The Kathleen Ferrier Competition has announced its 2026 winners. The first prize went to Hector Bloggs while second prize went to the tenor Liam Forrest. The Ferrier Loveday Song Prize was awarded to soprano Eyra Norman, and the Help Musicians Accompanist’s Prize went to pianist Will Harmer. The competition was held on April 24 and also saw finalists Zheng Jiang {…}
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: Padraig Grant) To mark the hundredth anniversary of the death of Giacomo Puccini, the Wexford Festival Opera commissioned William Niall Morris to create a short work celebrating the composer’s life and music. The result was a short piece, lasting about an hour, entitled “Puccini: Man of the Theatre,” which essentially amounted to a selection of his greatest hits linked {…}