Review: Bach 333: More Bach, Plenty of Bite
The largest composer box in history has something for everyone, reckons Clive Paget.
December 20, 2018
Clive Paget
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.
Articles by Clive Paget
Review: Halévy: La Reine de Chypre (Paris Chamber Orchestra/Niquet)
Halévy’s follow up to La Juive rises at last from the dead.
December 13, 2018
A Brief History of Christmas Music
From In Dulci Jubilo to Handel’s Messiah and beyond, Clive Paget dons the gay apparel to unwrap the story of the Christmas musical canon, tracing it across two millennia and numerous countries.
December 13, 2018
Review: Dean: Hamlet (Glyndebourne Opera/Vladimir Jurowski)
Glyndebourne’s Hamlet scrubs up splendidly on DVD.
December 13, 2018
When Christmas music means Christmas cheer (and occasionally when it doesn’t)
A wade through the tsunami of seasonal releases to recommend the best of the fest.
December 12, 2018
Did you hear about M. Halévy’s Proustian connections?
Do a widow, an aria and a prostitute link the composer of La Juive with Marcel Proust?
December 12, 2018
Dictating terms: The rise of Paulo Szot aka Juan Perón
The Brazilian baritone on being Mr Evita, Tony Awards and the importance of good coffee.
December 8, 2018
Review: Greek (Scottish Opera, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Next Wave Festival)
Turnage’s razor-sharp take on Berkoff’s take on Sophocles still packs a f**king punch.
December 7, 2018
Scott Metcalfe on how he dug up a musical treasure trove
Blue Heron's Music Director tells us about The Lost Music of Canterbury, Limelight's Recording of the Month in December.
December 4, 2018
Ksenija Sidorova on the classical accordion
Ahead of her concerts in Australia, the Latvian accordionist charts her journey with the instrument, beginning in an attic in Russia.
December 3, 2018
Doctor Atomic: John Adams on his American Faust story
The composer tells us about conducting Doctor Atomic, Limelight's Opera Recording of the Year 2018.
November 23, 2018
Paul McCreesh on cultivating a spotless rose
The Gabrieli Consort's Artistic Director Paul McCreesh talks about A Rose Magnificat, Limelight's Vocal Recording of the Year 2018.
November 23, 2018
After #MeToo, says Kelli O’Hara, The King and I is more relevant than ever
Ahead of its cinema showings, Broadway's leading lady talks Anna Leonowens in an age of Trump.
November 21, 2018