Not only has German-born singer, Ute Lemper, found affection on the world’s stage as a cabaret-style performer, she’s also taken on starring roles in West End and Broadway musicals. What a night! - concert review: Ute Lemper in Berlin Cabaret, conductor Robert Ziegler. Cambridge Music Festival at Cambridge Corn Exchange

What a night! Ute Lemper's Berlin Cabaret at Cambridge Corn Exchange with Robert Ziegler, at Cambridge Music Festival with music by Weill, Mischa Spoliansky, Friedrich Holländer, Gershwin. Tony's review:
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Fun & fresh: flute/voice & guitar duo, Emily Andrews & Francisco Correa talk improvisation & collaboration on their new disc of Stephen Goss's music Fun & fresh - interview: flute/voice & guitar duo, Emily Andrews & Francisco Correa on improvisation & collaboration on disc of Stephen Goss's music

Fun & fresh: flute/voice & guitar duo, Emily Andrews & Francisco Correa talk improvisation & collaboration on their new disc of Stephen Goss's music on Deux Elles. My interview:
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February on Planet Hugill: Benvenuto Cellini in Brussels, Peter Grimes in Leeds, Artaserse in Chicago, string quartets in Amsterdam. Via Mailchimp:
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Continuing where Handel left off: Opera Settecento's completion of Handel's Titus L'Empereur at London Handel Festival was a terrific showcase for some of the composer's lesser-known arias Continuing where Handel left off - opera review: Opera Settecento's completion of Handel's Titus L'Empereur at London Handel Festival

Continuing where Handel left off: Leo Duarte & Opera Settecento's completion of Handel's Titus L'Empereur at London Handel Festival was a terrific showcase for some of the composer's lesser-known arias. My opera review:
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Applications open for The Cumnock Tryst's 2nd International Summer School for Composers with Sir James MacMillan & Brett Dean Applications open for The Cumnock Tryst's 2nd International Summer School for Composers with Sir James MacMillan & Brett Dean

Applications open for The Cumnock Tryst's 2nd International Summer School for Composers with Sir James MacMillan & Brett Dean. My article:
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‘Somewhere further North’: has an authentic voice from England’s ‘living centre of music’ survived in Andrew Downes? ‘Somewhere further North’: has an authentic voice from England’s ‘living centre of music’ survived in Andrew Downes?

‘Somewhere further North’: has an authentic voice from England’s ‘living centre of music’ survived in Andrew Downes? With the release of his recordings of Downes music on Prima Facie, conductor David Trippett considers the composer's legacy. David's article:
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The Norfolk & Norwich Festival, which evolved from the old Norfolk & Norwich Triennial, blazes a cultural trail for the East Anglian region the largest arts festival in the East of England & the 4th largest in the UK, the 2026 Norfolk & Norwich Festival runs from Friday 8 to Sunday 24 May

The Norfolk & Norwich Festival, which evolved from the old Norfolk & Norwich Triennial, blazes a cultural trail for the East Anglian region. Tony's preview:
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Double, Double Toil & Trouble: the recorder quartet Palisander explore 900 years of music inspired by the mystical and magical Double, Double Toil & Trouble - cd review: the recorder quartet Palisander explore 900 years of music inspired by the mystical and magical

Double, Double Toil & Trouble: the recorder quartet Palisander explore 900 years of music inspired by the mystical & magical from Hildegard of Bingen to Delyth Field, 2021 winner of NCEM / BBC Radio 3 Young Composer Award. My record review:
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The Tempest: Vache Baroque collaborates with Out of Chaos theatre company to present a 17th century semi-opera remade The Tempest: Vache Baroque collaborates with Out of Chaos theatre company to present a 17th century semi-opera remade

The Tempest: Vache Baroque collaborates with Out of Chaos theatre company to present a 17th century semi-opera remade. My preview:
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Rossini's William Tell, Previn's Streetcar, Golijov's Ayre and more: Boston Lyric Opera celebrates 50 years Rossini's William Tell, Previn's Streetcar, Golijov's Ayre and more: Boston Lyric Opera celebrates 50 years

