2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-11-20UTC09:24:33+00:002017-11-18A compelling and energetic debut production from a new opera company in the raddled surroundings of Wilton's Music Hall.Devilishly good fun at OperaGlass Works' The Rake's Progressen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-rakes-progress-murray-lemalu-hurrell-operaglass-works-wiltons-november-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngBenjamin Poorehttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/25431https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/25431https://bachtrack.com/files/66142-img-1247.jpgBenjamin Poore is a writer and critic. His book on psychoanalysis and literature is forthcoming in 2019. He has previously written about literature and culture for the Independent, the Times Literary Supplement, and Times Higher Education. In his spare time he tries to sing Schubert; he has a very patient teacher.https://bachtrack.com/files/71462-600-operaglass-works-the-rake-s-progress---jonathan-lemalu-and-robert-murray-photo-credit-catherine-ashmore-resized.jpg510340Jonathan Lemalu (Nick Shadow) and Robert Murray (Tom Rakewell)Catherine Ashmore2017-Nov-17, Wilton's Music Hall: The Rake's Progresshttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/wiltons-music-hall/the-rakes-progress/17-november-2017/19-302017-11-172017-11-25Wilton's Music HallLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomE1 8JBGraces Alley51.5106118-0.0669643https://bachtrack.com/files/69485-rakes-progress-crop-for-web-2-720x500-blur.jpg4
Paring the action down to just four singers, La Tragédie de Carmen is the perfect vehicle and venue for a handful of the Royal Opera's Jette Parker Young Artists to strut their stuff.
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-11-05UTC13:37:33+00:002017-11-05Paring the action down to just four singers, La Tragédie de Carmen is the perfect vehicle and venue for a handful of the Royal Opera's Jette Parker Young Artists to strut their stuff.Tragedy undermined: Peter Brook's La Tragédie de Carmen at Wilton's Music Hallen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-tragedie-carmen-jones-akhmetshina-atkins-jpya-royal-opera-wiltons-november-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngMark Pullingerhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15668https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15668https://bachtrack.com/files/218-1097_4423_markpullinger.jpgMark is one of Bachtrack’s editors and Chair of the Music Section of The Critics' Circle. An experienced opera critic, with a passion for Verdi, he can often be found propping up a standing place at the ROH. He also reviews concerts and dance, with a particular love for Russian and French repertoire. Mark contributes to Gramophone and Opera magazines and blogs at Beckmesser's Quill. https://bachtrack.com/files/70752-aigul-akhmetshina-as-carmen--roh--photo-by-clive-barda--4--resized.jpg510340Aigul Akhmetshina (Carmen)Clive Barda2017-Nov-03, Wilton's Music Hall: La Tragédie de Carmenhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/wiltons-music-hall/la-tragedie-de-carmen/03-november-2017/19-302017-11-032017-11-14Wilton's Music HallLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomE1 8JBGraces Alley51.5106118-0.0669643https://bachtrack.com/files/57341-royal-opera-house-logo.jpg2
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-09-08UTC14:51:12+00:002016-09-08British Youth Opera revives a forgotten operatic entertainment from the 1960s with flair and professionalism.Eccentric circles: a youthful take on Malcolm Williamson’s English Eccentricsen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-english-eccentrics-williamson-british-youth-opera-september-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngMatthew Ryehttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/19100https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/19100https://bachtrack.com/files/24809-matthew_rye.jpgMatthew read music at Oxford and has worked in music journalism for 30 years as a writer, critic and editor. He has written numerous programme and CD booklet notes, spent 13 years as a Daily Telegraph critic, worked at BBC Music Magazine and was reviews editor of The Strad, for which he continues to write. He also writes for The Wagner Journal and Opera Now and blogs at ferneklang.blogspot.co.uk. He was general editor of 1001 Classical Recordings You Must Hear Before You Die (Cassell Illustrated, 2007) and is the author of a new series of eBooks, Masterpieces of Music (Erudition).https://bachtrack.com/files/45370-english-eccentrics-polly-leech-the-countess-of-desmond-and-matthew-buswell-thomas-parr-byo-clive-barda-resized.jpg510340Polly Leech (The Countess of Desmond) and Matthew Buswell (Thomas Parr)Clive Barda2016-Sep-07, Sadler's Wells: Peacock Theatre: English Eccentricshttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/sadlers-wells-peacock-theatre/english-eccentrics/07-september-2016/19-302016-09-072016-09-10Sadler's Wells: Peacock TheatreLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC2 2HTPortugal Street
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2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-08-02UTC12:10:06+00:002016-08-01The Incontri in terra di Siena festival's incoming artistic director, Alessio Bax, goes down a storm with Beethoven's "Emperor".Bax's “Emperor” reigns at Tuscany's Incontri in terra di Siena festivalen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-alessio-bax-incontri-terra-siena-festival-july-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngCharlotte Gardnerhttps://bachtrack.com/files/43465-alessio-bax-siena-c-paul-flanagan-resized.jpg510340Alessio Bax in SienaPaul Flanagan2016-Jul-30, La Locanda dell'Amorosa: Incontri in Terra di Siena: Southbank Sinfoniahttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/la-locanda-dellamorosa/incontri-in-terra-di-siena-southbank-sinfonia/30-july-2016/20-002016-07-302016-07-30La Locanda dell'AmorosaSienaTuscanyItalyLocalità L'Amorosa, Sinalunga SI, Italy43.1922926770913111.7435866408050063
In-Nocentes is wonderful. Michael Keegan-Dolan and his team have drawn from the gifts and commitment of these young dancers to create original, rich and extraordinary dance.
