A RSS news feed containing the latest Alice Farnham articles https://alicefarnham.com/ en-gb https://alicefarnham.com/blog/reviews-longborough-festival-opera-la-boheme <p>British Theatre Guide - 'everything is led by a note-perfect Longborough Festival Orchestra under Alice Farnham&rsquo;s confident baton' -&nbsp;</p> <p>Opera Scene - 'Under the baton of Alice Farnham, the orchestra did a phenomenal job of creating a sound worthy of an ensemble twice their size&rsquo;&nbsp;</p> <p>Opera Today - 'Although performing a reduced orchestration of the score, this account by Alice Farnham and the Longborough Festival Orchestra lacks nothing in drama or pace, bringing out the playfulness of the light-hearted passages, but also the surging passion and pathos of the more serious episodes, without resort to sentimentality or overwrought musical gestures'. https://alicefarnham.com/blog/reviews-longborough-festival-opera-la-boheme Tue, 20 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Alice Farnham https://alicefarnham.com/blog/reviews-longobrough-festival-opera-l-elisir-d-amore <p>Opera Magazine - &rsquo;The brio and edge of Alice Farnham&rsquo;s conducting infused the energetic young cast. <p>The Artsdesk - &lsquo;Good steering as well. <p>Opera Today - 'From the pit, Alice Farnham drives the action forwards and takes the Longobrough Festival Orchestra through their paces. <p><br /> Opera Scene &rsquo;The composer is in excellent hands with the conducting of Alice Farnham. https://alicefarnham.com/blog/reviews-longobrough-festival-opera-l-elisir-d-amore Sat, 01 Jul 2023 11:12:00 +0000 Alice Farnham https://alicefarnham.com/blog/reviews-royal-academy-of-music-le-nozze-di-figaro <p>Opera Today - &ldquo;From the pit, Alice Farnham drives the action forwards and takes the Longobrough Festival Orchestra through their paces. <p><br /> Opera Magazine - 'Led by conductor Alice Farnham, the playing in the pit was crisply defined, nimble and had a lovely &lsquo;bite&rsquo;, the instrumental lines weaving together spiritedly and cleanly. https://alicefarnham.com/blog/reviews-royal-academy-of-music-le-nozze-di-figaro Wed, 01 Mar 2023 11:15:00 +0000 Alice Farnham https://alicefarnham.com/blog/review-the-new-statesman <p>From Tom Crewe to Caro Giles: new books reviewed in short</p> <p>Also featuring A Writer&rsquo;s Diary by Toby Litt and a study of conducting by Alice Farnham. <p>https://www. https://alicefarnham.com/blog/review-the-new-statesman Tue, 24 Jan 2023 07:51:00 +0000 Alice Farnham https://alicefarnham.com/blog/telegraph-online <p>Alice Farnham is on a one-woman mission to demystify the rarified world of conducting. <p>https://www. https://alicefarnham.com/blog/telegraph-online Tue, 24 Jan 2023 07:50:00 +0000 Alice Farnham https://alicefarnham.com/blog/guardian-online <p>Thank you, Cate Blanchett, for taking up the baton for female conductors - Alice farnham</p> <p><a href="https://www. https://alicefarnham.com/blog/guardian-online Tue, 24 Jan 2023 07:48:00 +0000 Alice Farnham https://alicefarnham.com/blog/l-heure-espagnole-gianni-schicchi-double-bill-royal-academy-of-music <p>&lsquo;In an evening of consistent surprise and delight, with the conductor Alice Farnham, in the pit, underlining the transparency and humour of Barlow&rsquo;s staging&hellip; with adept playing from the RAM orchestra. https://alicefarnham.com/blog/l-heure-espagnole-gianni-schicchi-double-bill-royal-academy-of-music Mon, 14 Feb 2022 15:29:23 +0000 Alice Farnham https://alicefarnham.com/blog/the-conductor-lowering-the-ladder-for-women-in-music-alice-farnham <p>The conductor lowering the ladder for women in music: Alice Farnham</p> <p><img alt="Alice Farnham" height="580" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" src="https://d2qpatdq99d39w. <p>World-renowned conductor Alice Farnham is on a mission: to empower more women to join her in a conducting career. <p>As artistic director of the Women Conductors programme at the Royal Philharmonic Society, Alice has worked with over 500 female musicians, giving them the chance to try their hand at conducting. <p>&lsquo;My main focus is to give them the confidence to stand in front of people and be a bigger version of themselves,&rsquo; says Alice, who has worked with the Royal Opera House, English National Ballet and the BBC Concert Orchestra. <p>Alice&rsquo;s work has been so successful