#RAArtistinFocus Julia Jones performs regularly as a guest orchestral conductor, having led the Staatskapelle Dresden, Philharmoniker Hamburg, Mozarteumsorchester Salzburg, Gürzenich-Orchester, Radiosinfonieorchester Wien, Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra.

Having previously been Chief Conductor at Theater Basel and at the Teatro Nacional de São Carlos in Lisbon, #RAArtistinFocus Julia Jones was General Music Director of the Wuppertaler Bühnen und Sinfonieorchester from 2016-2021 where productions included Hänsel und Gretel . . .

#RAArtistsinFocus Julia Jones has appeared at many of the world’s most prestigious opera houses including Berlin Staatsoper, Wiener Staatsoper, Bayerische Staatsoper, Semperoper Dresden, Oper Hamburg, Salzburger Festpiele and Bayerische Staatsoper.

#RAArtistinFocus Julia Jones has appeared several times at The Royal Opera House Covent Garden where recent performances of Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro were called 'exemplary' by The Stage. Listen to her discuss working on the production here: bit.ly/4kRZj8E

This evening Sergey Romanovsky joins Cecilia Bartoli and Les Musiciens du Prince for ‘Rossini in Venice’ at the Salzburg Whitsun Festival. More information and tickets here: bit.ly/4dQqgr6

This week’s #RAArtistinFocus is conductor Julia Jones who makes her return to Oper Frankfurt this Sunday with Handel's Alcina.

Tonight: Paul McCreesh conducts the Poznan Philharmonic in a programme including Sibelius' 2nd Symphony. More information and tickets here: bit.ly/3FCOicC

Opening Tonight: Andrew Watts and Adrian Dwyer star in the UK premiere of Avner Dorman’s Wahnfried at Longborough Festival Opera. Performances continue until 14 June. More information and tickets here: bit.ly/4kGYJea

New Artist: Rayfield Allied is excited to welcome baritone Patrick Alexander Keefe to its roster of singers for worldwide general management. Find out more information here: bit.ly/3GUcTtD

Hailed as a 'Rising Star' by Opera Now and 'a name to watch' by Opera Magazine, Rayfield Allied is excited to welcome Glasgow-based American mezzo-soprano Lea Shaw to its roster of singers for worldwide general management. Read More about Lea here: bit.ly/4jMpfCL

Tonight: Miklós Sebestyén performs the role of Claudius in Francesco Gasparini’s Ambleto at Theater an der Wien. Performances continue until 17 May. Find out more information and get tickets here: bit.ly/3Yw4ClC

Paul McCreesh's 'must-have recording' of Elgar's Dream of Gerontius is the recipient of the 2025 BBC Music Magazine Choral award! Read more here: bit.ly/3YNNKqu

Announced Today: Francesca Chiejina joins the BBC Symphony Orchestra for a performance of Górecki's 'Symphony of Sorrowful Songs' at the Royal Albert Hall for the #BBCProms on the 22nd of August. More information and tickets here: bit.ly/4k7AENl

Just released: Amjad Ali Khan and sons Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash's NPR Tiny Desk Concert with Sharon Isbin! Watch in full here: www.npr.org/2025/04/18/g...

Next season #RAArtistinFocus Scott Hendricks will make his role and house debut as Klingsor in Parsifal at Semperoper Dresden with conductor Daniele Gatti. Find out more information here: bit.ly/3R2k7gX

Aside from mastering the roles of the operatic canon, #RAArtistinFocus Scott Hendricks is a prolific performer of contemporary works . . .

In recent years #RAArtistinFocus Scott Hendricks has introduced roles by Wagner and Strauss to his repertoire. Most recently he sang the role of Alberich throughout the new production of Der Ring des Nibelungen at La Monnaie Brussels by director Pierre Audi.

#RAArtistinFocus Scott Hendricks is much in demand in the Italian baritone roles of the late 19th century including di Luna, Rigoletto, Sharpless and Scarpia which he has performed with such companies as the Metropolitan Opera, The Royal Opera House, and The Houston Grand Opera.

This week's #RAArtistinFocus is baritone Scott Hendricks who makes his role and house debuts as Jupiter in Richard Strauss's 'Die Liebe der Danae' at Teatro Carlo Felice, Genova this coming Sunday. Find out more about the production here: bit.ly/3E1j3XJ

Tonight Andrew Watts performs Olga Neuwirth’s ‘Hommage a Klaus Nomi’ with the Remix Ensemble at Casa da Música Porto. More information and tickets here: bit.ly/4iFCSDa

Much of #RAArtistinFocus Tim Anderson's skill as a conductor of contemporary repertoire includes incorporating techniques not usually associated with conducting including working with modern technology. @tim-anderson.bsky.social

With a specialism in contemporary opera which has taken him to the Royal Opera House, Teatro Real Madrid and Staatsoper Hamburg amongst others, a recent highlight for #RAArtistinFocus Tim Anderson was the Australian premiere of Brett Dean's Hamlet with Opera Australia . . .

#RAArtistinFocus Tim Anderson has become frequently associated with contemporary repertoire and has conducted several contemporary music groups including the London Sinfonietta, Klangforum Wien, and Birmingham Contemporary Music Group at venues including . . . @tim-anderson.bsky.social

A specialist in contemporary music, this week's #RAArtistinFocus is Berlin-based conductor Tim Anderson who is currently touring Asia with frequent-collaborator Klangforum Wien performing 'Amopera' and 'tritsch tratsch' with stops in Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Daegu. @tim-anderson.bsky.social

Violinist Sonoko Miriam Welde, Artistic Leader of Vinterfestspill i Bergstaden since 2024, performs at the festival this week, including recitals with Sergio Tiempo on March 13 and 15 featuring works by Brahms and Grieg...

