The front curtain at the London Coliseum is a rare sight these days and suggested that we might for once be about to experience Wagner’s celebrated Overture without “illustration”. With Edward Gardner and the ENO Orchestra identifying the perfect storm, with those sizzling open fifths in tremolo violins and heroic horns pitching us into its … [Read More]
Edward Seckerson
Reviews, Blogs, Podcasts
Reviews, Podcasts and Blogs
Classical music, Opera and Musical Theatre reviews
Monthly Archives: April 2012
The International Conductors’ Academy of the Allianz Cultural Foundation, Royal Festival Hall
A showcase for three young conductors, a malfunction at the printers, and for the first time in my experience no programmes for the audience and the prospect of blind-tasting their talents. Now there’s a thought – no names revealed, no information on their pedigree, and no knowledge of who was conducting what until we’d heard … [Read More]
Tagged with: Allianz Cultural Foundation, Domingo Hindoyan, John Lill, london philharmonic orchestra, Thomas Blunt, Ward Stare
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Elin Manahan Thomas
Elin Manahan Thomas’ lovely voice has graced two of the finest specialist choirs in the world: John Eliot Gardiner’s Monteverdi Choir and Harry Christophers’ The Sixteen. It’s a voice born to embrace the pure and ornate lines of pre-18th century music though this engaging Welsh singer rejoices in musical diversity,
Podcast: Play in new window… [Read More]
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Podcasts: excite and engage your audiences.