespers so special
by Sam Smith
Continuing the series on our writers’ operatic passions, Sam Smith explains what makes a production of Verdi’s 1853 classic work
by Melanie Eskenazi
Melanie Eskenazi guides us to Schubert’s definitive Lockdown Lieder in the latest of our series on private music passions
by Simon Thomas
Is coronavirus lockdown the perfect time to learn a language for the sake of opera? Simon Thomas recalls the introduction of surtitles and asks whether...
by Benjamin Poore
Our series on personal music passions takes on Stravinsky’s Le Sacre du printemps, a work which happens to you, says Benjamin Poore
by Simon Thomas
Simon Thomas continues our series on personal operatic passions, looking at the works of Bohemian composer Bohuslav Martinů
by Keith McDonnell
In our continuing series on personal operatic passions, Keith McDonnell guides us to the very best of Wagner
by Melanie Eskenazi
With Grange Park Opera’s 2020 season cancelled, the company’s founder reveals her strategies and hopes for the future
by Sam Smith
In the first of a new series on our writers’ operatic passions, Sam Smith explains why Puccini’s 1896 opera never fails to entrance
by Sam Smith
Homemade ‘micro-operitas’ pair composers with librettists to create pieces on the themes of distance or community
by Melanie Eskenazi
musicOMH’s classical team is here to help you in these pandemical times
by Barry Creasy
With no live opera or concerts for the forseeable future, where can a classical fix be found?
by Sam Smith
Founded in 1998, Longborough Festival Opera is possibly the only summer opera venue in the United Kingdom that puts Wagner at the centre of its...
by Melanie Eskenazi
Since the move to West Horsley Place in 2017, Grange Park Opera has re-established itself as one of the essential destinations for audiences who love...
by Sam Smith
While part of the delight of Glyndebourne, Garsington and the Granges is the act of making a day of it, Opera Holland Park’s unique selling...
by Sam Smith
Located near Winchfield in Hampshire, West Green House Opera may be smaller than Glyndebourne, Garsington or the Granges, but, judged by the standards of its...
by Sam Smith
Situated near Market Harborough, Nevill Holt Opera boasts beautiful gardens, sculpture by Anthony Gormley, Marc Quinn and Conrad Shawcross, and stunning views across the Leicestershire...
by Barry Creasy
Those lucky enough to be travelling to Vienna over the coming months may well wish to take in an evening of music as part of...
