September 16, 2024
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Domingo picks 5 Russians for next Operalia

Domingo picks 5 Russians for next Operalia

The singing contest will take place in Mumbai, India, in September. These are the selected contestants: Nurgalym Amanbay, tenor, Kazakhstan Eliza Boom, soprano, New Zealand Le Bu, bass-baritone, China Vladislav Chizhov, baritone, Russia Monica Conesa, […]

Prague has 3 opera houses, London one

Prague has 3 opera houses, London one

Alexander Goldscheider czechs out the latest scene stealers: Prague’s opera life has blossomed in the last years and its ambition has been fruitful. Three opera houses – National Theatre, Estates Theatre and the State Opera […]

Tragic death of rising soprano, 35

Tragic death of rising soprano, 35

We have been notified of the death today in Paris of Jodie Devos, a Belgian coloratura soprano of international renown. The cause was breast cancer. Jodie was just 35. Ten years ago she came second […]

Death of a risk-taking US recitalist

Death of a risk-taking US recitalist

The death has been communicated of the American tenor Paul Sperry, a recitalist who dedicated much of his life to new music by US composers. His premieres covered works by Robert Beaser, William Bolcom, Victoria […]

A case is made for Luke warm music

A case is made for Luke warm music

From the Lebrecht Album of the Week: Lukas Foss was a classmate of Leonard Bernstein’s at the Curtis Institute and a lifelong friend, though never an equal. While Bernstein blazed to national glory in his […]

Label news: It’s been a Weill

Label news: It’s been a Weill

The Berlin conductor Joanna Mallwitz is set for a Deutsche Grammophon debut this summer. She has recorded the two Kurt Weill symphonies together with the Seven Deadly Sins, due for release in August.     […]

Incoming GMD makes Hamburg jump-in

Incoming GMD makes Hamburg jump-in

The Israeli conductor Omer Meir Wellber is taking over this week’s Cosi fan tutti in Hamburg, a full year before he starts work as Generalmusikdirektor. The Bremen kapellmeister William Kelley (pictured) will conduct the remaining […]