The Royal Ballet’s standing as a serious classical dance company takes another hard knock with its latest programme, a double bill by the resolutely contemporary choreographic duo of Sol León and PaulLightfoot which contributes
https://www.classicalsource.com/concert/so-are-we-lightfoot-and-leon-rb/
The music of the Ukrainian composer Nikolai Kapustin (1937–2020) is rarely heard in concert, but recently a fair number of CDs have appeared, all or partly devoted to him. #cdreview
https://www.classicalsource.com/cd/nikolai-kapustin/
This famous Die Fledermaus boasted a stellar cast, who were completely at home in this frothy, dance inspired, tuneful music. Waldemar Kmentt who was only 31 in 1960, makes an elegant Eisenstein with an easy top. #cdreview
https://www.classicalsource.com/cd/johann-strauss-ii/
Three cheers for Sir Peter Wright and three cheers more for Birmingham Royal Ballet who drew balletic attention away from the capital for once to focus it firmly on England’s second city. @TheRoyalBallet #ConcertReview
https://www.classicalsource.com/concert/20th-century-masterpieces-brb/
Today Copland is best known for his ballet scores and orchestral showpieces. #cdreview
https://www.classicalsource.com/cd/copland-walker-pappano-lso-live/
This was the first of Nilsson’s two official Turandots (there are several live versions) and Bjoerling’s last opera recording.
https://www.classicalsource.com/cd/puccini/
With Barrie Kosky’s ongoing Covent Garden production dominating metropolitan perceptions of Wagner’s tetralogy and Longborough Festival Opera having set a high bar for country house Wagner, it was brave of Grange Park Opera
https://www.classicalsource.com/concert/das-rheingold-at-grange-park-opera/
It’s been a year of firsts as far as Tosca is concerned: the Royal Opera House having begun the present season back i
https://www.classicalsource.com/concert/glyndebourne-festival-2026-puccinis-tosca-caitlin-gotimer-matteo-lippi-vladislav-sulimsky-directed-by-ted-huffman-conducted-by-robin-ticciati/
Asked to name any conductor outside the UK and the chances are you’ll head straight to Finland for an answer. #ConcertReview
https://www.classicalsource.com/concert/orchestre-national-du-capitole-de-toulouse-in-paris-alexandre-kantorow-plays-beethoven-and-tarmo-peltokoski-conducts-mahler/
Last year the BPO released one of their luxury SACD boxes featuring Karajan and the orchestra live covering the 50s and 60s (https://www.classicalsource.com/cd/berliner-philharmoniker-and
https://www.classicalsource.com/cd/the-berliner-philharmoniker-and-herbert-von-karajan-1970-1979-live-in-berlin/
