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Douglas Boyd opens the 20/21 season conducting performances of Fidelio for Garsington Opera, where he is Artistic Director: "[Boyd] seemed absolutely in his element, emphatically conveying the heights and depths of the score even in reduced form" (Opera News). The semi-staged production is also recorded for broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on 26 September. Leading an outstanding cast in the...

MRM Artists celebrate a return to the stage this summer as restrictions on live performances are lifted around the globe. Against all the odds, a wave of creativity has sparked new opportunities for conductors, soloists and orchestras to make music together. Mark Padmore joins pianist Mitsuko Uchida for a performance of Franz Schubert’s great Winterreise, as part of the Wigmore...

MRM Artists enjoyed successes across Europe throughout March, right up to the final curtain close before the COVID-19 lockdowns began, with several notable highlights. Jette Parker Young Artist Michael Mofidian “stood out as the finished Handelian article” (Opera Magazine) in his roles as Chelsias/Judge for the Royal Opera House Linbury Theatre’s production of Handel's Susanna. Jordan de Souza “conducted the...

Robin Johannsen makes her debut with Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia performing Haydn Die Schöpfung with Manfred Honeck – a piece she revisits later this season in her debut with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra under the baton of Philippe Herreweghe. Further notable debuts this season include with Wiener Symphoniker for Bach Magnificat in D (Philippe Jordan), the Arion Ensemble in...

Robin Johannsen will sing the role of Clizia in Handel’s Teseo conducted by René Jacobs next month in her debut for Teater an der Wien, where she will return in January 2019 to perform Purcell’s King Arthur. Her 18/19 season also includes collaborations with eminent ensembles including Freiburger Barockorchester with René Jacobs (Piacere/Handel Il trionfo del tempo e del disinganno),...