Rossini's William Tell, Andre Previn's Streetcar, Osvaldo Golijov's Ayre and more: Boston Lyric Opera celebrates 50 years. My article
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Vital, alive & compelling: Handel's Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno from David Bates & La Nuova Musica at Wigmore Hall Vital, alive & compelling - review: Handel's Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno from David Bates & La Nuova Musica at Wigmore Hall

Vital, alive & compelling: Handel's Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno from David Bates & La Nuova Musica at Wigmore Hall with Jeanine De Bique, Polly Leech, Christopher Lowrey, Nick Pritchard. My review:
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Tea for Two - Spring Songs: Caroline Taylor & George Ireland mine unrecorded 19th century song from Musica Britannica for their debut album Tea for Two - Spring Songs: Caroline Taylor & George Ireland mine unrecorded 19th century song from Musica Britannica for their debut album

Tea for Two - Spring Songs: soprano Caroline Taylor & pianist George Ireland mine unrecorded 19th century song from Musica Britannica for their debut album. My article:
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Cheltenham Music Festival's Composer Academy returns with Laura Bowler, George Parris & The Carice Singers Cheltenham Music Festival's Composer Academy returns with Laura Bowler, George Parris & The Carice Singers

Cheltenham Music Festival's Composer Academy returns with Laura Bowler, George Parris & The Carice Singers. My article:
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Celebrating in style: current and past City Music Foundation Young Artists in showcase at the restored Great Hall of St Bart's Celebrating in style: current and past City Music Foundation Young Artists in showcase at the restored Great Hall of St Bart's

Celebrating in style: current and past City Music Foundation Young Artists in showcase at the restored Great Hall of St Bart's. My article:
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From a Parisian salon to South America: Julieth Lozano Rolong charms & engages in her Salon Concert for Opera Rara with Anna Tilbrook at Bechstein Hall From a Parisian salon to South America - review: Julieth Lozano Rolong in Salon Concert for Opera Rara with Anna Tilbrook at Bechstein Hal

From a Parisian salon to South America: Julieth Lozano Rolong charms & engages in her Salon Concert for Opera Rara with Anna Tilbrook at Bechstein Hall. My concert review:
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A 365 year old ghost story into a surreal fantasy epic where drums, voice and orchestra collide: Sean Noonan's The Drummer of Tedworth A 365 year old ghost story into a surreal fantasy epic where drums, voice and orchestra collide: Sean Noonan's The Drummer of Tedworth

A 365 year old ghost story into a surreal fantasy epic where drums, voice and orchestra collide: Sean Noonan's The Drummer of Tedworth at Milton Court with St Paul's Sinfonia & Darren Bloom. My preview:
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John Foulds, Edgar Bainton & Alan Rawsthorne premieres at this year's English Music Festival John Foulds, Edgar Bainton & Alan Rawsthorne premieres at this year's English Music Festival at Dartington Hall for the first time

John Foulds, Edgar Bainton & Alan Rawsthorne premieres at this year's English Music Festival at Dartington Hall for the first time. My preview:
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Catching lightning: Solomon's Knot explore George Jefferys & the birth of the English Baroque at Wigmore Hall Catching lightning - review: Solomon's Knot explore George Jefferys & the birth of the English Baroque at Wigmore Hall

Catching lightning: Solomon's Knot explore George Jefferys & the birth of the English Baroque at Wigmore Hall with text by Federay Holmes featuring James Garnon, Helen Schlesinger. My review:
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A significant commitment to bringing orchestral music to audiences across North Yorkshire: John Wilson, Sinfonia of London & Ryedale Festival in three-year partnership A significant commitment to bringing orchestral music to North Yorkshire: John Wilson, Sinfonia of London & Ryedale Festival in three-year partnership

A significant commitment to bringing orchestral music to audiences across North Yorkshire: John Wilson, Sinfonia of London & Ryedale Festival in three-year partnership. My article:
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Bringing music & art into a space which belongs to everyone: Olivia Warburton's The Big House Arts Festival at Lincoln Cathedral Bringing music & art into a space which belongs to everyone: Olivia Warburton's The Big House Arts Festival at Lincoln Cathedral

