Classical and Opera
Götterdämmerung

Why I Love… Götterdämmerung

by Benjamin Poore

Our look at Wagner’s Ring Cycle concludes with Benjamin Poore’s take on this epic work


Why I Love… Siegfried

by Simon Thomas
Continuing in our series, Simon Thomas guides us through part three of Wagner’s Ring Cycle
Why I Love… Siegfried

Why I Love… Die Walküre

by Sam Smith
Sam Smith explains why Die Walküre is his favourite opera in the tetralogy of the Ring Cycle
Why I Love… Die Walküre

Why I Love… Das Rheingold

by Keith McDonnell
Our ‘Why I Love’ series now tackles Wagner’s Ring Cycle. First up – Keith McDonnell’s thoughts on Das Rheingold
Why I Love… Das Rheingold

Why I Love… Salieri

by Sam Smith
Continuing the series on our writers’ musical passions, Sam Smith explains his admiration for a composer who is still too often maligned Although it is...
Why I Love… Salieri

Why I Love… Carlo Bergonzi

by Simon Thomas
Our series moves to performers, as Simon Thomas explains his love for a great tenor
Why I Love… Carlo Bergonzi

Why I Love… The Monteverdi Vespers

by Barry Creasy
Barry Creasy tells us what makes the Vespers so special
Why I Love… The Monteverdi Vespers

Why I Love… La traviata

by Sam Smith
Continuing the series on our writers’ operatic passions, Sam Smith explains what makes a production of Verdi’s 1853 classic work
Why I Love… La traviata

Why I Love… Winterreise

by Melanie Eskenazi
Melanie Eskenazi guides us to Schubert’s definitive Lockdown Lieder in the latest of our series on private music passions
Why I Love… Winterreise

Why I Love… The Rite Of Spring

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
Why I Love… The Rite Of Spring

Why I Love… Martinů

by Simon Thomas
Simon Thomas continues our series on personal operatic passions, looking at the works of Bohemian composer Bohuslav Martinů
Why I Love… Martinů

Why I Love… Parsifal

by Keith McDonnell
In our continuing series on personal operatic passions, Keith McDonnell guides us to the very best of Wagner
Why I Love… Parsifal

Why I Love… La bohème

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
Why I Love… La bohème
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