JUNE ART AND ARCHITECTURE ARTICLES AND MORE FROM MEMBERS OF THE CRITICS’ CIRCLE
Articles and speaking engagements by the Critics’ Circle members on art and architecture during June 2025.
CONCLAVE CONFIDENTIAL, PART ONE: OUR MAN IN THE SMOKE
When I landed in Rome for the election of the 267th pope, I wasn’t consciously planning to recreate scenes from Conclave (2024)—despite being a big fan of Edward Berger’s ecclesiastical hit. And yet, barely a day after touching down at Fiumicino, there I...
Putting the Cor! in Cuore
Cuore Orchestra in Harrogate, with conductor William Dutton, 8th May Review by Fiona Hook It could be argued that anyone who launches a new professional orchestra, especially away from a major urban centre, in the current climate needs their head examining, but...A Rich Haul: British Youth Opera’s Peter Grimes
How many professional companies in the UK could currently muster a staging of Peter Grimes? You could count them on one hand with fingers to spare. Enter British Youth Opera and director Will Kerley with a concert-production of serious power, a showcase of young...