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The Vaughan Williams, which sets lines from The Merchant of Venice, was the perfect opener for the occasion, its wistful melodiousness just joyous enough, and showcasing four distinctive soloists. The BBC Singers, high up in the choir stalls, added to the moonlit atmosphere with disembodied voices off that belonged more to The Tempest. Poulenc’s Organ Concerto was the work that you won’t hear anywhere else – every good Proms programme has one. It’s a curious piece, gothic and severe one moment, delighting in souped-up harmonies the next. Daniel Hyde tamed the beast that is the Albert ...

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BBC News Published image captionSinger Jess Dandy and pianist Malcom Martineau performed to 100 people Perth Concert Hall has staged what is believed to be the first concert in front of an audience in Scotland since lockdown restrictions were eased. Singer Jess Dandy and pianist Malcom Martineau performed to 100 people at the lunchtime concert which was broadcast live on BBC Radio 3. Social distancing restricted audience numbers at the venue, which can seat 1,200. The concert is the first of four days of performances at the theatre. Ms Dandy said performing in front of an audience again had b...

Sat 15 May 2021 07.00 EDT The English Concert, directed by Harry Bicket, has launched a new Handel opera series with one of his finest: Rodelinda (Linn), first performed at the King’s theatre, London in 1725 with top singers of the day. Bicket’s cast, too, is crammed with Handelian talent. Soprano Lucy Crowe sings the title role, always brilliant in precision and expressive power, as heard in her sorrowful aria Ombre, piante. The countertenor Iestyn Davies, as her “dead” husband Bertarido, invests every word, every note with intensity, and sends the dramatic temperature s...