Reading Time: 3 minutesDevastating – in the best way possible St Paul’s Opera delivered an overwhelmingly powerful performance of Verdi’s La Traviata this Friday, replete with feeling and artistry. Directors Edwina Strobl and Adrian Salinero deserve an extra round of applause, for…
Reading Time: 2 minutes‘Be not forgetful to entertain strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.’ This thought-provoking verse from Hebrews 13:2 inspired James MacMillan’s new oratorio, Angels Unawares, which received its UK premiere at Cadogan Hall on Tuesday, 2 June, following its world premiere in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday, 22 March.
Reading Time: 3 minutesA ritzy riot of an opera
Reading Time: 2 minutesPerformed by the talented fellows of Sinfonia Smith Square, ‘Mysteries: Beethoven and Mozart’ was a dazzling contribution to the London Festival of Chamber Music.
Reading Time: 2 minutesOn Sunday, 22nd March, Duo Eunoia brought the Royal Albert Hall’s Classical Coffee series to a close.
Reading Time: 3 minutesFrancesca Masini’s The Unfortunate Adventures of Pierrot, presented by The Travelling Players at Omnibus Theatre, is a modern take on a much older form of theatre: Commedia dell’arte.
Reading Time: 2 minutesJW3, a fantastic Jewish community centre in North West London, is currently celebrating its 13th anniversary:
Reading Time: 2 minutesHersh Dagmarr is a queer singer and visual artist based in London. On stage at Crazy Coqs, a lavish cabaret venue located inside Brasserie Zédel, he performs a selection of classic Hollywood songs, from ‘Black Market’ (A Foreign Affair, 1948) through to ‘More’ (Dick Tracy, 1990).
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorth the schlep Deb Filler’s latest one-woman show is both uplifting and brilliantly executed. I walked home with an extra spring in my step, despite the January blues. In Cohen, Bernstein, Joni & Me, Filler takes to…
Reading Time: 2 minutes The programme, which spanned Italian art songs to contemporary commissions, was performed by the talented young musicians: Seohyun Go (soprano), Chloé Dumoulin (piano) and Kosuke Shirai (clarinet).