Angels and monsters: a life singing Handel
Monday 30 January 2023
Ian Bostridge introduces the very personal selection of arias for our Handel Around the World concert.
Journey's End
Friday 3 March 2023
We explore how travel may have inspired a composer more usually renowned for staying at home.
Tea with Netty #38: OAE Leader Matthew Truscott
Wednesday 15 March 2023
OAE leader Matthew Truscott joins Netty for tea and takes us on a (boat) ride through his musical career, reminisces about long-standing OAE friendships and recalls a startling find under the house.
Assembling the Mass in B Minor
Thursday 16 March 2023
In her second blog, Joanna Wyld puts together the pieces of the jigsaw that were to become the magnificent Mass in B Minor we know today.
Bach's Mass in B Minor in New Colours
Friday 17 March 2023
In a blog taken from the notes to accompany his 2013 recording of the Mass in B Minor, Václav Luks writes about how he sought to strip away decades and centuries of performance traditions to rediscover the work for himself.
Introducing our next Rising Stars of the Enlightenment
Friday 31 March 2023
We're thrilled to welcome our new cohort of six singers joining our Rising Stars of the Enlightenment scheme.
Tea with Netty #39: Dame Emma Kirkby
Wednesday 19 April 2023
Soprano and early music specialist Dame Emma Kirkby joins Netty for a cuppa, taking us back to her earliest career moments.
Beginnings and endings.
Tuesday 25 April 2023
How we chose the music for our 2023/24 season. More importantly, how do we decide what order to put it in?
17,967 reasons to be cheerful
Wednesday 25 October 2023
We’ve just released our 2022/23 ‘Annual Review’ of our Education work. Discover the impact we’ve been having from Durham to Plymouth.
Tea with Netty #45: Michael Chance
Monday 16 October 2023
In the latest Tea with Netty episode countertenor extraordinaire Michael Chance, who is currently running The Grange Festival and other music projects, shares his journey as a singer and teacher.