RESOUNDING ECHOES: From August 2022, Robert McCarney's regular series features little-known twentieth century classical composers.
PROVOCATIVE THOUGHTS:
The late Patric Standford may have written these short pieces deliberately to provoke our feedback. If so, his success is reflected in the rich range of readers' comments appearing at the foot of most of the pages.
The mezzo soprano Anne Marie Gibbons studied in Dublin at the DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama, and then at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. She was Company Principal with English National Opera from 2004 until 2007. She has an extensive oratorio and concert repertoire, and has recorded for Opera Rara and for Chandos Records.
Ensemble. Emotional Awakening - More from the Buxton Festival, with Mike Wheeler
Making a Real Fuss - Robert Hugill looks forward to English Touring Opera's HandelFest this autumn
Ensemble. Lively but Disciplined - Robert Hugill reviews a performance of Donizetti's 'Maria Stuarda'
Ensemble. A Light-hearted Approach - Handel's 'Agrippina' at English National Opera, reviewed by Robert Hugill