that, this year, the Royal Philharmonic Society launched the next chapter of the Women Conductors programme: a groundbreaking new mentoring project dedicated to nurturing female conductors at the start of their career. <p>&lsquo;There is a huge amount of pressure on new conductors. <p>Her ultimate ambition is that one day as many women will conduct orchestras as men. <p><a class="btn btn-default" href="https://www. https://alicefarnham.com/blog/the-conductor-lowering-the-ladder-for-women-in-music-alice-farnham Tue, 04 Jan 2022 10:27:00 +0000 Alice Farnham https://alicefarnham.com/blog/norma-calgary-opera <p>'I particularly enjoyed the conducting of Alice Farnham, who was alive to the needs of the singers and also provided a rich sense of musical character. https://alicefarnham.com/blog/norma-calgary-opera Mon, 22 Jun 2020 13:00:00 +0000 Alice Farnham https://alicefarnham.com/blog/observer-critics-review-of-2018 <p>'Where are all the Women? https://alicefarnham.com/blog/observer-critics-review-of-2018 Mon, 22 Jun 2020 12:30:00 +0000 Alice Farnham https://alicefarnham.com/blog/la-fedelt-premiata-haydn-guildhall-hall-school-of-music-drama <p>'exuberant playing from the orchestra under Alice Farnham, it provided a glorious series of vocal showcases for its young cast'. https://alicefarnham.com/blog/la-fedelt-premiata-haydn-guildhall-hall-school-of-music-drama Mon, 22 Jun 2020 11:30:00 +0000 Alice Farnham https://alicefarnham.com/blog/giselle-danish-royal-ballet-jutland-tour <p><em>'The Aalborg Symphony Orchestra - The Royal Danish Theatre's resident orchestra in the province - is under the strong direction of conductor Alice Farnham. https://alicefarnham.com/blog/giselle-danish-royal-ballet-jutland-tour Mon, 22 Jun 2020 10:12:55 +0000 Alice Farnham https://alicefarnham.com/blog/new-works-the-royal-ballet-the-linbury-theatre <p><em>'A fine performance by Robert Clerk (piano) and the Southbank Sinfonia under Alice Farnham' &nbsp;-&nbsp;</em>The Times&nbsp;</p> https://alicefarnham.com/blog/new-works-the-royal-ballet-the-linbury-theatre Mon, 22 Jun 2020 10:12:19 +0000 Alice Farnham https://alicefarnham.com/blog/i-capuleti-e-i-montecchi-pimlico-opera-sadlers-wells <p><em>'Sympathetically conducted by Alice Farnham' &nbsp;-</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;The Telegraph</p> https://alicefarnham.com/blog/i-capuleti-e-i-montecchi-pimlico-opera-sadlers-wells Mon, 22 Jun 2020 10:11:43 +0000 Alice Farnham https://alicefarnham.com/blog/the-flying-inkpot <p><em>'The orchestra's playing, under the baton of Alice farnham, was some of the best I have heard in SLO performance. https://alicefarnham.com/blog/the-flying-inkpot Mon, 22 Jun 2020 10:11:05 +0000 Alice Farnham https://alicefarnham.com/blog/die-zauberflte-singapore-lyric-opera <p><em>'Conductor Alice Farnham brought out the best of the Singapore Lyric Opera Orchestra' -&nbsp;</em>The Straits Times</p> https://alicefarnham.com/blog/die-zauberflte-singapore-lyric-opera Mon, 22 Jun 2020 10:10:24 +0000 Alice Farnham https://alicefarnham.com/blog/paul-bunyan-welsh-national-youth-opera <p><em>'Alice Farnham's conducting, the driving force' &nbsp;</em>The Guardian&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;<em>'The well-paced conducting of Alice Farnham'&nbsp;</em><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;</em>The Observer&nbsp;</p> <p><em>'The chorus singing is exemplary and Alice Farnham conducts stylishly' &nbsp;</em>The Arts Desk&nbsp;</p> https://alicefarnham.com/blog/paul-bunyan-welsh-national-youth-opera Mon, 22 Jun 2020 10:09:06 +0000 Alice Farnham https://alicefarnham.com/blog/the-stage <p>'Conductor Alice Farnham and the Chroma ensemble ensure plenty of zip. https://alicefarnham.com/blog/the-stage Mon, 22 Jun 2020 10:06:14 +0000 Alice Farnham https://alicefarnham.com/blog/wales-arts-review <p>'Max's score, superbly conducted by Alice Farnham, brims with invention and humanity. https://alicefarnham.com/blog/wales-arts-review Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 Alice Farnham https://alicefarnham.com/blog/4-review-the-times <p>'The WNO orchestra and ten student instrumentalists were on eloquent form, while the conductor Alice Farnham kept a firm grip on this fluid, fast-paced production'</p> https://alicefarnham.com/blog/4-review-the-times Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 Alice Farnham