While opera remains the most acquired of the classical music tastes, opera overtures are pretty easy to digest. Some opera overtures are known to many who don’t consider themselves to be classical ...

Sir Karl Jenkins celebrates his 75th birthday with a new piano album of his best-loved works and two new compositions. The pieces, performed by Sir Karl himself, are the first chance we have had to ...

(La) Clemenza di Tito, Movements: Overture Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Christian Baldini, Conductor Elizabeth Watts, Soprano Scottish Chamber Orchestra (La) Clemenza di Tito, Movements: S'altro ...

The Opera Guide – just updated in a new digital edition – features the world’s 100 most performed composers. With almost 20% of that number still writing today, its editor picks ten living composers ...

It would be a mistake to dismiss this as yet another “best bits” compilation album, pairing arias from Mozart operas with their overtures. The glorious voice of Elizabeth Watts – now established as ...

Richard Wagner was the consummate man of the theater and one of the greatest opera composers in history. As an intellectual, he was a fascinating paradox of pragmatism and idealism — had it not been ...

(Il) Guarany, Movements: Overture Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra Fabio Mechetti, Conductor Maria Tudor, Movements: Preludio Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra Fabio Mechetti, Conductor Condor, ...

The Royal Ballet and Opera has opened applications for its year-long Overture mentorship programme, investing in the next generation of orchestral musicians. Overture is part of our commitment to ...

Opera Overtures, recorded by the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra earlier this year as part of the Feel the Magic project, were released on YouTube this week. The 60-piece MPO, with leader Marcelline ...

Rossini's best overtures all on one disc! If you don't know these tunes by name, you'll know them from countless soundtracks and TV commercials, as they seem to capture the vivacity and colour of ...