The former German chancellor, a regular worshipper at the Wagner festival, has let it be known she is taking this year off. No reason given.
She has missed only one opening night in 16 years.
Her successor is not that bothered.
The post Angela Merkel cancels Bayreuth appeared first on Slippedisc.
%20Ali%20Wright.jpg?w=670&resize=670,446&ssl=1 "Relentlessly entertaining: Louise Bakker's new production of Handel's Acis and Galatea at Opera Holland Park rather over-eggs things but features finely engaging soloists")
Handel: Acis and Galatea – chorus – Opera Holland Park (Photo: Ali Wright) Handel: Acis and Galatea; Elizabeth Karani, Anthony Gregory, Chuma Sijeqa, Ruari Bowen, director: Louise Bakker, City of London Sinfonia, conductor: Michael Papadopoulos; […]
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2 – Anna Tsybuleva with hr-Sinfonieorchester, Alain Altinoglu I first chatted to pianist Anna Tsybuleva back in 2021 (by Zoom from her house in the Caucasus) when having won the Leeds […]
Professor Vanessa Latarche, Chair of International Keyboard Studies and Head of Keyboard at the Royal College of Music, has shared this message with colleagues: I am writing to inform you all that our colleague Nigel […]
