by Alexandra Coghlan | Feb 15, 2026 | Drama, Music
John Findon as Peter Grimes in Opera North’s production, conducted by Garry Walker, Photo credit: James Glossop (c) 2026 Peter Grimes is an opera of place above all things. We don’t need to question what holds the loner-fisherman Grimes on the bleak Suffolk... 
by Music Editor | Sep 22, 2023 | Awards, Music, Uncategorized
All photos by Elliott Franks The music section convened with many glamorous guests and award winners for our second annual presentation, at the Sky Bar in the Coliseum, on Wednesday September 20th Our first Young Talent award winner… Composer Tom Coult.... by Music Editor | May 31, 2023 | Awards, Music, Uncategorized
CRITICS’ CIRCLE MUSIC AWARDS for 2022 The Music Section of The Critics’ Circle is delighted to announce our award winners: Young Talent (Composer) TOM COULT Young Talent (Piano) THOMAS KELLY Young Talent (Instrument) BEN GOLDSCHEIDER Young Talent... 
by Tom Sutcliffe | Jan 21, 2020 | Music
Love thy neighbour Kurt Weill’s 1947 “Broadway opera” contains much fine writing, musically and dramatically. It is not shaped like a verismo opera: its excellent songs do not play the same intently focused role as in Puccini. Yet it shows off Weill’s huge theatrical... 
by Mark Pullinger | Feb 10, 2018 | Awards, Music
Over the past week, the Music Section has made presentations to two of our 2017 Critics’ Circle Award winners. After the opening night of Opera North’s new production of Un ballo in maschera, Mark Valencia presented the award for Outstanding Achievement to Richard...