From Mahler to Manhattan: Fantasia Orchestra and Niamh O’Sullivan Tim Hochstrasser 09/07/2026Fantasia Orchestra concluded their residency at Smith Square in a concert shared with the mezzo-soprano Niamh O’Sullivan. The essence of...
Springwood Tim Hochstrasser 01/07/2026When did it become the fashion to ring the changes on play or a film so that each has to...
Archduke Tim Hochstrasser 29/06/2026Many writers take their cue from historical events, but Rajiv Joseph’s spin on history is a consistently interesting one. In...
The Chocolate Soldier Tim Hochstrasser 29/06/2026Given Shaw’s antipathy towards musical theatre, it is ironic that three of the great musicals of the twentieth century were...
In the Belly of the Beast Tim Hochstrasser 29/06/2026Though running for little over an hour, this programme of three Biblical cantatas by Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre was...
The Barber of Seville Tim Hochstrasser 28/06/2026If Don Carlo is a full-bodied Rioja, then Il Barbiere di Siviglia is the crispiest of prosecco, and on the hottest...
Orpheus and Eurydice: Preview Concert Tim Hochstrasser 28/06/2026Would Gluck have liked and used the marimba? This unlikely question lay at the heart of a fascinating preview concert...
Opera in Song – Down the Rabbit Hole Tim Hochstrasser 28/06/2026As Opera Holland Park enjoys a half-time break it is time once more for Opera in Song to take to...
‘Cantami, O Diva!’ Monteverdi Festival, Cremona Tim Hochstrasser 24/06/2026The 43rd iteration of the Monteverdi Festival took place in his home town of Cremona between 7 and 21 June,...
Donizetti & Friends: Nicola Alaimo, Carlo Rizzi and Hetty Snell Tim Hochstrasser 18/06/2026And so we finally reach the end of the marathon Donizetti Song Project! Before the start of this last recital...
