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London Early Opera
London Early Opera (LEO) is a British List of period instruments, period-instrument orchestra consisting of specialist Baroque music, baroque instrumentalists, singers, researchers, historians and Musicology, musicologists. LEO was founded in 2008 by artistic director Bridget Cunningham as a research-led group. The orchestra is based in London and the south-east of England and became a UK Charity in 2011 (charity no 1143989). Research and education London Early Opera undertakes Musicology, musicological research into baroque music and Historically informed performance, historical performance practice, working with historians, scholars and editors including Bridget Cunningham David E. Coke, Lars Tharp and Michael Talbot (musicologist), Michael Talbot. The orchestra performs and records well-known baroque music as well as newly discovered historical works to preserve musical heritage. The group also creates new scholarly editions of previously lost musical works, specialising in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridget Cunningham
Bridget Cunningham is a British-Irish harpsichordist, conductor and Musicology, musicologist specialising in music of the Baroque music, Baroque period. Cunningham is Artistic Director of British period orchestra and research group London Early Opera. Early career Cunningham was educated at University of Southampton, Southampton University; the Royal College of Music; and Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, Trinity Laban. She studied the harpsichord under Robert Woolley and was awarded a Junior Fellowship at the Royal College of Music. Following on from this she was a harpsichordist for the Live Music Now Scheme, performed regularly at the Handel Hendrix House and played and coached singers for the all-female choir Vivaldi’s Women. Performing Cunningham has performed at international festivals and venues including The Innsbruck Festival, East Cork Early Music Festival, Victoria International Arts Festival in Gozo, St Martin-in-the-Fields, St John's, Smith Square, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
