Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro – Rosemary Carlton-Willis, Marcio da Silva, Joshua Furtado-Mendes – Ensemble OrQesta at Arcola Theatre’s Grimeborn Fesitval Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; Marcio da Silva, Helen May, Oshri Segev, Hollie-Anne Clark, […]
Leonard Slatkin, born September 1, 1944, blazed trails where none had gone before. He was the first non-British chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the first (after Sir Charles Mackerras, who was UK […]
From an informed slippedisc.com reader: Without wanting to deny the obvious managerial issues during Davies’ tenure at OA (summarised in some of the other comments, some entirely valid observations, but also some sexism/ignorance on display), […]
SOMM Announces Signing of Burkard Schliessmann SOMM Recordings is delighted to announce the exclusive signing of the German pianist Burkard Schliessmann. Burkard Schliessmann Burkhard Schliessmann, recipient of the renowned Goethe-Prize of Frankfurt/(2019/20), is one of the most compelling […]
PROM 52 Bizet Carmen from Glyndebourne. Cast; Glyndebourne Festival Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra / Anja Bihlmaier (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 29.08.2024 Production: Director – Diane Paulusi RAH semi-staging – Adam Torrence Cast: Carmen – Rihan Chaieb Don José […]
My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert Click here to buy or rent Rodgers & Hammerstein – composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist Oscar Hammerstein 11 – together wrote many of the signature musicals of the […]
An investigation by the Australian Financial Review reveals shady goings on at the trioubled Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. According to the report, smears were spread by CEO Sophie Galaise about board chair Daniel Li, alleging unsubstantiated […]
The Italian Daniele Gatti took over last night as chief conductor of the Dresden Sataatskapelle, one of the world’s longest-running orchestras. He opened with Mahler 1, inaugurating the first complete Mahler cycle in the orchestra’s […]
The conductor, 88, on a visit to India, has been talking about the things he misses about the country. ‘I watch cricket all the time. Although I don’t have a favourite, I have of course […]
On the busiest weekend of the summer, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra brought its branded concept of joy to New Street Station. By the look of it, business stalled at Pret. The post […]
