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10th October: Duet over Distance, Cairo’s Classical Children, and Burgled Baton.

Wednesday 10th October '12

Gramophone Ashley Wass signs three-disc partnership with Orchid Classics Pianist records transcriptions of Beethoven and Bach, alongside Busoni, Berg and Barber Emphasis on the new at ROH season launch Opera and ballet directors unite to take risks during the …

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20th September: Opera for the homeless and the pub, and Fifty Sounds of Classical Music.

Thursday 20th September '12

Gramophone Opera for the homeless in Cardiff Streetwise Opera and Welsh National Opera launch a new programme for homeless people Classic FM Pub opera's Boheme transfers to Charing Cross theatre OperaUpClose's version of La Boheme is to transfer to London's …

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6th September: Fifty shades, falsetto and flute frenzies.

Thursday 6th September '12

The Washington Post A countertenor’s journey from busking on the Metro to Carnegie Hall In the register of both woman and 10-year-old boy, Hisham Breedlove, 29, sings opera in Metro stations. A trained countertenor, he’s been practicing and honing …

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16th July: Elitism, Underground Orchestras and a Vivaldi Discovery

Monday 16th July '12

Newstatesman  Classical Music should be about more than elite parties and Private Schools  “Exclusion in the classical music world stretches far beyond race” Andrew Mellor explores the existing tensions in the world of classical music. Arts Journal- Slipped …

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