Author: Gilly Lloyd

Callum Linnane in the title role of Wheeldon’s Oscar© – Photo © Simon Eeles The Australian Ballet recently held the World Premiere of Oscar©, a full-length ballet devoted to the life and writing of Oscar Wilde. Commissioned for The Australian Ballet by David Hallberg – the Company’s Artistic Director – and created by Christopher Wheeldon,…

Monte-Carlo Opera has celebrated the Italian composer Giacomo Puccini – who died in November 1924 – with a series of performances of his work. Last month, the Company staged a concert version of his opera La rondine, and this month has seen a production of La bohème, the final performance of which will be on…

Jonathan Tetelman as Don José and Eve-Maud Hubeaux in the title role in Bizet’s Carmen San Francisco Opera closes its 2024 Fall Season with Francesca Zambello’s production of Bizet’s ever popular Carmen, starring Eve-Maud Hubeaux making her US debut as the fiery, passionate and seductive Carmen, and Jonathan Tetelman making his Company debut as Don…

To celebrate its 75th season, English National Ballet gives cinemagoers the world over the opportunity to enjoy its performance of Swan Lake at the Royal Albert Hall, which took place earlier this year. Starring Sanguen Lee and Albert Haw, this spectacular performance gives a 360-degree view of Derek Deane’s production, with Tchaikovsky’s magnificent score played…

The London Philharmonic Orchestra led by Conductor Emeritus Vladimir Jurowski – photo Ben Ealovega Canadian violinist James Ehnes is the guest artist in the London Philharmonic Orchestra concert, A Hero’s Life, led by Sir Mark Elder. The programme is one of storytelling, featuring Ravel’s Mother Goose Ballet, Bruch’s Violin Concerto No 2 and Richard Strauss’…

Pretty Yende in Monte-Carlo Opera’s concert version of Puccini’s ‘La rondine’ To mark the 100th anniversary of the death of Italian composer, Giacomo Puccini, Monte-Carlo Opera presents a staged version of La rondine (The Swallow). This opera in three acts stars South African soprano, Pretty Yende, as Magda – the Parisian courtesan who longs for…

Anja Kampe and Simon O’Neill as the title roles in Wagner’s ‘Tristan und Isolde’ San Francisco Opera presents one of the most significant works in the repertoire – Richard Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde – for the first time in 18 years. The opera features well-known Wagnerian interpreters Simon O’Neill and Anja Kampe in the title…

To mark the 80th birthday of Michael Tilson Thomas, Pentatone is releasing a deluxe collection of the compositions of this legendary conductor, composer, pianist, recording artist and teacher. It’s titled GRACE: The Music of Michael Tilson Thomas. MTT, as he is affectionately known, served as Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony for 25 years,…

A scene from Act I of Offenbach’s “Les Contes d’Hoffmann.” Photo: Karen Almond / Met Opera The Metropolitan Opera opens the 18th Season of Live in HD productions with Offenbach’s Les contes d’Hoffmann on October 5. This award-winning series brings some of the Company’s finest performances to opera lovers worldwide in more than 1,800 cinemas.…

Nice Opera opens the 2024-25 season with a comic-opera by Charles Lecoq – La fille de Madame Angot (The Daughter of Madame Angot). This fun and joyful production is staged by Richard Brunel and directed by Lise Labro, with Chloé Dufresne leading the Nice Philharmonic Orchestra and the Nice Opera Chorus. Charles Lecoq, who lived…