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September 25, 2024 Susan Elkin

La Traviata (Susan Elkin reviews)

La Traviata Guiseppe Verdi Barefoot Opera Arcola Theatre, part of Grimeborne Festival If Verdi had thought of scoring his most popular opera...

September 14, 2024 Susan Elkin

2024 Prom 72 (Susan Elkin reviews)

Prom 72 Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Antonello Manacorda   It’s a treat  to hear Mozart’s first symphony, written in London...

September 8, 2024 Susan Elkin

Prom 65 (Susan Elkin reviews)

Prom 65 Messiah George Frideric Handel, arranged by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Academy of St Martins in the Fields Phiharmonia Chorus, Bath Minerva...

September 2, 2024 Susan Elkin

Prom 56 (Susan Elkin reviews)

Prom 56, 01 September 2024 BBC Singers Orwain Park Berlin Philharmoniker Kirill Petrenko BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall. Thank goodness (and that’s...

August 29, 2024 Susan Elkin

Prom 50 (Susan Elkin reviews)

Prom 50, 28 August 2024 Czech Philharmonic Prague Philharmonic Choir Jakub Hrusa   The Czech Phiharmonic is one of the world’s finest...

August 28, 2024 Susan Elkin

The Marriage of Figaro (Susan Elkin reviews)

Le Nozze di Figaro Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Arcola Theatre Ensemble OrQuesta Company and HPO Ensemble  Part of the annual Grimeborn Opera Festival,...