Robert Howarth Opera North debut
January 13, 2012
Robert Howarth conducts a new production of Giulio Cesare for Opera North. Opening on January 14, the performances in Leeds and on tour finish in Dublin on March 16. Full details at http://www.operanorth.co.uk/productions/giulio-cesare.
No more mushy Messiah
December 9, 2011
Kraemer’s Minneapolis Messiah reviewed at http://www.twincities.com/ci_19498978?IADID=Search-www.twincities.com-www.twincities.com
Anne-Catherine Gillet sings Cendrillon
December 8, 2011
Anne-Catherine Gillet sings Cendrillon at La Monnaie from December 9 in Laurent Pelly’s acclaimed production. Full details at http://www.lamonnaie.be/en/opera/146/Cendrillon. Look out for free online streaming from Friday 30 December 2011 until Thursday 21 January 2012.
Helen-Jane Howells on Iplayer
November 28, 2011
Helen-Jane Howells sings Joseph Phibbs’ the Canticle of the Rose with the Navarra Quartet on Iplayer at http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b017lym9/PreHear_David_Bedford_Joseph_Phibbs_Morgan_Hayes/. Recorded at the 2011 Presteigne Festival, the piece starts 11’20″ into the programme and is available until Sunday December 3.
Passion in P3
November 24, 2011
Helen-Jane Howells sings the soprano solos and Samuel Boden shares the role of the Evangelist in Vocal Futures’ staging of the St Matthew Passion. Accompanied by the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment with Suzi Digby conducting, the performances take place on November 28, 29 & 30 at Ambika P3, in Marylebone Road, London, an industrial space that will be transformed for the occasion. Patrick Kinmonth directs. http://www.vocalfutures.org/
Nicholas Kraemer and Haydn on Radio 3
November 2, 2011
Nicholas Kraemer will be talking about the development of the symphony on BBC Radio 3′s Afternoon on Three on November 7. Broadcast from 14.00 GMT the programme includes Kraemer conducting Haydn Symphonies Nos 22, the ‘Philospher,‘ and 45, the ‘Farewell’, which can be heard via BBC Iplayer for seven days after broadcast. Full details at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b016vn04. If you can’t wait until then, his interpretation 0f Haydn 75 is available at http://www.bbc.co.uk/i/b016kdyp/ until November 8.
Anne-Catherine Gillet sings Barber, Berlioz & Britten
October 19, 2011
October 27 sees the long-awaited release of orchestral song cycles for soprano and orchestra featuring Anne-Catherine Gillet. Joined by the Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège under Paul Daniel, the recording on Aeon includes Barber Knoxville: Summer 1915, Berlioz Les Nuits d’eté and Britten Les Illuminations. You can hear audio clips here. More about Anne-Catherine here.
David Hill to judge The Times carol competition
July 12, 2011
Budding composers can enter the inaugural competition for a new Christmas carol lauched by The Times. David Hill will conduct the winning entry, performed by The Bach Choir, at Cadogan Hall, London on December 8. Read more at http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/public/competitions/article3089105.ece. Hill’s fellow judges are The Times chief music critic, Richard Morrision and Andrew Riley, of The Times Register and News International Choir.
Martín-Royo creates Dalí
July 4, 2011
- Joan Martín-Royo as Dalí
A great success for Joan Martín-Royo creating the title role in Xavier Benguerel’s Yo!, Dalí at the Teatro de la Zarzuela, Madrid:
“Joan Martín-Royo as Dalí is in a splendid vocal form and also delivers a generous and very well worked-out acting performance”.
La Vanguardia
“The role of Salvador Dalí was very well performed by Catalan baritone Joan Martín-Royo, a splendid actor. His voice was by far the one of highest quality of the whole cast”.
Music Web International
Joan was inspired casting as the eccentric surrealist as he holds a degree History of Art and Music from the University of. The production can be seen at the Liceu, Barcelona this autumn.
