(Photo credit: Dale Hodgetts) The Three Choirs Festival releases the highlights of its Worcester 2027 season. The Festival runs July 24-31, 2027. Britten’s “War Requiem” is performed by soloists soprano Elizabeth Watts, tenor Peter Hoare, and baritone David Stout, with the Festival Chorus and Philharmonia Orchestra. Performance Date: July 24, 2027 The Three Cathedral Choirs present Handel’s “Four Coronation Anthems.” {…}
(Photo: Marco Borggreve) The Dutch composer Michel van der Aa has carved out a successful niche for himself within the opera world with a series of pieces, which successfully marries accessible music with film and technological wizardry underpinned by a strong narrative. The world premiere of his new opera, “The Theory of Flames,” for Amsterdam’s Opera Forward Festival is his {…}
The U.K.’s York Early Music Festival announces its 2026 season. This article only features vocal concerts. I Fagiolini performs Monteverdi’s “Vespers of 1610.” Robert Hollingworth directs the English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble. Performance Date: July 3, 2026 The Festival’s Ensemble in Residence, [hanse]Pfeyffery, presents “Casanatense Chansonnier.” Performance Date: July 4, 2026 “Siglo de oro: Music from the Spanish Renaissance” features {…}
The Brighton Festival announces its 2026 and 60th anniversary season. This article only features classical voice concerts. Nick Pritchard, Benjamin Schilperoort, Benjamin Schilperoort, and Edward Grint make up the cast of Bach’s “St John Passion.” They are joined by soloists Lauren Lodge Cambell, Helen Charlston, Bastien Rimondi, Olivier Bergeron, and the Brighton Festival Chorus and Youth Choir. James Morgan conducts {…}
(Photo credits: Crowley, Pauly, Borggreve, Kriss) The Leeds Song Festival announces its line up for 2026. This article only features vocal concerts. Mezzo-soprano Patricia Nolz and pianist Joseph Middleton give the “Lunchtime Opening Recital.” Performance Date: April 11, 2026 Gareth Malone OBE and the Leeds Song Young Artists present Joseph Haydn’s “Nelson Mass.” Performance Date: April 11, 2026 Soprano Louise {…}
The Oxford International Song Festival announces its 2026 lineup. Magdalena Kožená opens the year by performing Schumann’s “Dichterliebe” with pianist Malcolm Martineau. Performance Date: January 10, 2026 Alexandra Flood and pianist Sholto Kynoch perform a program dedicated to Schubert’s 229th birthday. Performance Date: January 31, 2026 Felix Gygli presents Shakespeare settings by Korngold, Quilter, and Rautavaara, Jonathan Dove. Performance Date: {…}
(Photo credit: Matthew Johnson) The 24th edition of the Brighton Early Music Festival announces its schedule. This article only features vocal concerts. Mademoiselle Duval’s “Les Génies ou les Caractères de l’Amour” is performed by sopranos Harriet Cameron and Laura Coppinger, tenor Richard Jackson, baritone Allyn Wu, and bass Henry Saywell. They are joined by the Baroque Collective Singers along with {…}
(Photo: Julien Gazeau) Mezzo-soprano Helen Charlston is rapidly making a name for herself in the world of classical music, especially for her expressive renditions of works from the baroque period. She already has a substantial discography, including the award-winning 2022 release, “Battle Cry,” and the fascinating disc of contemporary music, entitled “Isolation Songbook,” which was created in response to the {…}
Music at Paxton announces its 2025 festival lineup. This article only features classical vocal performances. Denise Stout leads the Northumbria Chamber Choir in a program of works by Byrd and Debussy, as well as Northumbrian folk songs, and more. Performance Date: July 19, 2025 Mezzo-soprano Helen Charlston pianist and Sholto Kynoch present “Notes of Old,” featuring music by Schubert, J.S. {…}
The Gran Teatre del Liceu will host the 2025 “Concert for Peace,” in collaboration with the Victoria de los Ángeles Foundation. This initiative, which began in 2022 in response to the outbreak of war in Ukraine, now returns in favor of peace, solidarity, and understanding between peoples, reaffirming the musical world’s commitment to universal rights. Given the increase in armed {…}
The Classical Music Series 2025-2026 at JW3 has been announced. This season there will be one vocal performance. Here is a look. Mezzo-soprano Helen Charlston will sing alongside the sensitive archlutenist Segio Buchell and viola da gamba and cello player Jonathan Manson. The youthful trio will play a concert of early music including a complete Händel Cantata and works by {…}