| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 6-Apr-2013 National Concert Hall | Drama at Joseph Calleja's concert in Dublin |
There was more than a little drama at Maltese tenor Joseph Calleja’s sold-out concert recital in Dublin’s National Concert Hall this evening. He was joined by Irish soprano Claudia Boyle and the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Proinnsías Ó Duinn. Predictability was the order of the day in the choice of programme: familiar arias and duets from the Italian and French operas with a complementary sprinkling of overtures and intermezzi for the orchestra. This was as close one gets to popular classical music: songs that might feature on the classical charts.Read full review... | |
| 31-Oct-2012 Théâtre des Champs-Élysées | Belgium offers Paris a night of music and royalty |
As I made my way to the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, a mass of photographers and guests dressed in their evening best waited eagerly by the front doors. Alas, this reception was not for me, but rather for the Prince and Princess of Belgium, the evening’s guests and the very reason behind the concert. In a bid to host the 2017 International Exposition, the concert was an opportunity for Belgium to bring some of its cultural highlights to Paris and demonstrate what it is capable of.Read full review... | |