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Sir Antonio Pappano, Marko Letonja and Steven Isserlis Honoured by Presto Music Awards 2021
Presto Music has announced its 2021 Awards. Sir Antonio Pappano’s recording of Vaughan Williams’ Symphonies Nos 4 & 6 with the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO Live) and Marko Letonja conducting Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg and baritenor Michael Spyres on...

Case Scaglione Makes Utah Debut, Returns to Phoenix 10 – 17 December
Case Scaglione closes 2021 with two brilliant weeks of concerts in his native USA. He makes his Utah Symphony debut on 10 and 11 December with a stirring programme featuring Wagner’s romantic and tragic “Prelude” and “Liebestod” from Tristan und Isolde, Chopin’s...

Stéphane Degout Triumphs as Wozzeck at Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse
Stéphane Degout earned rave reviews for his title role performance in the Michel Fau’s new production of Berg’s Wozzeck at Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse. The new Michel Fau production, conducted by Leo Hussain was presented 19 – 25 November. An “Absolute victory for...

Elena Stikhina to Make Royal Opera House Debut as Tosca 8 December
The celebrated, young Lirico-spinto soprano Elena Stikhina makes her hotly anticipated Royal Opera House debut as Tosca on 8 December 2021. She performs with Bryan Hymel (Mario Cavaradossi) and Alexey Markov (Baron Scarpia) in the Jonathan Kent production conducted by...

Jonathon Heyward Makes Scottish Debut with Scottish Chamber Orchestra 9 – 11 December
The sensational rising star conductor Jonathon Heyward makes his Scottish Debut with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. He will lead the Myths & Legends programme on 9 December (Edinburgh), 10 December (Glasgow) and 11 December (Aberdeen). The concerts feature...

IMG Artists Welcomes Conductor Riccardo Frizza to its Roster for General Management
IMG Artists is delighted to welcome the celebrated conductor Riccardo Frizza to its roster for General Management. He will be represented by Artist Manager Federico M. Benigni from the company’s London office and Rome. Music director of the Bergamo Donizetti Opera...

Jonathon Heyward Makes Spanish Debut at Castilla y León 2 December
Jonathon Heyward makes his Castilla y León debut on 2 December, conducting stunning, atmospheric programme of 20th and 21st century music. He opens the concert with Kaija Saariaho’s Ciel d’hiver before being joined by violinist Akiko Suwanai for Stravinsky’s Violin...

Conductor Jonathan Brandani “A Revelation” at Festival Donizetti Opera
Conductor Jonathan Brandani is praise for Medea in Corinto at Festival Donizetti Opera. The Francesco Micheli production of the tragic opera by Johann Simon Mayr runs through 4 December at Teatro Sociale in Bergamo, Italy. Renato Vergo writes in L’opera oggi,...