The Orchestra of St John’s at the Ashmolean
The OSJ brings Proms flair to Bach, Purcell, and Handel.
Niccolò Jommelli: La Didone at the London Handel Festival
Ensemble Serse and an all-male cast bring variety and drama to the uncut version of La Didone.
The Lottery by Henry Fielding
Bury Court Opera and L'Avventura London restore Henry Fielding's satirical ballad opera to its full glory.
About a Boy: Daniel Purcell’s The Judgement of Paris (1701)
Purcell's long-forgotten and thoroughly enchanting semi-opera receives its modern premiere.
ETO: The Magic Flute
This revival of Liam Steel's 2009 production scores highly with a delighted audience.
L’Elisir d’Amore at West Bay Opera
Offbeat Silicon Valley company takes on Donizetti's comic opera.
Handel’s Riccardo Primo at the Handel Festival Karlsruhe
Benjamin Lazar's magical production of Riccardo Primo enchants and frustrates in equal measure.
The Waits of Wall Street: Handel’s Theodora
The English Concert demonstrate that Handel knew best in a moving performance of his oratorio.
Tommaso Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride
Traetta's music is the real star in this new production of Ifigenia.
Boxwood and Brass at the BSECS annual conference
A performance of 'Wind Music from the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens' at the annual BSECS concert.