Tonight at the Barbican Centre Miklós Sebestyén performs Bartók's Cantata Profana with Dalia Stasevska and the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Find out more information and get tickets here: bit.ly/3Fy9Oyy

Tonight and Tomorrow Paul McCreesh conducts Verdi's Requiem with the Krakow Philharmonic. Find out more information and get tickets here: bit.ly/3QNvtVQ

#RAArtistinFocus Paul McCreesh is the Principal Guest Conductor of Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra and enjoys multiple concerts with them each season. Next month he returns to conduct Vaughan Williams' Symphony No. 5 and Mozart's Jupiter Symphony.

This week's #RAArtistinFocus is conductor Paul McCreesh who makes his return to the Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal conducting a programme of Mendelssohn and Brahms following hugely successful performances of the Messiah and the St Matthew Passion.

Ji-Min Park is critically acclaimed for his vocal warmth and expressive artistry. His 'warm, rounded tones' (ArtsHub Australia) and "ardent tenor voice" (The Times and The Sunday Times) have been praised for their blend of power and lyricism...

Today, Dingle Yandell performs the role of Il Commendatore with the Bach Collegium Japan, under the baton of Masato Suzuki, with stage design by Hiroshi Sugimoto More information: bachcollegiumjapan.org/en/schedule/...

This evening, Nick Pritchard performs Charpentier's Te Deum and his chamber opera La descente d'Orphée aux enfers with La Nuova Musica, conducted by David Bates, at Wigmore Hall More information: www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202...

Tenor Ji-Min Park's journey to the top of the opera world began at the Jette Parker Young Artists Programme at the Royal Ballet And Opera. Since then, he has performed major roles such as Rodolfo in La Bohème and Don José in Carmen #RAArtistinFocus

This week's #RAArtistinFocus is the tenor Ji-Min Park, who is currently performing the role of Alfredo in La Traviata at Opera Australia. Ji-Min began his musical journey at Seoul National University and the Vienna Conservatory, and in 2007 ...

In June #RAArtistinFocus Konstantin Shushakov will return to Opernhaus Zürich as Dr Malatesta in Don Pasquale. More information and tickets here: bit.ly/4b26Qhz

Acclaimed as a 'strong performance' by Seen and Heard International, #RAArtistinFocus Konstantin Shushakov returns to the stage of Opernhaus Zürich as Lescaut in Barrie Kosky's production of Manon Lescaut. More information and tickets here: bit.ly/3EwjIQQ

#RAArtistinFocus Konstantin Shushakov was launched into the highest levels of opera as a finalist in the 2011 Operalia and Queen Elisabeth competitions.

Tonight Julian Hubbard makes his Royal Opera debut as Lars in the world premiere of Mark-Anthony Turnage’s opera Festen. More information and tickets here: bit.ly/4gwCvJ3 (photo credit: Marc Brenner)

One of #RAArtistinFocus Konstantin Shushakov's signature roles is Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin. Listen to him sing the final scene with Marina Rebeka here: bit.ly/4aVCRYE

Opening Tomorrow: Adrian Dwyer and Anna Harvey star in Deutsche Oper am Rhein’s double bill of The Lighthouse and Dido & Aeneas. Performances continue until 5 March; more information and tickets here: bit.ly/4gu52Pp

Congratulations to Sō Percussion and Caroline Shaw, whose album on @nonesuch.com, 'Rectangles and Circumstance', won last night’s Grammy for Best Chamber/Small Ensemble Performance!! www.nonesuch.com/journal/caro...

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🎉Congratulations to Francesca Chiejina who has been nominated in this year's #RPSAwards. 🎉 Read more here: bit.ly/4jvhXnb @royalphilsoc.bsky.social

Rayfield Allied is excited to welcome tenor Julian Hubbard to its roster of singers. Find out more about Julian who is about to make his Royal Opera House debut in the world premiere of Festen here: bit.ly/4aAFq2a

Tonight Peter Harvey joins the Munich Bach Orchestra & Choir at the Isarphilharmonie for Handel’s Messiah. More information and tickets here: bit.ly/42NW4cX

#RAArtistinFocus Amjad Ali Khan wrote 'Samaagam', his first sarod concerto, in 2008. It has since been performed with orchestras including the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, the New Jersey Symphony, the Adelaide Symphony, the Philharmonia, and the Gulbenkian Orchestra...

#RAArtistinFocus Amjad Ali Khan, Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash are currently Wigmore Hall Associate Artists, where they have performed sarod solos, trios, and quintets with Ayaan's twin sons Zohaan and Abeer...

Rayfield Allied is excited to welcome tenor Vincent Ordonneau to its roster of singers. Find out more about Vincent here: bit.ly/3WukJ22

Today, Ji-Min Park returns to Opera Australia, starring as Alfredo in La Traviata at the Sydney Opera House More information: opera.org.au/productions/...

#RAArtistinFocus sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan has brought sarod music to new audiences across the globe alongside his two sons, Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash. In 2014 the trio performed at the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony in Oslo. Watch the performance here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dv5h...