NICOLINI ON STAGE on Signum Classics. The album explores the repertoire of the famed castrato Nicolini. The recording features the Academy of Ancient Music and soprano Mary Bevan.

When opera houses do the Ring they usually spread the premieres of the operas across several years before they run them all together. And the current Cycle playing Covent Garden, staged by eminent ...

Passed away Feb. 15, 2026 at the age of 82. He will be remembered as a devoted family man, a cherished friend, and a valued member of his community. He was the beloved husband of the late Florene (née ...

The London Handel festival opened with Arcangelo’s agile and elegant performance of the operatic oratorio. Christopher Purves dominated as the king, as David, Hugh Cutting’s voice was liquid honey ...

As we assembled in the beautiful hall at Sinfonia Smith Square (formerly known as St John's Church) for tonight's performance of Saul, we were told that the ensemble Arcangelo would remain the ...

When Dr Johnson described opera as “an exotic and irrational entertainment”, he was taking aim at works sung in Italian, for English audiences. Handel epitomised everything that Johnson was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Barrie Kosky directed Handel’s ‘Saul’ at Glyndebourne in 2025 - Bill Cooper Handel is now recognised as one of the great musical ...