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Shakespeare settings from Bostridge and Pappano
21st Apr 2016
The tenor's 400th anniversary tribute to The Bard will be released on Warner Classics in September.
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Adès: The Tempest
Simon Keenlyside (Prospero), Kate Royal (Miranda), Toby Spence (Ferdinand), Ian Bostridge (Caliban), Cyndia Sieden (Ariel), Philip Langridge (Alonso), Donald Kaasch (Antonio), Jonathan Summers (Sebastian), David Condier (Trinculo), Stephen Richardson (Stefano), Graeme Danby (Gonzalo) The Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Thomas Adès
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Susan Graham's Frauenliebe with a twist
7th Apr 2016
The mezzo's acclaimed Wigmore Hall recital from last week has been recorded for release on Onyx Classics.
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Michael Spyres
30th Mar 2016
Katherine talks to the American tenor about his career to date and his role on Opera Rara's new recording of Donizetti's Le Duc d’Albe.
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Donizetti: Le Duc d’Albe
Angela Meade (Hélène d’Egmont), Michael Spyres (Henri de Bruges), Laurent Naouri (Le Duc d'Albe), Gianluca Buratto (Daniel Brauer), David Stout (Sandoval), Trystan Llyr Griffiths (Carlos), Robin Tritschler (Balbuena), Dawid Kimberg (Un Tavernier) Hallé & Opera Rara Chorus, Sir Mark Elder
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Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci featuring Jonas Kaufmann
18th Mar 2016
Katherine enjoys a double helping of the world's top tenor as Canio and Turiddu.
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Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci (DVD)
Jonas Kaufmann (Turiddu), Liudmyla Monastyrska (Santuzza), Ambrogio Maestri (Alfio), Annalisa Stroppa (Lola), Stefania Toczyska (Mamma Lucia), Jonas Kaufmann (Canio), Maria Agresta (Nedda), Dimitri Platanias (Tonio), Alessio Arduini (Silvio), Tansel Akzeybek (Beppe) Staatskapelle Dresden, Sachsischer Staatsopernchor, Christian Thielemann
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Carolus IV: Rex et Imperator
17th Mar 2016
Schola Gregoriana Pragensis's David Eben on his group's anniversary tribute to Charles IV.
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Brook Street Band at 20
10th Mar 2016
The early music ensemble celebrate a milestone birthday with a new disc of Handel's Trio Sonatas.
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Nikolaus Harnoncourt (1929-2016)
7th Mar 2016
A tribute to the Austrian cellist and conductor, who died on Saturday aged 86.
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Nicole Car - The Kiss
3rd Mar 2016
Katherine talks to the Australian soprano about her new disc of opera arias on ABC Classics.
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Magdalena Kožená
2nd Mar 2016
Katherine talks to the Czech mezzo about her new disc of Monteverdi, released last week on Deutsche Grammophon.
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Mark Elder conducts Donizetti's Le Duc d'Albe
26th Feb 2016
Katherine enjoys Donizetti's Flanders-set epic Le Duc d'Albe, conducted by Mark Elder.
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Five new projects from Opera Rara
23rd Feb 2016
A Rossini masterpiece revisited, and rarities by Bellini, Gounod, Offenbach and Donizetti.
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Renaud Capuçon on Lalo, Sarasate and Bruch
18th Feb 2016
Katherine talks to the French violinist about his new recording of three of the most popular works for violin and orchestra, out now on Erato.
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Hans Abrahamsen - Let me tell you
17th Feb 2016
Katherine talks to the Danish composer about his Ophelia-inspired work for soprano and orchestra, written for Barbara Hannigan.
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Winter Dreams from Vasily Petrenko on Onyx
16th Feb 2016
Following their acclaimed Shostakovich cycle, the RLPO and their Russian conductor turn their attention to Tchaikovsky.
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ORA performs choral music inspired by William Byrd
12th Feb 2016
Katherine listens to ORA's debut disc, featuring newly-commissioned 'reflections' of Byrd's greatest works.
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St John Passion from the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
11th Feb 2016
René Jacobs conducts Bach's masterpiece for the first time on disc - coming soon on Harmonia Mundi.
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John Wilson conducts music by Aaron Copland
29th Jan 2016
Katherine listens to the first volume of John Wilson's Copland project with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Copland: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1
BBC Philharmonic, John Wilson
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Denise Duval 1921 - 2016
27th Jan 2016
The French soprano, who was closely associated with Francis Poulenc and gave the first performances of La voix humaine, has died aged 94.
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Miloš Karadaglić on Blackbird
22nd Jan 2016
Katherine talks to the guitarist about his new album of Beatles arrangements on Mercury.
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Blackbird: The Beatles Album
Miloš Karadaglić (guitar)
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Saimir Pirgu
19th Jan 2016
As he prepares to sing La traviata at Covent Garden this evening, Katherine talks to the Albanian tenor about his new operatic recital-disc on Opus Arte.
