Cal Performances 2024-25 Review: Soprano Julia Bullock & the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

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Julia Bullock and the Age of Enlightenment Orchestra offered a jewel of a performance at the University of California, Berkeley on Sunday, January 19th. The Age of Enlightenment Orchestra, based in London, is a period instrument orchestra that formed in 1986. They specialize in 17th to 19th century music (and sometimes beyond) composers such as Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, {…}

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Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment & Julia Bullock Join forces for Baroque Concert

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The 92nd Street Y, New York (92NY) is set to present the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and Julia Bullock on Jan. 23, 2025. They will present a concert entitled “The Golden Age of the Baroque” on the David Geffen Stage at Kaufmann Concert Hall. The performance will mark the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment’s first 92NY appearance. {…}

News, Streaming

Marquee TV Announces New Partnerships with The Washington Ballet & the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

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Marquee TV has announced new content partnerships for its global streaming service. Joining Marquee TV are The Washington Ballet and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Both companies will have new and exclusive content shown on the platform over the coming months. Coming to the platform in early March are four world premieres commissioned by The Washington Ballet and {…}

Business, News, Streaming

Marquee TV & Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment to Co-Present ‘St. John Passion’

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Marquee TV and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment have announced their upcoming co-production of “St. John Passion” by Johann Sebastian Bach. Premiering on Good Friday, April 2, 2021, the film will be available to watch on Marquee TV and OAE Player. Filmed by British cinematographer Grant Gee at the Battersea Arts Centre in London, the cast is led {…}

Business, News

Association of British Orchestras Releases New Details of ‘An Orchestra in Every School’ Initiative

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The Association of British Orchestras (ABO) announced the next phase of its new public engagement initiative “An Orchestra in Every School.” The program, which is part of the #MusicThatMovesYou public campaign, aims to enable access for children and young people to live music making. As part of the initiative UK orchestras and ensembles, in collaboration with schools and music educators, {…}

Opera Meets Film, Special Features

Opera Meets Film: Kotlyarevsky’s ‘Natalka Poltavka’ From Stage to Screen

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Ukrainian writer Ivan Kotlyarevsky wrote the original story of “Natalka Poltavka” in 1819. Scholars and nationals alike consider Kotlyarevsky to be the “father” of Ukraine’s literature. Having helped Ukrainian literature make the jump from its older form to its new form in the late 18th to early 19th centuries, Kotlyarevsky (much like Pushkin for Russian literature) mirrored the societies in which {…}

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Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and Chorale’s Music Director Withdraws from Tour

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The Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and Chorale has announced that Music Director Richard Egarr has withdrawn from the company’s upcoming tours due to medical reasons. He will be replaced by John Butt and David Belkovski. The ensemble is set to tour throughout Europe and the U.S. east coast in July and August with stops at the Ryedale Festival, St. Martin-in-the-Fields, and {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Insula Orchestra Paris 2017-18 Review: Thamos, König in Ägypten

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Early Music ensembles have a remarkable ability to think up the most exotic names for themselves. Il giardino armonico, Il pomo d’oro, Les Arts Florissants or Marinka Brecelj’s Fiori Musicali all have a horticultural perfume about them. Others reek of “après moi le deluge” regal panoply with the King’s Consort or La Grande Écurie et la Chambre du Roy taking {…}

News, Season Announcement

Natalya Romaniw, Francesca Aspromonte, Rachel Willis-Sørensen, Liv Redpath & David Portillo Headline Glyndebourne’s 2026 Season

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Glyndebourne Festival has announced its 2026 season. New Productions Puccini’s “Tosca” will be directed by Ted Huffman with two casts. Robin Ticciati conducts the first run with a cast that includes Caitlin Gotimer as Floria Tosca, Matteo Lippi as Mario Cavaradossi, and Vladislav Sulimsky as Baron Scarpia. Jordan de Souza conducts the second cast that includes Natalya Romaniw as Floria {…}

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