The recent walkout by the veteran Eberhard Friedrich, a year before retirement, has been buried beneath a swift leak that Thomas Eitler-de Lint, head of the Leipzig Opera chorus, is to take over with immediate effect.
The new chief, who is Viennese, has previously worked for Dutch National Opera, Shanghai Opera and various German radio choirs.
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In March 1770, the 14-year-old Mozart presented three magnificent arias at a soirée of Count Firmian’s in Milan: this led to his first commission, for an opera seria for one of Italy’s three principal theatres. The resulting […]
The restless conductor, 89, is on a 6-city tour of china with the Maggio Musicale orchestra of Florence. More here. The post Where’s Zubin? On China tour appeared first on Slippedisc.
Bach: St John Passion – Benjamin Bruns, Christian Immler, Masaaki Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan at BBC Proms (Photo: BBC/ Mark Allen) Bach: St John Passion; Benjamin Bruns, Christian Immler, Carolyn Sampson, Alexander Chance, Shimon Yoshida, […]
.jpg?w=160&resize=160,160&ssl=1 "BBC Proms: Bach's Mass writ large as Arcangelo give us choral bravura at Royal Albert Hall")