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-01-03UTC17:04:44+00:002016-04-08In-Nocentes is wonderful. Michael Keegan-Dolan and his team have drawn from the gifts and commitment of these young dancers to create original, rich and extraordinary dance.Original, Rich and Extraordinary: NYDC at Sadlers Wellsen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-in-nocentes-national-youth-dance-company-sadler-s-wells-april-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngChristopher Curtishttps://bachtrack.com/files/37642-nydc_in_nocentes__credit_jane_hobson___7_.jpg510375Jane Hobson2016-Apr-07, Sadler's Wells Theatre: In - Nocentes - National Youth Dance Company | Michael Keegan-Dolanhttps://bachtrack.com/dance-listing/sadlers-wells-theatre/in-nocentes-national-youth-dance-company-michael-keegan-dolan/07-april-2016/19-302016-04-072016-04-07Sadler's Wells TheatreLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomEC1R 4TNRosebery Avenue51.529216-0.10632799999996223https://bachtrack.com/files/42232-sadler-swells-logo-resized.jpg5
There’s something decidedly odd about pitching up at Glyndebourne sans picnic hamper, wrapped up in heavy layers, the aroma of mulled wine wafting through the foyer...
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-03-01UTC09:00:13+00:002016-02-29There’s something decidedly odd about pitching up at Glyndebourne sans picnic hamper, wrapped up in heavy layers, the aroma of mulled wine wafting through the foyer... The value of Nothing: a dark operatic thriller at Glyndebourneen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-nothing-bruce-glyndebourne-youth-opera-february-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngMark Pullingerhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15668https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15668https://bachtrack.com/files/218-1097_4423_markpullinger.jpgMark is one of Bachtrack’s editors and Chair of the Music Section of The Critics' Circle. An experienced opera critic, with a passion for Verdi, he can often be found propping up a standing place at the ROH. He also reviews concerts and dance, with a particular love for Russian and French repertoire. Mark contributes to Gramophone and Opera magazines and blogs at Beckmesser's Quill. https://bachtrack.com/files/35413-nothing_marta_fontanals_simmons_ursula_robert_workman_resized.jpg510340Marta Fontanals-Simmons (Ursula)Robert Workman2016-Feb-25, Glyndebourne Opera House: Nothinghttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/glyndebourne-opera-house/nothing/25-february-2016/19-002016-02-252016-02-27Glyndebourne Opera HouseGlyndebourneSouth-EastUnited KingdomBN8 5UU50.877850.062043https://bachtrack.com/files/48878-glyndebourne-logo.jpg5
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-10-26UTC15:05:41+00:002015-10-24The Royal Opera House get us in the mood for Halloween with a deliciously creepy, lean production of Sir Peter Maxwell Davies' The Lighthouse. Cabin pressure rising: Maxwell Davies' The Lighthouse at the Linburyen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-lighthouse-royal-opera-eldridge-october-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngCharlotte Valorihttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/5489https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/5489https://bachtrack.com/files/173-charlotte_valori.jpgCharlotte Valori read Classics at Christ Church, Oxford. As a classicist, her main interest is Greek tragedy and its reception by later cultures, which has led to a continuing passion for theatre and opera. Charlotte reviews for several online magazines, and won the Bachtrack Opera Award 2015 for Best Written English Review. Follow her on Twitter @operissima.https://bachtrack.com/files/29984-lighthouse_samuel_sakker_yuriy_yurchuk_roh_clive_barda_resized.jpg300449Samuel Sakker (First Officer) and Yuriy Yurchuk (Second Officer)ROH | Clive Barda2015-Oct-22, Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio Theatre: The Lighthousehttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/royal-opera-house-linbury-studio-theatre/the-lighthouse/22-october-2015/19-002015-10-222015-10-24Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio TheatreLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC2E 9DDBow Street
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2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-04-02UTC09:17:54+00:002015-03-29This young ensemble was curiously lacking in youthful energy in a concert of orchestral classics with a few too many fluffed notes. Dvořák's New World grows tired in Southbank Sinfonia concerten_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-bax-ashkenazy-southbank-sinfonia-march-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngJack Johnsonhttps://bachtrack.com/files/8780-alessio_bax_lisa_marie_mazzucco_resized.jpg300450Alessio BaxLisa-Marie Mazzucco2015-Mar-25, Cadogan Hall: Vladimir Ashkenazy | Dvořák Symphony No. 9https://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/cadogan-hall/vladimir-ashkenazy-dvorak-symphony-no-9/25-march-2015/19-302015-03-252015-03-25Cadogan HallLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomSW1X 9DQ5 Sloane Terrace51.4937889-0.1573492
Figaro rules the roost on the main stage this autumn, but buried in the Nibelheim of the Linbury Studio, Rossini'ss early comedy La scala di seta receives its first ever production by the Royal Opera.
