Henry Purcell was a genius whose ability to combine French and Italian influences transported the English language to new levels of expression in music. Dido and Aeneas was pioneering in its day and is considered one of Purcell’s foremost theatrical works, {…}

With Ruggero Leoncavallo’s rarity Zazá, the Theater an der Wien scored a coup with the grandiose house debutante Svetlana Aksenova in the title role. Christof Loy delivers a striking staging of the Verismo drama and conductor Stefan Soltez spiritedly leads {…}

Experience Nico Muhly’s 21st-century operatic thriller Marnie, starring mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard in the title role, Iestyn Davies, Christopher Maltman, Janis Kelly and Denyce Graves. Robert Spano conducts this 2018 Live in HD transmission.

Artist: Christopher Maltman

The programme performed here by baritone Christopher Maltman and pianist Joseph Middleton was born whilst Maltmann was studying at the Royal Academy of Music. The compositions have been selected to form a coherent but flexible {…}