Exclusive: Casting details for the next English Ring
Grange Park Opera is about to release casting and tickets for the first episode of its Ring cycle. Das Rheingold will run from 14 June to 10 July 2026. Members of the Ring Ring get […]
Just in: NY Phil summons last-minute maestro
The New York Philharmonic has a debutant conductor tonight and through the weekend. Juanjo Mena has called in ‘indisposed’ (to quote the jargon). His replacement is Brett Mitchell of the Psadena Symphony who, in his […]
Brazilian nightingale dies
Famed for her recording of Villa-Lobos’ Bachianas Brasileiras #5, Maria Lucia Godoy held the status of national singer in Brazil, performing at state occasions, investitures and funerals. Maria Lucia Godoy died today, aged 100. The […]
Alastair Macaulay finds Mahler alienation in New York
From our resident reviewer: The Russian-Ukrainian choreographer Alexei Ratmansky is a divided soul. In February 2024, he created “Solitude”, to two movements from Mahler symphonies, for New York City Ballet. In February 2025, he made, […]
Normandy laments creative leader, 63
The last director of the Orchestre régional de Normandie, Pierre-François Roussillon, has died a few months after his orchestra was defunded. Son of a famous actor at the Comédie Française, Pierre-Francois was a solo clarinetist […]
