Angelina Jolie’s Callas will open in just eight US theatres
Three arthouses in New York and five in Los Angeles have been named for the film’s release tonight. The reason to secure big screens for the film, before it goes to Netflix, is so that […]
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Old Vic names new boss
The Almeida director Rupert Goold has been named artistic director of the iconic Old Vic theatre, succeeding Matthew Warchus. Goold, 52, has staged several musicals, but no opera. The post Old Vic names new boss […]
Label news: Boost for DG boss
Dr Clemens Trautmann, President of Deutsche Grammophon, has been promoted to President of Deutsche Grammophon and New Business Strategy. The title gives him extra elbow in dealing with a new global head of classical and […]
ENO’s fundraiser quits
Andrew Given is leaving English National Opera where he is director of development, in charge of fundraising. He has worked for the company in London for 14 years. Given is to be director of Queer […]
Celebrating Reimann’s Lear plus Janáček’s Jenůfa, Cherubini’s Medea: operatic highlights in Prague
Reimann: LearDietrich Fischer Dieskau in the title role in Munich German composer Aribert Reimann died in March 2024 at the age of 88, leaving behind an amazing legacy including ten operas including Die Vogelscheuchen with […]
Christmas with George Frideric and Jimi: the Handel Hendrix House celebrates the season
Handel Hendrix House (Photo: Christopher Ison) We don’t know how George Frideric Handel celebrated Christmas, but certainly Queen Charlotte brought the idea of the Christmas tree to England when she married King George III in […]
Lawyer steps in to run opera house
The state theatre in Augsburg was in trouble when its experienced intendant Florian Stiehler resigned this year. What to do in a crisis? They called in a lawyer, Ulrike Kuhrdt. She took charge so effectively […]
From Don Juan to Persia and beyond: Emily Hazrati appointed Associate Composer at Oxford International Song Festival
Emily Hazrati (Photo: May Chi) Oxford International Song Festival has announced that Emily Hazrati will be the Associate Composer for 2024/26, following on from previous Associate Composers, Cheryl Frances-Hoad and Alex Ho. At this year’s […]
Trouble in Venice as tenor spurns white-face Otello
Francesco Meli is due to sing Verdi’s Otello at La Fenice. He expected the director to give him some make up to darken his features when portraying the great Moor. But the director Fabio Cerese […]
Musica Gloria’s UK debut in snowy Edinburgh
O Haupt! Music by Telemann, J. S. Bach, Janitsch and C. P. E. Bach Musica Gloria. The New Town Church, Edinburgh, 23.11.2024 Musica Gloria: Nele Vertommen, Baroque oboe; Elise Dupont, violin; Lena Rademann, viola; Anne-Linde […]
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