On the Record: New classical albums in May 2023
This month, Tim Mead’s Beauteous Softness does what it says on the can, there’s new music from First Nations composers, and classics from Benjamin Grosvenor and the Brodskys.
This month, Tim Mead’s Beauteous Softness does what it says on the can, there’s new music from First Nations composers, and classics from Benjamin Grosvenor and the Brodskys.
A recording that captures the Bulgarian soprano’s unique brand of magic.
The Met's General Manager on season details, the slow return of audiences, new music that does "the shocking thing of pleasing audiences" and the Netrebko dilemma.
A gilt-edged ensemble of soloists with superlative all-round ability and stamina deliver a performance of dramatic power and grim beauty in Verdi's seldom-seen five-act Don Carlos.
The piano leads the field with front runners Mitsuko Uchida and Leif Ove Andsnes, but first an auspicious start to a brand new Mahler cycle.
Handsome revival rescues opera unfairly consigned to Siberia.
A first-class reading will have you falling in love with Bohème all over again.
Lockdown in a global pandemic gave soprano Sonya Yoncheva the opportunity to realise a long-held dream and return to her musical roots. So, where does ABBA come in?
We look at Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina and why it has inspired so many adaptations, composing women past, present and future, and the piano works of an overlooked Australian composer lost and found.
Sonya Yoncheva provides an eclectic soundtrack for the new world.
The concerts feature 100 artists and star performers Sonya Yoncheva, Juan Diego Flórez, Renaud Capuçon and Rolando Villazón, who discusses how COVID-19 has affected him personally and why the Rolex initiative is so worthwhile.
From breaking news to features and reviews, here are the headlines you were reading this year.
The Bulgarian soprano has joined those rallying to the tenor’s defence following allegations of sexual harassment, while some opera houses have cancelled performances and others are watching the situation closely.