Opera wouldn’t be influential if it wasn’t for the role of the ‘diva’ (Italian for ‘goddess’) or ‘prima donna’. Its voices, the magnificent sopranos, tender contraltos, and mellifluous mezzo-sopranos are huge driving forces that foster…
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The BBC PROMS
Sir Henry Wood founded the Proms back in 1895 and what a great idea it was seeing as this year celebrates the 124th Prom, which shall include an 8-week long schedule of first-class orchestras, musicians,…
BBC PROMS 41: Philip Glass and Ravi Shankar:…
This review was written for CultureVulture.net. To read the review there, click here, otherwise continue to read below. It has been a quarter of a century since Ravi Shankar and Philip Glass collaborated together and composed Passages…
BBC Proms 22 : Monteverdi’s Vespers with Raphaël…
This review was written for CultureVulture.net. To read the review there, please click here, otherwise read below. For Monday night, this was a special occasion on many accounts for the BBC Proms. It was the…
BBC PROMS 6: Nicola Benedetti, BBC NOW and…
This review was written for CultureVulture.net. To read the review there, click here, otherwise continue to read below. As a BBC Proms regular, Nicola Benedetti had the Royal Albert Hall’s attention all to herself when…
BBC Proms 3 – Haitink & the Chamber…
Event took place on July 16th 2017. Original review was published on Culturevulture.net. Click here to read review on CultureVulture.net. Welcome to the BBC Proms 2017. Marking their 90th anniversary, the Proms continues to pursue Henry Wood’s…
BBC PROMS: Janáček’s The Makropulous Affair – Karita…
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="1600"] Eva Štĕrbová, Jan Vacík, Gustáv Beláček, Kartia Mattila, Aleš Briscein and Svatopluk Sem perform under the direction of Jiří Bĕlohlávek at the BBC Proms 2016. (BBC/Chris Christodoulou.)[/caption] If you had the…