2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2014-10-24UTC06:18:42+00:002014-10-24Figaro rules the roost on the main stage this autumn, but buried in the Nibelheim of the Linbury Studio, Rossini'ss early comedy La scala di seta receives its first ever production by the Royal Opera.Jette Parker Young Artists step up to deliver a vivacious Rossini Silken Ladderen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-scala-seta-jette-parker-october-2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngMark Pullingerhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15668https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15668https://bachtrack.com/files/218-1097_4423_markpullinger.jpgMark is one of Bachtrack’s editors and Chair of the Music Section of The Critics' Circle. An experienced opera critic, with a passion for Verdi, he can often be found propping up a standing place at the ROH. He also reviews concerts and dance, with a particular love for Russian and French repertoire. Mark contributes to Gramophone and Opera magazines and blogs at Beckmesser's Quill. https://bachtrack.com/files/7055-jpya_scala_lauren_fagan_douet.jpg300450Lauren Fagan (Giulia)Mark Douet2014-Oct-23, Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio Theatre: La scala di setahttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/royal-opera-house-linbury-studio-theatre/la-scala-di-seta/23-october-2014/19-002014-10-232014-10-24Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio TheatreLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC2E 9DDBow Street
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The Secret Marriage has been a hit from its earliest days. At its 1792 première in Vienna, King Leopold II was so delighted by the performance that he ordered the whole company to repair to his mansion, be treated to a magnificent dinner, “and then play the entire opera through again, immediately”. Later, Verdi called The Secret Marriage “a perfect comedy, which contains everything that an opera buffa should”.
2013Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:50:11+00:002013-09-12Charlotte Valori reviews British Youth Opera’s production of Cimarosa’s The Secret Marriage, directed by Martin Lloyd-Evans at the Peacock Theatre, London.Fall in love all over again: Cimarosa's The Secret Marriage with British Youth Operaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-british-youth-opera-2013-secret-marriageBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngCharlotte Valorihttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/5489https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/5489https://bachtrack.com/files/173-charlotte_valori.jpgCharlotte Valori read Classics at Christ Church, Oxford. As a classicist, her main interest is Greek tragedy and its reception by later cultures, which has led to a continuing passion for theatre and opera. Charlotte reviews for several online magazines, and won the Bachtrack Opera Award 2015 for Best Written English Review. Follow her on Twitter @operissima.https://bachtrack.com/files/3029-lowe__scott_and_coad_2__clive_barda_.jpg400400Heather Lowe, Frazer B. Scott and Rosalind Coad Clive Barda2013-Sep-11, Sadler's Wells: Peacock Theatre: BYO Summer Season: The Secret Marriagehttps://bachtrack.com/listing-british-youth-opera-2013-secret-marriage2013-09-112013-09-14Sadler's Wells: Peacock TheatreLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC2 2HTPortugal Street
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Wit is the ruling spirit of British Youth Opera’s delectable production of Benjamin Britten and W.H. Auden’s operetta Paul Bunyan, directed by Will Kerley.
2013Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:50:03+00:002013-09-10Jaime Robles reviews opening night of the British Youth Opera performance of Benjamin Britten's Paul Bunyan at the Peacock Theatre, LondonBritish Youth Opera takes on a New World in Britten's Paul Bunyanen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-british-youth-opera-britten-paul-bunyanBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngJaime Robleshttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/6182https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/6182https://bachtrack.com/files/180-jaime_robles.jpgJaime Robles has previously written in the San Francisco Bay Area, including for the San Francisco Classical Voice. Also a poet, she has written song lyrics and librettos for several one-act operas, including Inferno (music by Peter Josheff), staged in 2009 by San Francisco Cabaret Opera, and Vladimir in Butterfly Country (music by Anne Callaway), staged in 2012. https://bachtrack.com/files/3023-kirk_and_kemeny__clive_barda_.jpg400400Peter Kirk and Louise Kemeny Clive Barda2013-Sep-07, Sadler's Wells: Peacock Theatre: BYO Summer Season: Paul Bunyanhttps://bachtrack.com/listing-british-youth-opera-britten-paul-bunyan2013-09-072013-09-13Sadler's Wells: Peacock TheatreLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC2 2HTPortugal Street
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The last night of the Bristol Proms was experimental. A full house at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre was greeted by artistic director Tom Morris to introduce this semi-staged version of Handel’s Messiah – last performed in the venue in 1782, when it was too sacrilegious for churches.
