Gustav is not Gustavo: LA Phil goes off the scale

The much-loved instrument maker George Stoppani died over Christmas. Aside from making instruments he created a brand of  ‘Real Guts Strings’ and was an international authority on instrumental acoustics.     The post English luthier […]

The Staatsoper has hoisted a black flag in memory of the late international director. Here is its mourning statement: The entire staff of the State Opera mourns the loss of one of the greats of […]

Forget the on-stage drama. San Francisco Opera has got itself into a knife-edge thrller with its orchestra musicians, who are out of contract. On Friday night, moments before Un Ballo in Maschera, the Orchestra agreed […]