Breaking

A bold, atmospheric work rooted in English folklore, ritual, & superstition: Shadwell Opera & Opera North give the stage premiere of Isabella Gellis’ The Devil’s Den Dramatic Messiah: Wild Arts brings its dramatised presentation of Handel’s oratorio back for a third tour An ambitious project that seeks to reimagine one of our great literary giants: Alastair White & Gemma A Williams ask how you adapt Finnegan’s Wake for the musical stage Zoë Martlew’s debut album: Album Z Fascinating, distracting & frustrating: Janáček’s Makropulos Case gets its first production at Covent Garden in director Katie Mitchell’s farewell to opera

Blog

Slipped Disc November 30, 2024

Concertmaster, 91

by tritonous

The Zagreb Soloists have announced the death of their long serving concertmaster, Tonko Ninić.

The post Concertmaster, 91 appeared first on Slippedisc.

classical classical music news

tritonous

You might be interested in …

Mariss Jansons' stunning Mozart Requiem

Classical Explorer January 19, 2025

Mariss Jansons’ stunning Mozart Requiem

by tritonous

For those looking for a modern-instrument performance of Mozart’s Requiem (in the Süßmayr completion), look no further. If ever there was an example of Jansons’ art, this is it. There will be adherents of Jansons’ […]

Slipped Disc March 2, 2025

VOCES8 hires American replacement

by tritonous

The British a capella octet, shaken by the withdrawal of Andrea Haines, have replaced her with a US visitor: We are thrilled to announce that Savannah Porter will be joining VOCES8 as Andrea’s successor. Savannah […]

Slipped Disc August 10, 2025

Russia detains pro-Navanly violinist

by tritonous

Russian media are reporting that the virtuoso violinist Asya Sorshneva has been placed under house arrest in the town of Vladimir. She has been charged with ‘financing extremist activities’ after making several donations to the […]