Mozart 250: 1768 – a retrospective The Mozartists, Ian Page, Chiara Skerath Wigmore Hall. 23 January 2018 Classical Opera’s ambitious ‘Mozart 250’ project is now in its fourth year. The project started in 2014, taking its title from the number of years since Mozart’s childhood visit to London (1764) when he composed his first significant … Continue reading Mozart 250: 1768 – a retrospective
Mozart in London Festival Classical Opera, Ian Page Classical Opera launched their ambitious ‘Mozart 250’ project with a ‘Mozart in London’ Festival weekend of events at Milton Court. The 250 of the project’s title refers to the years since Mozart’s childhood visit to London (23 April 1764), during which he composed his first significant works. … Continue reading Mozart 250 – ‘Capricious Lovers’ & ‘An Exotic and Irrational Entertainment’
Mozart in Italy Festival The Mozartists, Ian Page Cadogan Hall, 6-8 March 2020 The Mozartists (and their companions, Classical Opera) continue with their ambitious MOZART 250 project with a weekend exploration of music written by Mozart and others in the year 1770 when he was 14 years old. The project started in 2015 on the … Continue reading Mozart in Italy Festival
Christoph Willibald Gluck Bauci e Filemone & Orfeo (from Le feste d’Apollo) Classical Opera/The Mozartists. Ian Page Queen Elizabeth Hall. 29 May 2019 As a continuation of their Mozart 250 project, Classical Opera travelled back 250 years to explore the year 1769 with extracts from Gluck’s Le feste d’Apollo, composed for the wedding celebrations of 15-year-old Ferdinand, … Continue reading Gluck: Bauci e Filemone & Orfeo
Mozart in London A musical exploration of Mozart’s childhood visit to London, 1764-65 The Mozartists, Ian Page Signum Classics SIGCD534. 2 CDs. 77’36&67’14 The Classical Opera/Mozartists Mozart 250 project has been underway for four years, with a number of successful recordings and events already under their belt. This (rather delayed) review of a double CD set … Continue reading Mozart in London
Mozart: Grabmusik & Bastien und Bastienne Classical Opera, Ian Page Signum Classics, SIGCD547. 66’24 This recording is almost certainly the first performance of Mozart’s original setting of Bastien und Bastienne since its original (and only) performance at the home of the person who commissioned it 250 years ago in 1768 – Dr Franz Mesmer, of mesmerism fame. … Continue reading Mozart: Grabmusik & Bastien und Bastienne
Mozart: La finta semplice Classical Opera & The Mozartists, Ian Page Queen Elizabeth Hall, 2 June 2018 The Classical Opera & The Mozartists’ ambitious Mozart 250 project started in 2015, the anniversary of Mozart’s childhood London visit, aged 8, and the composition of his first symphony. Each year they are programming concerts reflecting Mozart’s, and his … Continue reading Mozart: La finta semplice
Haydn: Applausus: Jubilaeum Virtutis Palatium The Mozartists, Ian Page Cadogan Hall, 15 March 2018 In what was almost certainly the first live UK performance of Haydn’s Applausus Cantata (Jubilaeum Virtutis Palatium, Hob XXIVa:6), the Mozartists (the concert-performing wing of Classical Opera) opened the 2018 season of their ambitious Mozart 250 project. This started in 2015, the 250th anniversary … Continue reading Haydn: Applausus
Classical Opera 20th Birthday Concert Orchestra and Choir of The Mozartists, Ian Page The Barbican. 9 October 2017 Classical Opera was founded in 1997 and has carved out an important place in the musical world for its exploration of music of the classical era, in particular, Mozart. He is the inspiration for their ambitious Mozart 250 … Continue reading Classical Opera @ 20
Mozart: Apollo et Hyacinthus Classical Opera, Ian Page, Thomas Guthrie St John’s, Smith Sq. 13 June 2017 ‘Lambach’ Symphony in G; Grabmusik, Apollo et Hyacinthus As part of their ambitious Mozart 250 project (presenting Mozart’s music on the anniversary of their composition, culminating in 2041), Classical Opera presented the last of four concerts focussed on 1767, … Continue reading Classical Opera: Apollo et Hyacinthus
Niccolò Jommelli: Il Vologeso Classical Opera Company, Ian Page Cadogan Hall, 28 April 2016 It is when you hear music from composers like Niccolò Jommelli (1714-74) that you realise just how deep the musical well is, if you peep behind the wall of well-known composers. Writing in that fascinating limbo period between the Baroque and … Continue reading Jommelli: Il Vologeso
J C Bach: Adriano in Siria Classical Opera. Britten Theatre. 14 April 2015 Johann Christian Bach, JSB’s youngest son, arrived in London in 17 62, aged 26. He stayed for the rest of his life, earning the epitaph of the ‘London Bach’. Two years later, the 8-year old Mozart arrived in London with his family. … Continue reading J C Bach: Adriano in Siria
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