Conductor & Musical Director | Passionate about #Opera and #ClassicalMusic transformation ๐ถ| Current work: Ethel Smythโs "Entente Cordialeโ w/ @retrospectopera
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Benjamin Hamilton retweeted
"Andrews is a past master at extracting the best from underpriced scores and he and the Orchestra of Scottish Opera excel themselves in a properly reflective reading, allowing his players to relish Bantock's instrumental colourings along the way." @RetrospectOpera @operamagazine
Benjamin Hamilton retweeted
Editor's Choice - October 2025
Review of Kennedy-Fraser and Bantock's The Seal-Woman (Retrospect Opera, 2025) in @LimelightArtsAu, 8 September 2025, by Clive Paget:
limelight-arts.com.au/reviewโฆ
Benjamin Hamilton retweeted
Congratulations to our former Trustee Andy King on the Keynote at the International Society for the Study of Egyptomania conference this weekend. issegyptomania.com/
Find out more about The Seal-Woman: retrospectopera.org.uk/produโฆ
And The Happy Prince: retrospectopera.org.uk/produโฆ
Benjamin Hamilton retweeted
And the reviews are in for #TheSealWoman with
@RetrospectOpera! Fair to say not all the critics agree entirely about its stageability, but are absolutely unanimous in praise for the beauty of the score and wonderful performances. Congratulations team!
So proud of having worked on this with the simply amazing team. Bravo all @RetrospectOpera! ๐
And the reviews are in for #TheSealWoman with
@RetrospectOpera! Fair to say not all the critics agree entirely about its stageability, but are absolutely unanimous in praise for the beauty of the score and wonderful performances. Congratulations team!
Benjamin Hamilton retweeted
โAll credit to Retrospect Opera [...] Yvonne Howard is in fine voice as The Cailleach [...] Best of all is Catherine Carby as the seal womanโ
- Review of Bantock and Kennedy-Fraserโs The Seal-Woman, Christopher Cook, BBC Music Magazine, 7 August 2025
pressreader.com/uk/bbc-musicโฆ
Benjamin Hamilton retweeted
"Retrospect Opera has an excellent track record in recording largely unknown British operas: this latest release is not a disappointment.... Conductor John Andrews leads his forces in a well-shaped reading of the score." โญโญโญโญ from Opera Now.
gramophone.co.uk/opera-now/rโฆ
Benjamin Hamilton retweeted
โThroughout the performance is well played and sungโฆ The extensive booklet notes are thorough and absorbing. This was clearly a labour of loveโฆ thereโs no question it is good to have this extremely enterprising releaseโbritishmusicsociety.co.uk/20โฆ
Benjamin Hamilton retweeted
"Throughout the performance is well played and sung ... The extensive booklet notes are thorough and absorbing. This was clearly a labour of love."
- Review of Kennedy-Fraser & Bantock's The Seal-Woman by Kevin Mandry for British Music Society, July 2025
britishmusicsociety.co.uk/20โฆ
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Many congratulations to @Dr_Chris_Wiley for his piece on Smythโs Entente Cordiale in this monthโs @operamagazine magazine โ perfectly timed as the opera, which I will be recording with @RetrospectOpera next year, turns 100!
#OTD in 1925, @DameEthelSmyth's Entente Cordiale was premiered at the Royal College of Music, London. To commemorate this centenary, our own @Dr_Chris_Wiley has written an article for @operamagazine. #EthelSmyth To donate to our upcoming recording: retrospectopera.org.uk/entenโฆ
Benjamin Hamilton retweeted
Review of Kennedy-Fraser/Bantock, The Seal-Woman (Retrospect Opera) by Jim Westhead, MusicWeb International: musicwebinternational.com/20โฆ
Thank you @classicjacko for all you do for inclusion. :-)
If this โcriticโ had bothered to do his research, he would have seen that itโs not called โThe Relaxing Promโ. Itโs a โRelaxed Promโ, often attended by those with additional needs. The @bbcproms is for everyone. And I make absolutely no apology for that. thecritic.co.uk/democratisinโฆ
Congratulations @jsavournin
Waterperry Opera Festival โฆ@WaterperryOperaโฉ has appointed John Savournin โฆ@jsavourninโฉ as CEO and Artistic Director from September 1.
Benjamin Hamilton retweeted
Great mention of the @RetrospectOpera recording of C.V. Stanford's Shamus O'Brien this morning on @BBCRadio3, following broadcast of a movement from one of Stanford's symphonies. Listen from 13:13-13:51 here: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002f7โฆ
Benjamin Hamilton retweeted
The longer version of the interview with @jkaconductor about our recording of Kennedy-Fraser and Bantock's The Seal-Woman has now gone live: youtu.be/vkIxvKnPTNY
To order our recording of The Seal-Woman: retrospectopera.org.uk/produโฆ
Benjamin Hamilton retweeted
Here's a short video featuring @jkaconductor interviewed by @B_F_Hamilton in advance of our recent launch of Kennedy-Fraser and Bantock's The Seal-Woman: youtu.be/4zgXAFc6xI0
To order our recording of The Seal-Woman: retrospectopera.org.uk/produโฆ
Benjamin Hamilton retweeted
Last Sunday, six tracks from our recording of Kennedy-Fraser & Bantock's The Seal-Woman were broadcast on @BBCRadioScot's 'Classical Now', presented by Jamie MacDougall & introduced by @bycarbytrain who sings the title role. Listen here from 51.25-1.16.28: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002dw0โฆ
Benjamin Hamilton retweeted
One week on: some photos from last Friday's launch event for our recording of Kennedy-Fraser and Bantock's opera The Seal-Woman.
To watch the launch: youtu.be/1VGQ547pbfw
To order our recording: retrospectopera.org.uk/produโฆ
@jkaconductor @scottishopera
retrospectopera.org.uk/the-sโฆ
