Arts OPERA PREVIEW: Alcina produced by Opera Alumnus Turn on, tune in and drop out – but don’t fly off the Händel with Opera Alumnus’ psychedelic production of Alcina. By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Early Music Festival: KIRCHER: Music, science and natural magic The programme of music explored chapters from nine books of Kircher’s masterpiece through chosen pieces of music by Kircher, Biber, Vivaldi, Rameau, and Handel with a tarantella and some superbly moving traditional Hebrew songs. Soperano Grace Davidson was in fine voice her rich coloured tones filli By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Brighton Early Music Festival: Nature & Science BREMF 2016: Nature & Science OBSERVATION, DISCOVERY, INVENTION, CREATION 28th October to 13th November Brighton Early Music Festival, known as BREMF, is a world leader in pioneering dynamic events which make music from the last 1000 years and from many parts of the world, relevant and exciting to mo By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts A feast of early music for Brighton this autumn Brighton Early Music Festival has launched its fifteenth annual programme. The Festival is riding high after one of its 2015 productions, Francesca Caccini’s opera La liberazione di Ruggiero, was listed as one of The Guardian’s Top 10 Classical and Opera performances of 2015. By Paul Gustafson • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Brighton Early Music Festival Brighton Early Music Festival has been described as “early music with a distinctive Brighton twist” and is well known for doing things just a little bit differently. From the team who brought aerial dancers swinging from the rafters of St Bartholomew’s Church for their tenth anniversary in 2012, the By Besi • 2 min read