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Friday 16 November 2018

Lucia Filaci, Carlo Putelli and Luca Bruno in Bernstein's 'Trouble in Tahiti' in Rome. Photo © 2018 Marta Cantarelli  Amy Freston and Nicholas Watts in Lehár's 'The Merry Widow'. Photo © 2018 Robert Workman  A scene from Puccini's 'La Fanciulla del West' at New York Metropolitan Opera  Emmanuel Chabrier in 1882  The Devil's Trill - Auerbach-Pierce Duo. © 2018 MSR Classics  Darijan Božič (1933-2018)  Richard Gill (1941-2018)

                

 

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* Ensemble. A 'Happy' Tragedy - Leonard Bernstein's 'Trouble in Tahiti' at Rome's Nuova Consonanza Festival, reviewed by Giuseppe Pennisi

* Anniversaries: Udo Kasemets; Edward Higginbottom; Henrik Otto Donner; Paul Hindemith

* Today's concerts: And Love Waits - Cerddorion Vocal Ensemble; New York, US; ETHEL: Circus: Wandering; New York, US; Tana Quartet and Thomas Buckner, baritone - music by Bun Ching Lam; New York, US

* Festivals, competitions and masterclasses: Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival (16-25 November); West Yorkshire, UK

Recent Articles

Ensemble. Occupational Hazards - Opera North's staging of Franz Lehár's 'The Merry Widow', reviewed by Mike Wheeler

Ensemble. Intelligence and Beauty of Tone - Maria Nockin experiences Puccini's 'The Girl of the Golden West' in HD from New York Metropolitan Opera

Profile. Spanish Rhythms - George Colerick describes how Emmanuel Chabrier was in sympathy with the new spirit of his age, opening up new directions which later composers would follow

CD Spotlight. A Certain Affinity - Extraordinary violin sonatas, recommended by Gerald Fenech. 'Auerbach and Pierce give scintillating performances throughout ...'

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Beautifully Judged - Brahms, Beethoven and Nikolay Kapustin from Julian Clef, heard by Mike Wheeler

Ensemble. A Different 'Gospel' - Giuseppe Pennisi explores the mesmerising aural world of John Adams

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Ensemble. A Poor Staging - Graham Vick's 'The Marriage of Figaro' in Rome, reviewed by Giuseppe Pennisi

Ensemble. A Memorable Evening - Shostakovich's 'Leningrad' Symphony performed by two symphony orchestras in San Diego, and conducted by Valery Gergiev, heard by Ron Bierman

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Ensemble. Myriad Nuances of Color - Verdi's 'Aida' in high definition from New York Metropolitan Opera, reviewed by Maria Nockin

Ensemble. Diction and Projection - A performance by The Hills Singers impresses Keith Bramich

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CD Spotlight. Pianistic Acrobatics - Louis Lortie's Saint-Saëns thrills Anett Fodor. 'Louis Lortie's wonderfully led singing melodic lines, outstanding technique, musicality and cooperation with the conductor as well as the outstanding orchestral playing demand one's full attention.'

Ensemble. Tears Behind the Laughter - San Diego Opera's 'The Marriage of Figaro', reviewed by Ron Bierman

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Ensemble. Colour and Energy - An uppity chicken, a cuckoo and much more ... Stravinsky, J S Bach, Respighi and Mendelssohn from Maddy Aldis-Evans, Benedict Holland, Frank Zielhorst and Sinfonia Viva impress Mike Wheeler

Ensemble. A Rare Outing - Poulenc, Vaughan Williams and Beethoven from the Derby Concert Orchestra, heard by Mike Wheeler

Ensemble. Enthralling Seasons - Haydn's oratorio begins one of Rome's major concert seasons, heard by Giuseppe Pennisi

Profile. The Comic / Serious Mix - Ron Bierman talks to British opera director Stephen Lawless, whose 'Marriage of Figaro' is currently at San Diego Opera

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