11th March: Newcastle choir sings female composer’s music for the first time in centuries; Brits twice as likely to recognise male composers, and Michael Gielen obituary
Monday 11th March '19
Medieval music by a 14th-century female composer is being heard for the first time in 600 years Last weekend, the Newcastle-based choir Schola Cantorum sang a rare liturgy that hasn’t been heard in public for almost …
ReadWildKat PR welcomes UK charity Sound and Music
Thursday 9th February '17
As announced yesterday in PR Week, WildKatPR is very happy to welcome our newest client, Sound and Music. Director Kathleen Alder says: “We are thrilled to be working with such a rich organisation promoting new music, which is something …
ReadOpera’s brightest stars to ride from Glasgow to London
Tuesday 28th June '16
Scottish tenor Nicky Spence has enlisted some of the brightest stars from the world of opera to cycle the length of the UK, from Glasgow all the way to London. Nine opera singers will cycle over …
Read16th April: RPS Music Awards shortlist awards announced, John Luther Adams win Pulitzer Prize & Bergen Philharmonic’s future in threat
Wednesday 16th April '14
LimelightJohn Luther Adams wins Pulitzer Prize for MusicAlaskan-based composer John Luther Adams has won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize in Music for his recent commission from the Seattle Symphony Orchestra. BBC Music Magazine Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards shortlist …
ReadOpera Australia’s UK cinema season opens tonight
Tuesday 24th April '12
Opera Australia, Australia’s premier opera company, opens its UK screening season tonight. The season is starting with a spectacular production of La bohème, which was met with critical acclaim on its performance in Australia. It …
ReadOpera Australia and CinemaLive announce Odeon cinemas to screen La Bohéme
Monday 2nd April '12
Opera Australia and CinemaLive have announced on Friday that their dazzling production of La Bohéme is to be screened by Odeon cinemas. The broadcast will be coming to Odeon cinemas across the UK including:BasingstokeBelfastBlackpoolCardiffColchesterDerbyDunfermlineEdinburgh Lothian …
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