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Review: GIULIO CESARE, The Grange Festival
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Jun 8, 2026

A new version of Handel's 1724 opera Giulio Cesare is always an exciting prospect. The love story between Julius Caesar and Cleopatra, with the backdrop of war with Egypt, political ambition and domestic unrest is ripe for reinterpretation. Indeed, Handel and his librettist the librettist Nicola Francesco Haym, wrote the opera as a tragi-comedy, but David Alden's new production at The Grange Festival piles on the slapstick to such a extent that it undermines some of the excellent vocals in display.

Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra Reveals 2026/27 Season Lineup
by Stephi Wild - Apr 27, 2026

The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra has announced the inaugural season of Music Director Tarmo Peltokoski. A total of 35 orchestral programmes have been unveiled for 2026/27.

The Glasshouse and Royal Northern Sinfonia Bring Live Orchestral Music To Middlesbrough Town Hall
by Stephi Wild - Sep 19, 2023

From shimmering Romantic era music to Viennese waltzes and polkas, Royal Northern Sinfonia return to Middlesbrough Town Hall for the sparkly new 2023/24 classical season.  Learn more about the season lineup here!

Marylebone Theatre Announces Second Season of Theatre, Dance, Music, and More
by Stephi Wild - Nov 9, 2022

London's new cross-arts venue, Marylebone Theatre, has announced its exciting second season.   Near Baker Street, the new performing arts venue is carving out a special place on the London cultural scene as a beautiful and grand but intimate setting offering a wide variety of programming with theatre, music, dance and spoken word. 

Perth Concert Hall Welcomes Live Audiences This Month
by Stephi Wild - May 10, 2021

Perth Concert Hall and BBC Radio 3 have announced a series of concerts for live audiences this May.

Perth Concert Hall and Dunedin Consort to Present Handel's MESSIAH
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 1, 2020

Perth Concert Hall has teamed up with leading Baroque ensemble Dunedin Consort to present a Scottish exclusive performance of Handel’s Messiah broadcast “as live” from the hall.

Carnegie Hall Announces February 2020 Calendar
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 17, 2020

Carnegie Hall has announced its February 2020 calendar. See full details below:

Sir John Eliot Gardiner Curates Five-Concert Carnegie Hall Perspectives Series
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 8, 2020

This February, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Artistic Director and Conductor of the internationally acclaimed period instrument ensemble Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique (ORR), curates a five-concert Perspectives series at Carnegie Hall, featuring a complete Beethoven symphony cycle performed as part of Carnegie Hall's season-long celebration of the 250th anniversary year of Beethoven's birth.

Carnegie Hall Announces 2019—2020 Classical Highlights
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 6, 2019

With Carnegie Hall's Opening Night less than two months away, we are eagerly anticipating the 2019a?"2020 season.

Harry Bicket Conducts The English Concert In Handel's Semele On April 14
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 19, 2019

On Sunday, April 14 at 2:00 p.m., Harry Bicket conducts Handel's Semele at Carnegie Hall with acclaimed baroque orchestra The English Concert. In this concert presentation, soprano Brenda Rae performs the title role, joined by mezzo-soprano Elizabeth DeShong (Juno/Ino), bass Soloman Howard, (Cadmus/Somnus), tenor Benjamin Hulett (Jupiter), countertenor Christopher Lowrey (Athamas), soprano Ailish Tynan (Iris), tenor Brian Giebler (Apollo), and bass-baritone Joseph Beutel (Priest), along with The Clarion Choir (Steven Fox, Artistic Director).