Faceless donor settles San Francisco chorus dispute

The incoming New York Philharmonic conductor was invited to contribute a ‘Turning Points’ article to the local newspaper. Probably ghosted, and ever so slightly pretentious. He begins: Lately I have been thinking about the relationship […]

Ticketholders to La Vestale are receiving this emailed warning: Chère spectatrice, cher spectateur, Vous avez réservé des places pour l’opéra La Vestale de Gaspare Spontini à l’Opéra Bastille et nous vous en remercions. Nous vous […]

From our Finland correspondent: Sibelius wrote many songs including ‘Was it a Dream?’ and ‘The girl returned from meeting her lover’ for the soprano Ida Ekman who, on several accounts, he considered as the only […]