How Salzburg will sabotage Wagner’s Ring
The Salzburg Easter Festival has declared plans to stage Wagner’s Ring over four years, 2026 to 2030. In 2o28 it will break from the Ring to present Arnold Schoenberg’s Moses und Aron, a masterpiece of […]
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Why Covent Garden is wrong to readmit cast-off diva
It is no secret that, for the past couple of years, Antonio Pappano has been pushing gently for the Royl Opera to re-engage Anna Netrebko, banned for her past affinities with Vladimir Putin. Pappano is […]
The 52nd St. Endellion Easter Music Festival: 12th April – 20th April 2025
The St Endellion Music Festivals take place at Easter and in the summer each year, bringing together a wide range of musicians from all over the world to perform opera, choral, orchestral, chamber and recital concerts in […]
LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF JESÚS HERRERA AS NEW ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
The London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) today announces the appointment of Spanish-born Jesús Herrera to the role of Artistic Director from June 2025. He joins the Orchestra from Intermusica, where he has been Director, Creative Partnerships […]
Lalo’s “Le roi d’Ys”: COG at Cadogan
Lalo Le roi d’Ys (concert performance) Soloists; Chelsea Opera Group Chorus & Orchestra / Paul Wingfield. Cadogan Hall, London, 30.03.2025 Cast: Margared – Maria Schellenberg Rozenn – Hye-Youn Lee Mylio – Luis Gomez Prince Karnac […]
Bright new trumpet for Minnesota
The orchestra and its music director Thomas Søndergård have chosen James Vaughen as principal trumpet, succeeding Manny Laureano who is retiring after 44 years. Vaughen, 25, is presently assistant principal trumpet at the Detroit Symphony […]
Dudamel invites you to discover… his Dad
Message from the Maestro: Today, I am proud to celebrate my father, Oscar Dudamel, on the announcement of his upcoming salsa album, Sueño Alcanzado, out May 30 on Platoon. Salsa music has been a part […]
Label news: Founder quits
Pentatone’s Vice President for Artists and Repertoire, Renaud Loranger, has resigned. The label is owned by San Francisco Coinservatory of Music and changes are apparently afoot. Renaud says: Looking back on almost a decade at […]
London premiere of Hummel’s oratorio The Crossing of the Red Sea, which lay undiscovered in the British Library until 2004
Johann Nepomuk Hummel is known as much for being a pupil of Mozart and Haydn as for his actual music. A virtuoso pianist himself, he wrote a significant amount of piano music but there is […]
NY Theatre Ballet School founder steps down
Message received: Diana Byer, Founder and Director of New York Theatre Ballet School will step down from her position in June following the 2024-25 school year. Byer, who founded New York Theatre Ballet (NYTB) and […]
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