Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro DVD
Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro is the quintessential Glyndebourne opera – first performed in 1934 and in 1994 when the opera house re-opened. ‘This is a Figaro of rare grace, naturalness and charm’, said The Daily Telegraph, and for The Sunday Times it was a production that ‘affirms Mozart’s most beloved masterpiece as both of…
Read MoreCurrent Distractions
Thu 25 Apr 2013
A Viola player using the latest technology to create a musical composition, an artist based in Singapore that can create life-like images with just paint and resin – there’s so much to see here and all so culturally nourishing. Plus, if you can make it to the bottom, there’s a picture of Haydn in hair…
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Speed Interview – Stuart Jackson
Wed 13 Mar 2013
On 22 March, our first concert as part of the Kings Place Bach Unwrapped series will explore Bach’s Cantatas and Brandenburg Concertos. Among the performers will be critically acclaimed tenor; Stuart Jackson.
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By Jupiter, that’s the last of Mozart: reviews and reaction
Tue 5 Feb 2013
We finally finished our European tour with Sir Simon Rattle with a flourish at the Royal Festival Hall last Tuesday. Here’s what the press had to say, as well as what you thought of the night.
Read MoreA new Figaro
Wed 3 Oct 2012
At the end of September, OAE players visited St Laurence School in Bradford on Avon for our annual opera project with eight classes of Year 7′s who had just joined the school.
Read MoreCurrent Distractions
Thu 30 Aug 2012
Welcome to the first of a new section based around what’s been catching our collective eye…
Read MoreGlyndebourne’s Le Nozze di Figaro – free and on demand
Fri 24 Aug 2012
As ever, this summer we’ve been down in Glyndebourne, this year performing in the pit for two operas, The Fairy Queen and Le Nozze di Figaro. We’re delighted to say that Glyndebourne have made available this completely free stream of Le Nozze di Figaro, conducted by Robin Ticciati, which you can enjoy here until 2 September….
Read MoreFigaro in pictures
Tue 17 Jul 2012
We’re almost halfway through our run of The Marriage of Figaro at Glyndebourne and there’s been some great response to it so far.
Read MoreMozart Requiem CD
A new recording of Mozart’s Requiem with the Choir of New College Oxford.
Read MoreVOTE for a concert title!
Fri 25 Nov 2011
You may remember that a while back we asked you for your suggestions for a concert title, for an event in our yet-to-be-announced 2012-2013 London Southbank Centre season. The concert was an all Mozart one featuring his last three symphonies, Numbers 39, 40 and 41, Jupiter. There were lots of great suggestions and we’ve picked…
Read MoreName a concert for us!
Fri 28 Oct 2011
It’s time for what has now become a yearly tradition for us on the OAE blog, where we turn to you, our readers to help us name a concert in our season. Last time you came up with ‘Fingers, Felix and the Freeshooter’ (for a concert of Weber, Mozart and Mendelssohn that started our current…
Read MoreMozart: An Italian Journey CD
Mozart Il desio di vendetta Lucio Silla Sposa Cara La finta semplice Quercia annosa Il sogno di Scipione Dentro il mio petto La finta giardiniera Se vicendo Il rè pastore Il padre Adorato Idomeneo Sol può dir Il rè pastore Vedrommi intorno Idomeneo Misero! o sogno, K431 Il mio tesoro Don Giovanni Fuor del Mar…
Read MoreMozart Arias CD
Mozart Arias Sacred Arias: Exsultate, Jubilate, K.165 Laudete Dominum (Vesperae solennes de confessore) Concert Arias: Bella mia finamma, addio!…Resta, oh cara Oh, temerario Arbace!… Per quel paterno amplesso Opera Arias: Giunse alfin il momento…Al desio di chi t’adora Le nozze di Figaro (alternative aria) Una donna a quindici anni Così fan tutte Quando avran fine…
Read MoreRobert Levin, Mozart, and er, Duke Ellington?
Fri 30 Sep 2011
Pianist and scholar Robert Levin appeared with us last night in two concerts (a 7pm and a Night Shift) and today has been on a bit of a media blitz, appearing on Radio 4′s Today programme and the World Service too. There’s also something in the Evening Standard. The reason? Well Robert has been…
Read MoreIntroducing The Works – why, what, how & when…
Tue 20 Sep 2011
Many of you will know of, or will have been to, one of our Night Shift events. We introduced these late-night concerts about 5 years ago, for a number of reasons – the prime one being that we wanted to appeal to a different audience to that which comes along at 7pm. But also at…
Read MoreThe Glam Factor. With Ceri Jones.
Fri 5 Aug 2011
When I tell people that I work for an Orchestra and occasionally get to accompany them on tour, they often get very excited and say, ‘ooh isn’t that glamorous’… Erm… well in a word, not always! (editor – that’s two words!) This past weekend I was lucky enough to accompany the OAE on one of…
Read MoreThe Story of Mr John…
Thu 30 Jun 2011
Next Tuesday 5 July, we’ll be coming straight from Glyndebourne’s Opera House to the Corn Exchange in King’s Lynn to perform in an hour-long family concert, playing highlights from one of Mozart’s most famous pieces, Don Giovanni. OAE musicians will be joined by over 150 children from local schools who’ll be performing live on stage….
Read MoreOn tour with Sir Simon: a preview
Mon 13 Jun 2011
Well today is the first day of our latest project with our Principal Artist Sir Simon Rattle (pictured conducting us a few years ago in Budapest). Of course everyone is *quite* excited about it. We’re touring a concert of Mozart and Haydn, which also features pianists Katia & Marielle Labèque playing the Mozart Concerto for…
Read MoreReviews roundup
Fri 6 May 2011
A quick roundup of reviews from our recent concerts of Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert, with conductor Roy Goodman and pianist Artur Pizarro: Guardian Independent Classical Source What did you think?
Read MoreK.364: Mozart meets art
Wed 23 Mar 2011
This lunch-hour three of us from the office decided to do something a little different and take in some contemporary art. We headed down to the Gagosian gallery in Kings Cross to take a look at K.364, the latest exhibition by artist Douglas Gordon. The centrepiece of the exhibition is a film, shown on two…
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