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The premiere of the ballet Paquita was cancelled on December 5 , half an hour after it should have started. Further performances on December 6 and 8 were also blacked out, along with two further shows last night at the Bastille and the Palais Garnier.
Apparently, some of the dancers are complaining of insufficient compensation for their preparatory work.
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The renowned British lute and theorbo player, David Miller, has died at the age of 72. For four decades Dai – as he was universally known – played continuo on theorbo, chitarrone and baroque guitar […]
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Recorder concertos from Sanssouci: Quantz, CPE Bach, Benda, Graun, Isaac Makhdoomi, Ensemble Piccante; Prospero In Wilhelmine’s footsteps: the music of Bayreuth: Wilhelmine, Johann Pfeiffer, Bernhard Joachim Hagen, Locatelli; Camerata Øresund; Channel ClassicsReviewed 29 July 2025 Civilised, elegant […]