Bringing music & art into a space which belongs to everyone: Olivia Warburton's The Big House Arts Festival at Lincoln Cathedral. My preview:
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One of the few operas by a woman produced at the Paris Opera in the 19th century. Augusta Holmès' La Montagne noire finally gets its UK premiere One of the few operas by a woman produced at the Paris Opera in the 19th century. Augusta Holmès' La Montagne noire finally gets its UK premiere

One of the few operas by a woman produced at the Paris Opera in the 19th century. Augusta Holmès' La Montagne noire finally gets its UK premiere from the Opera Makers. My preview:
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Keeping it local: David Butt Philip & Friends Gala at St Paul's Opera, Clapham Keeping it local: David Butt Philip & Friends Gala at St Paul's Opera, Clapham

Keeping it local: David Butt Philip & Friends Gala at St Paul's Opera, Clapham with David Butt Philip, Ellie Laugharne, Niamh O'Sullivan, Liam James Karai, Susanna Stranders & Eric Melear. My preview:
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A busy summer: from touring The Marriage of Figaro directed by Danielle de Niese to recording Iain Farrington's version of Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde, Wild Arts goes from strength to strength Wild Arts: from touring The Marriage of Figaro directed by Danielle de Niese to recording Iain Farrington's version of Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde

A busy summer: from touring The Marriage of Figaro directed by Danielle de Niese to recording Iain Farrington's version of Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde, Wild Arts goes from strength to strength. My article:
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Leonardo Vinci's Artaserse in Chicago: Haymarket Opera Company's Craig Trompeter on countering the tendency for audiences to only listen to music that they know. Artaserse in Chicago - interview: As Haymarket Opera Company' releases Vinci's opera on Cedille Records, I chat to founder Craig Trompeter

Leonardo Vinci's Artaserse in Chicago: As Haymarket Opera Company releases Vinci's opera on Cedille Records, I chat to founder Craig Trompeter on countering the tendency for audiences to only listen to music that they know. My interview;
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Farewell to a legendary singer: José van Dam, the definitive Saint François in Messiaen's opera Saint François d'Assise, dies at 85 Farewell to a legendary singer: José van Dam, the definitive Saint François in Messiaen's opera Saint François d'Assise, dies at 85

Farewell to a legendary singer: José van Dam dies at 85. He was the definitive Saint François in Messiaen's opera Saint François d'Assise at Opéra national de Paris and at Salzburger Festspiele | Salzburg Festival. My article:
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Sonic & dramatic splendour: Jonathan Cohen, Arcangelo & a strong cast demonstrate the richness to be found in Handel's Saul to open the London Handel Festival Sonic & dramatic splendour - review: Jonathan Cohen, Arcangelo in Handel's Saul to open the London Handel Festival

Sonic & dramatic splendour: Jonathan Cohen, Arcangelo & a strong cast including Christopher Purves, Hugh Cutting, & Linard Vrielink, demonstrate the richness to be found in Handel's Saul to open the London Handel Festival. My review:
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Handel through Mozart’s eyes: Handel Hendrix House offers us a chance to see Mozart studying Handel's music Handel through Mozart’s eyes: Handel Hendrix House offers us a chance to see Mozart studying Handel's music

Handel through Mozart’s eyes: Handel Hendrix House offers us a chance to see Mozart studying Handel's music. My preview:
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Britain's longest-established string quartet? Sacconi Quartet celebrates 25 years with the line-up unchanged Britain's longest-established string quartet? Sacconi Quartet celebrates 25 years with the line-up unchanged

Britain's longest-established string quartet? Sacconi Quartet celebrates 25 years with the line-up unchanged, with gala at Wigmore Hall featuring Freya Waley-Cohen premiere. My preview:
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Shake Up & Smell the Rain featuring children from Belham Primary school on Alex Paxton's new album, Candyfolk Space Drum Shake Up & Smell the Rain featuring children from Belham Primary school on Alex Paxton's new album, Candyfolk Space Drum

Shake Up & Smell the Rain featuring children from Belham Primary school on Alex Paxton's new album, Candyfolk Space Drum on Jonah records. My spotlight:
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saw this last night - an excellent production. But only 3 performances, and all sold out. Hope ENO will revive it soon.