The Italian Daniele Gatti took over last night as chief conductor of the Dresden Sataatskapelle, one of the world’s longest-running orchestras. He opened with Mahler 1, inaugurating the first complete Mahler cycle in the orchestra’s somewhat introspective history.
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The Royal Opera has created a new post of associate director for Netia Jones. She will take charge of the indeterminate Linbury Theatre and share responsibility with Oliver Mears for commissioning new work in the […]
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