Ever heard Bartok play Scarlatti?

West Edge Opera of California are putting on a new opera about Dolores Huerta of the Democratic Socialists of America, leader of the five-year 1960s grape strike. She coined the slogan, ‘Si se puede – […]

Vienna has just seen two productions of Bellini’s opera in a week. The Teater an der Wien had a brilliant cast – Asmik Grigorian, Aigul Akhmetshina, Freddie De Tommaso – and spartan sets. The Vienna […]

Members of the San Francisco Symphony Chorus voted unanimously last night to authorize a strike. The vote polled 98.1% of eligible members. The first strike is likely to hit Verdi’s Requiem on Thursday. The orchestra […]