Firstly, what a beautiful disc this is, from each and every angle: the performer, one of the most experienced tenors active today, James Gilchist, with a superb pianist, Anna Tilbrook, captured in Chandos' trademark excellence of recording. Secondly, what sevice to music itself. The output of Roger Quilter (1877-1953)

Deutsche Grammophon and Operabase Collaborate on Classical Music Streaming with Integration of CueTV into STAGE+ Thursday 12 December 2024, Berlin, Germany | Copenhagen, Denmark Deutsche Grammophon’s world-class classical music streaming service STAGE+, and CueTV, a premier provider of opera and concert streaming content under Arts Consolidated ApS (Operabase), are pleased

I love Naxos' pithy summary of the plot of Donizetti's much-loved opera: Country boy Nemorino is determined to win the haughty Adina's heart, but she refuses to give him the time of day. Can Doctor Dulcamara's so-called ‘elixir of love' work its

NB: I'm reposting this, as one of next week's posts will be a full Trittico from Vienna .... Puccini Suor Angelica (sung in English, traans. Amanda Holden). Cast; Chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera / Corinna Niemeyer. Coliseum, London, 27.09.2024 Production:  Director: - Annelese Miskimmon

Ottorino Respighi’s ‘mystery in three episodes’, Maria Egiziaca (Saint Mary of Egypt) started out as a concert triptych. Some have suggested its dramatic/symphonic slant puts it midway between oratorio and opera, but stagings are fairly common; its premiere in 1932 in New York was in secular, concert format.

A Christmas tale to warm the heart here. Debbie Wiseman and Alan Titchmarsh isn't a combination that immediately springs to mind, but here it is, and a very successful one at that. Titchmarsh has a natural affinity for storytelling, and Wiseman's music is atmospheric and naturally