Opera and Classical

5+ hour, 1+ min ago   (136+ words) A Hampshire choir is aiming to help raise £1 million for charity. The Buskerteers Choirs, which have already raised more than £212,000, are commencing a new term with the ambitious goal of raising £1 million. The choir, which meets every Wednesday from 7.30pm to…...

8+ hour, 1+ min ago   (301+ words) The production features 23 local performers, an 18-piece live orchestra, and over 50 artists and volunteers behind the scenes. Get all the top news & discounts for Connecticut & beyond. No password required. Rosetint Community Theatre will take on its largest production to date…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (367+ words) Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Soundworks Productions) – music theatre review theblurb.com.au The subject matter might be stomach churning, but its entertainment and engagement value certainly is not Soundworks Productions’ Sweeney Todd is triumphant thanks to…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (312+ words) Sir Henry Wood composed the melody for the centenary of the Battle of Trafalgar in 1905. Watch: Fantasia on British Sea-Songs at the Last Night of the Proms. Video, 00:00:59Watch: Fantasia on British Sea-Songs at the Last Night of the Proms Up…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (913+ words) The British pianist celebrates connections found in the most far-flung of places. The Limelight Recording of the Month for September is Stephen Hough’s Piano Postcards, the latest release from the musically omnivorous British virtuoso. It’s a charmer of an album,…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (448+ words) The much-awaited Autumn season at Scottish Ballet opens with two stunning contemporary pieces: one, Emergence from one of the world’s most in-demand choreographers Canada’s Crystal Pite, the other, Entress, a world premiere, from an equally in-demand talent, British choreographer, creative…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (93+ words) Fantasia in Concert, featuring highlights from two of Disney’s most extraordinary and groundbreaking animated feature films “Fantasia” (1940) and its sequel “Fantasia 2000,” accompanied by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales is not to be missed! Blending animated imagery with classical music,…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (584+ words) The concert will unite the Cork Opera House Concert Orchestra with pianists Ciara Moroney, Cormac McCarthy and Fionnuala Moynihan. Get all the top news & discounts for Ireland & beyond. No password required. Cork Opera House is set to celebrate the arrival…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (379+ words) The Lake Wildwood Classical Music Club is eager to announce the newest addition to its instrument lineup — a Baldwin Model M Baby Grand Piano courtesy of longtime resident Judy Wilkins. The instrument served as Wilkins' beloved childhood piano and will…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (842+ words) The Gesualdo Six thrilled the Proms audience at the Albert Hall in a late-night Prom last Wednesday. The sweet-voiced singers sang sacred songs medieval and early modern, along with a new creation from their director Owain Park which itself had…...