Casual classical music listeners might think of it as a genre designed around string quartets and pianos. But the hardcore devotees among us know that the piano didn’t even exist when many of the best ...
Sir Roger Norrington, conductor who championed period instruments and called vibrato a ‘modern drug’
Sir Roger Norrington, who has died aged 91, was a leading figure in the period-instrument movement and a vigorous and often controversial champion of musical authenticity. Norrington’s search for ...
“DIDO’S GHOST”, a new opera which had its premiere this month at the Barbican Centre in London, is a beguiling mix of old and new. Errollyn Wallen, a Belize-born British composer, and Wesley Stace, a ...
People often say that classical music is a centuries-old tradition. But scratch under the surface, and you'll quickly discover that classical music has been around since before Bach and Mozart were ...
Haymarket Opera, Chicago's premier early opera company that presents historically informed performances played on 18th-century classical era instruments, performs L'Amant Anonyme (The Anonymous Lover) ...
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