John Adams’ City Noir was inspired by the cultural and social history of Los Angeles, with the composer himself calling it ‘an imaginary film score’, while Fearful Symmetries exemplifies his steamroller motor rhythms. The album […]
The versatile German mezzo-soprano is midway through her second career as an opera and festival director. She has engagements until 2029 and has not completely given up thought of singing again, she says. The Lebrecht […]
Marlon Brando’s 10 Best Films This week marks 20 years since the death of Marlon Brando. This American stage and film actor and director was one of the most important actors of the 20th century, […]
The chief executive of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Emma Stenning, has appointed a Community Board of local leaders and activists. The Board, in her words, is A group designed to build connections with […]
In a rare departure from its offshore c asting, the Royal Opera made a local call after Daniel Behle cancelled as tonight’s Ferrando in Cosi fan tutte. Making his debut with be a British tenor, Anthony […]
It’s all change at the summits. Christoph Müller was named today as Intendant of the Settimane Musicali di Ascona, near Locarno. He joins new Intendant Daniel Hope at Gstaad and new boss Sebastian Nordmann at […]
It’s not just the rest of the world that bottom-bumping Ryanair enjoys tormenting. Sharon Corr, a member of the Irish folk pop band The Corrs, has sent this message to Michael O’Leary, the Ryanair boss […]
The Chiaroscuro Quartet, which plays on on gut strings and with period bows, has had a change of violinist. The Spaniard Pablo Hernán Benedí is leaving after 14 years. He is replaced by French violinist […]
The music collection of Liverpool flautist and humourist Fritz Spiegl (1926-2003) is up for sale at Sotheby’s next week, July 11. It includes a letter in English from Mendelssohn, and plenty from more recent English […]
The divorcing couple found themselves face to face at La Scala. Scherzo has a nuanced review by veteran musicologist Paolo Petazzi. Anna Netrebko’s search for nuances (Turandot) is admirable, as the most interesting vocal interpreter. […]
