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Cavalli in 2012 and 2013

Benjamin Bayl — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:28:01 +0000

Benjamin will be working on Cavalli’s Giasone at the beautiful 18th century Drottningholms Slottsteater in Stockholm during April and May, and will direct the Royal Concert there on June 11th. In Summer 2013, he will conduct Cavalli’s Gli amori d’Apollo e di Dafne in Copenhagen.

Great success in Scandinavian Christmas concerts

Benjamin Bayl — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 12:23:42 +0000

Ben spent most of December on the road. First stop was conducting Bach’s Christmas Oratorio with the orchestra and chorus of Norrlandsoperan (review here), who immediately invited him back for two projects in the next two seasons: a baroque/classical programme in the 2012/2013 season and the St.Matthew Passion for Easter 2014. He then made his debut with Sønderjyllands Symfoniorkester, conducting a programme of Handel, Bach and Vivaldi with great success — future projects are in the pipeline.

Oviedo Reviews

Benjamin Bayl — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 13:56:26 +0000

Critical success for this week’s concerts with Orquesta Sinfónica del Principado de Asturias; read the latest here and here.

Concerts in Oviedo

Benjamin Bayl — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 21:41:54 +0000

Following the success of Ben’s projects conducting the Wroclaw Philharmonic Choir and Baroque Orchestra, and a recital last week in the Wigmore Hall with Sara Mingardo and Richard Sweeney (which can be heard online here), Ben travels to Oviedo next week to return to the Orquesta Sinfónica del Principado de Asturias, with whom he conducted Messiah last year. This year: Beethoven, Mozart and Haydn.

Berlin Staatsoper

Benjamin Bayl — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 21:39:12 +0000

In May 2013, Ben will be co-conductor (with Michael Boder) of Purcell’s “Fairy Queen”, re-arranged by eminent German composer Helmut Oehring. Ben will conduct the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, whilst Michael Boder will conduct the Staatskapelle Berlin.

Poppea in Copenhagen receives rave reviews!

Benjamin Bayl — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 21:48:05 +0000

Poppœas Kroning (på dansk) is a big success in Copenhagen, with a 4-star review from Politiken and ecstatic audiences.

Returning to The Hanover Band

Benjamin Bayl — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 17:58:09 +0000

Following the success of his debut concerts earlier this year, Ben will return to conduct The Hanover Band next season with a wonderful programme of Bach and Handel at the Courtyard Theatre in Hereford, UK.

Debut with Opera de Oviedo in 2012/2013 Season

Benjamin Bayl — Sat, 28 May 2011 12:49:05 +0000

Ben will make his debut with Opera de Oviedo in the 2012/2013 Season, conducting Handel’s “Agrippina”.

From Gävle to Ghent

Benjamin Bayl — Sun, 01 May 2011 15:19:41 +0000

After a very successful debut with Gävle Symfoniorkester last week, Ben returns to Ghent to continue working on the production of Monteverdi’s “Il ritorno d’Ulisse in Patria” at the Vlaamse Opera. This week he also works for the first time with Collegium Vocale Ghent, preparing them for their upcoming performances of Haydn’s “The Seasons” with the Royal Flemish Philharmonic.

Exciting new film JUAN will open in April

Benjamin Bayl — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 16:44:44 +0000

JUAN, a new film based on Mozart’s Don Giovanni, for which Ben was the conductor-on-set (with Concerto Copenhagen), will open in cinemas on April 7th, after already enjoying great success at various film festivals around the world. See the trailer here.