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London, England · LondonIt’s hard to believe live performances of Mahler’s Third Symphony – the longest symphony in the standard repertoire – only began life in the UK in 1961 when a performance was given in St Pancras Town Hall under the baton of Australian conductor Bryan Fairfax. A year later, the Royal Albert Hall hosted its first professional outing under Norman del Mar, thereafter the work has been heard at the Proms no fewer than 17 times. For Monday night’s con…Read Article
Proms 2025: Stupendous Mahler 3 from the Royal Albert Hall
London, England · LondonMuch has been written about Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde, and for various reasons. It is one of the most compelling love stories of all time, with roots stretching back to Celtic times. It represents a complete break with musical tradition and the harmonic language used up to that point: after Tristan nothing was ever the same again. It also has an intimidating philosophical and psychological underpinning, also tapping into the emergence of exist…Read Article
Pocket-sized Wagner: Grimeborn Opera’s Tristan und Isolde
Chicago, IL · ChicagoFor its landmark Fiftieth Anniversary Season, the Glimmerglass Festival is to be heartily commended for commissioning a bold new work, The House on Mango Street, by composer Derek Bermel, who also co-wrote the libretto with Sandra Cisneros. The piece is adapted from Ms. Cisneros’ novel of the same name. It is not a through narrative but rather is a collection of vignettes, hinting at the story of Esperanza Cordero, a 12-year old Chicana coming o…Read Article
