Review: Verdi: La Traviata (Lisette Oropesa, René Barbera, Lester Lynch, Dresdner Philharmonie, Daniel Oren)
Wonderfully alive, Oropesa proves herself the Violetta of her generation.
Rebecca Franks is a freelance classical music writer, journalist and editor. One of the classical music critics for The Times in the UK, she previously worked for BBC Music Magazine for over a decade, first as Reviews Editor and then Managing Editor.
Wonderfully alive, Oropesa proves herself the Violetta of her generation.
A pianist responds as Vasks holds a mirror up to nature.
Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason discuss the joy of growing up in a large, musical family.
Pitch perfect interpretations of works spanning a composer’s chequered lifetime.
A pair of world premieres headline a diverse and well-played Rautavaara survey.
Rousset shops on eBay and turns up more than just trinkets.
Suzuki’s latest survey aims to reclaim a minor German Meister.
At 97, Ruth Slenczynska talks about her relationships with Rachmaninov and Barber, and her brand new album.
Wilson conjures the spirit of the dance for his ravishing Ravelian delights.
Drowned refugees receive fitting and angry musical memorial.
Jurowski’s live “Symphony of a Thousand” truly justifies the nickname.
Staier delivers Rolls Royce performances on a Rolls Royce instrument.
A bleak end perhaps, but Ádam Fischer’s Mahler cycle is still a case for celebration.