HURN Court Opera, Dorset’s professional opera company, is this year staging Puccini’s much-loved La Boheme, touring from 11th to 15th April, to Christchurch, Salisbury and Winchester. The company has been gaining excellent reviews for its productions, which give young professional singers a chance to perform great roles, as well as bringing opera to new audiences….
DOUGIE Scarfe, chief executive of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, will have been with the Poole-based regional orchestra for ten years this year – and the celebrations began in style when he was named Orchestra Manager of the Year at the ABO/Classical Music Awards in Leeds. This prestigious award recognises his work in championing inclusion and…
THE Ukrainian-born conductor Kirill Karabits will end his tenure as chief conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in summer 2024, after a remarkable 15-year partnership. But the relationship, which has been so successful, will continue with Karabits becoming the BSO’s Conductor Laureate and artistic director of the Voices from the East programme. Karabits is the…
THE Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra has a new residency in Somerset, at Yeovil’s Octagon Theatre. The long-term relationship was announced on the eve of a BSO concert at the theatre in November. The new residency will provide greater access to world-class music for communities in Somerset when the theatre, which is managed by South Somerset District…