2013Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:48:13+00:002013-08-05Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres reviews Handel's Messiah at the Bristol Proms with the Southbank Sinfonia and Erebus Ensemble.Handel's Messiah reworked for the last night of the Bristol Promsen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-bristol-proms-2013-messiahBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngAlexandra Hamilton-Ayreshttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/755https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/755https://bachtrack.com/files/25987-alexandra_hamilton_ayres.jpgAlexandra is a composer and journalist contributing to several arts websites. When she isn’t writing music or words, she lives a parallel life as an artist and illustrator in Bristol. She did her undergraduate degree in Music at the University of Bristol and her musical interests lie mainly in new music, music for film and minimalism. Follow her on twitter @AHamiltonAyres.https://bachtrack.com/files/2894-coopers_hall_front.jpg400400Bristol Old Vic2013-Aug-03, Bristol Old Vic: Bristol Proms: Messiahhttps://bachtrack.com/listing-bristol-proms-2013-messiah2013-08-032013-08-03Bristol Old VicBristolSouth-WestUnited KingdomBS1 4EDKing Street ,Bristol51.451755-2.59500734
British Youth Opera have been fostering the best of young British vocal talent for 25 years, and it’s a delight to see them celebrating their anniversary this year with a work precisely as old as they are: Judith Weir’s A Night at the Chinese Opera dates from 1987, and made for a lively showcase for these rising stars at London’s Peacock Theatre last night.
2012Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:31:05+00:002012-09-13Paul Kilbey reviews British Youth Opera's production of Judith Weir's A Night at the Chinese Opera.British Youth Opera 25th anniversary season: A Night at the Chinese Operaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-peacock-theatre-byo-weir-chinese-operaBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngPaul Kilbeyhttps://bachtrack.com/files/1671-louise_kemeny__kung_sun_chu_chiu__and_catherine_backhouse__general_tu_an_ku_.jpg400400Louise Kemeny and Catherine Backhouse as the Actors Clive Barda / ArenaPAL2012-Sep-12, Sadler's Wells: Peacock Theatre: British Youth Opera 2012: A Night at the Chinese Operahttps://bachtrack.com/listing-peacock-theatre-byo-weir-chinese-opera2012-09-122012-09-15Sadler's Wells: Peacock TheatreLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC2 2HTPortugal Street
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The Jette Parker Young Artists double bill of Jules Massenet’s rare one-act opera Le Portrait de Manon (sequel to Manon) and Hector Berlioz’s Les Nuits d’été, featured romance, mystique and sumptuous singing.
2011Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:20:53+00:002011-10-23Katy Austin reviews performances by Jette Parker Young Artists at the Royal Opera Linbury StudioJette Parker Young Artists: Le Portrait de Manon, Les Nuits d'étéen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-portrait-de-manon-nuits-ete-royal-operaBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngKaty S. Austinhttps://bachtrack.com/files/779-jpya_les_nuits_dete_161011_6175___gaspar__c__smith.jpg400400Susana Gaspar The Royal Opera / Richard Hubert Smith2011-Oct-21, Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio Theatre: Jette Parker Young Artistshttps://bachtrack.com/listing-portrait-de-manon-nuits-ete-royal-opera2011-10-212011-10-21Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio TheatreLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC2E 9DDBow Street
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En l'église de St Martin-in-the-Fields à Londres, la Maîtrise Notre-Dame de Paris se joignait aux musiciens du Southbank Sinfonia pour un voyage mozartien éclairé à la bougie.
2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-01-20UTC17:07:58+00:002014-10-01En l'église de St Martin-in-the-Fields à Londres, la Maîtrise Notre-Dame de Paris se joignait aux musiciens du Southbank Sinfonia pour un voyage mozartien éclairé à la bougie. Mozart illuminé par la Maîtrise Notre-Dame de Parisfr_FRtruehttps://bachtrack.com/critique-mozart-requiem-southbank-notre-dame-sow-septembre-2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngLuce Zuritahttps://bachtrack.com/files/6767-notredameed.jpg620365Southbank Sinfonia2014-Sep-30, St Martin-in-the-Fields: Mozart Requiem: Notre-Dame comes to Londonhttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/st-martin-in-the-fields/mozart-requiem-notre-dame-comes-to-london/30-september-2014/19-302014-09-302014-09-30St Martin-in-the-FieldsLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC2N 4JJTrafalgar Square51.5088426-0.127029399999969433
