Review: Haydn: Die Schöpfung (Lucy Crowe, Benjamin Bruns, Christian Gerhaher, Symphonie-Orchester und Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Simon Rattle)
Munich’s worldclass forces make Rattle’s Creation one for the ages.
Clive Paget is a former Limelight Editor, now Editor-at-Large, and a tour leader for Limelight Arts Travel. Based in London after three years in New York, he writes for The Guardian, BBC Music Magazine, Gramophone, Musical America and Opera News. Before moving to Australia, he directed and developed new musical theatre for London’s National Theatre.
Munich’s worldclass forces make Rattle’s Creation one for the ages.
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This month features Spanish Baroque opera, castanets and all, pitch-perfect Mahler from Simon Rattle, and the winner of a notorious song contest (hint: it isn’t Eurovision).
The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.
Prize-winning opera turns out to be a winner after all.
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An original take on Ravel’s ballet, whatever you might call it.
The BBC said she wasn't a composer. How wrong can you get?
Chandos’s Gipps series just gets better and better.
Channelling her inner Sibelius, Grace Williams brings Wales to musical life.
Czech duo brings musicality and dash to Dvořák’s violin music.
The Singaporean conductor explains how one composer succeeded where many failed.