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London, England · LondonRating: 4 out of 5. “Symphonie fantastique always strikes me with its hyper-theatrical rawness and recklessness” The night’s BBC Proms (22 July 2025) opened with Richard Strauss’s Death and Transfiguration (1889), one of his most recognised and frequently performed tone poems. Unlike other orchestral genres, the tone poems, developed by Liszt and later perfected by Strauss, are deeply entangled with the Romantic period and emphasises philosophic…See the Story
REVIEW: BBC Proms: Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique
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London, England · LondonAfter a couple of Opera Rara Donizetti song posts (Volume 1; Volume 4), and previous posts on the release of Donizetti's Three Queens, Il Paria and L'ange de Nisida, plus a live Elixir at ENO , it's time for one of that composer's most famous operas: the 1835 tragedy Lucia di Lammermoor. First performed at Naples and to a libretto by Cammarano (after Sir Walter Scott's novel), it is a true Gothic tragedy Forced marriages rarely work in opera (or…Read Article
Lucia di Lammermoor at Opera Holland Park
Edinburgh · EdinburghFollowing on from our coverage of the Britten Pears 2025/26 season yesterday, here are details of this year's Edinburgh Festival:The Edinburgh International Festival opens on 1 August and features 1700 artists from 42 countries across a curated programme of music, theatre, dance and operaClick here to read the brochureWorld premiere stage performancesMake It Happen, an eye-opening take on the 2008 financial crisis set in Edinburgh, starring Bria…See the Story
