In Jan. 2025, baritone Benjamin Appl will begin his Artist in Residence position with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Appl’s residency kicks off with his conducting debut in a performance of Handel’s “Messiah.” Continuing on in the season, Appl will perform with Ensemble 10:10 and release his new album, “To Dieter: The Past and Future.” Closing out his residency in {…}
Pegasus Opera Company is joining forces with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra to present “Windrush, The Journey.” The event, which is set for May 31 and June 1, 2024, will feature scenes from Joseph Bologne’s “L’Amant Anonyme.” Additionally, there will be a performance of Richard Thompson’s “Aspects of Othello & Desdemona” as well as scenes by Des Oliver and Edson {…}
(Credit: Chris Christodoulou) The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra has announced its 2024-25 season. Here is a rundown of the vocal performances on offer. The season opens with a concert featuring soprano Sarah Wegener. The program includes Strauss’ “Four Last Songs” and works by Juan Bautista Plaza and Mahler. Domingo Hindoyan conducts. Performance Dates: Oct. 17 & 20, 2024 Next up is {…}
(Image Source: Domingo Hindoyan Official Website) The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra has announced that it has extended the contract of Chief Conductor Domingo Hindoyan through July 2028. Hindoyan was appointed to the position back in 2020 and his tenure commenced in 2021; he took over for Vasily Petrenko, who led the company for 15 years. Per an official press statement, {…}
(Image Source: Domingo Hindoyan Official Website) The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra has announced the lineup for its first season under new Chief Conductor Domingo Hindoyan. For the purposes of this article, we will focus on vocal and opera-related performances. Hindoyan will officially launch the season with Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 “Choral” with featuring soprano Anita Hartig, mezzo Jennifer Jonston, bass {…}
(Credits: Gerard Collett / Groves Artists official website) The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic has announced a series of October and November performances. Fourteen socially-distanced concerts will take place from Oct. 1 to Nov. 4, 2020. For the purpose of this article, we will focus only on vocal works. Baritone Roderick Williams will perform a program that includes works by Finzi, Ireland, {…}
(Image Source: Domingo Hindoyan Official Website) The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra has announced that Domingo Hindoyan will become the organization’s Chief Conductor, effective September 2021. The Venezuelan conductor will be succeeding Vasily Petrenko, who will be named Conductor Laureate for his 15 years of service to the company. On his new appointment, Hindoyan wrote, “Since the very first time I {…}
The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic has announced its 2020-21 season marking the final season for music director Vasily Petrenko. For this article we will only focus on vocal performances. Ian Tracey conducts the Spirit of Christmas concert with John Suchet as the present and baritone Thomas Weinhappel. The Royal Liverpool Choir and youth choir will also participate in an evening of {…}
The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra has announced its 2019-20 season. For the purposes of this article, we will focus on vocal performances. Soprano Anna Crookes will be joined by flutist Fiona Fulton, cellist Jonathan Aasgaard, and pianist Ian Buckle of Pixels Ensemble to perform works by Hildegard of Bingen, Dani Howard, George Crumb, Luciano Berio, and Maurice Ravel. Performance Date: {…}