Hi,
I’m Colin Anderson, a writer on music and the editor of Classical Source.
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BBC Proms 2023: Souvenir photo of Voices of the River’s Edge. Saturday July 22 (late-night) @ Sage Gateshead.
Photo, Thomas Jackson Tim Burke conductorGrace Rossiter conductorChorus of Royal Northern SinfoniaVoices of the River’s EdgeMassed voices of the North East https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001nw56
Glyndebourne to host two Family Open Days this September.
Glyndebourne will hold two fun-filled Family Open Days on Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 September 2023. Coinciding with the last weekend of the school summer holidays, they will offer people of all ages the chance to discover a taste of the...
BBC Proms 2023: Souvenir photo of Royal Northern Sinfonia concert of Mazzoli, Mozart & Brahms conducted by Dinis Sousa with Kristian Bezuidenhout. Saturday July 22 @ Sage Gateshead.
Photo, Thomas Jackson https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001nw4k Footnotes: Missy Mazzoli's Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres) is ethereal and quite interesting (but not sure I'd revisit it). Mozart's D-minor Piano Concerto (No.20; K466) found Kristian Bezuidenhout...
BBC Proms 2023 – Souvenir photo of Prom 11: ’Orrible Opera. Saturday July 22 @ Royal Albert Hall (evening).
Photo, Tracey Welch Richard David Caine actor Alison Fitzjohn actor Neal Foster actor/stage director James McNicholas actor Morgan Philpott actor Jessica Ransom actor Inel Tomlinson actor Deborah Tracey actor Rainelle...
BBC Proms 2023 – Souvenir photo of Prom 10: ’Orrible Opera. Saturday July 22 @ Royal Albert Hall (afternoon).
Photo, Tracey Welch Richard David Caine actor Alison Fitzjohn actor Neal Foster actor/stage director James McNicholas actor Morgan Philpott actor Jessica Ransom actor Inel Tomlinson actor Deborah Tracey actor Rainelle...
BBC Proms 2023 – Souvenir photo of Yazz Ahmed & Arun Ghosh. Friday July 21 (late-night) @ Sage Gateshead.
Thomas Jackson, photo Arun Ghosh clarinetFaye MacCalman tenor saxophoneJamil Sheriff pianoJohn Pope bass guitar Dave Walsh drums Yazz Ahmed trumpetRalph Wyld vibraphoneDavid Manington double bassMartin France drums...
BBC Proms 2023 – Souvenir photo of Self Esteem and the Royal Northern Sinfonia. Friday July 21 @ Sage Gateshead.
Photo, Thomas Jackson Not broadcast live on BBC Radio 3.
BBC Proms 2023 – Souvenir photo of Prom 9: Mariza Sings Fado. Friday July 21 @ Royal Albert Hall.
Photo, Chris Christodoulou Mariza Luís Guerreiro Portuguese guitarPhelipe Ferreira guitarJoão Frade accordionAdriano Alves ‘Dinga’ bass guitarJoão Freitas percussionLondon Contemporary Orchestra https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001nnzb
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON AND THE BAYREUTH FESTIVAL ENHANCE THEIR GLOBAL MEDIA PARTNERSHIP.
STAGE+ will present the international online premiere ofJay Scheib’s new production of Parsifal (26 July) Conducted by Pablo Heras-Casado, the superb cast of Parsifal is headed byElīna Garanča and Andreas Schager STAGE+ is also offering the...