There’s a famous 1947 Cartier-Bresson photograph of Igor plus Puss which we can’t reproduce.
The composer was feline in so many ways.
And he composed The Owl and the Pussycat, a forerunner to theLloyd Webber musical, CATS.
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A conversation I filmed with the conductor in Zurich, a dozen years ago. A lovely man, lacking in pomposity and self-regard. Enjoy. The post Roger Norrington: I kiss the musicians, then I kick off my […]
It has become known that the distinguished tenor Lawrence Brownlee will top the bill at the season-opening concert of Moscow’s state-run Zaryadye Hall on September 8. Brownlee, 53, is not troubled by the western cultural […]
Anthony Checchia, who played a vital role at Marlboro Music for nhalf a century, died this weekend, aged 94. His is survived by his wife, soprano Benita Valente and their son Peter. From the Marlboro […]
