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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press release: The Marie-Josée Kravis Prize for New Music at the New York Philharmonic has been awarded to American composers David Lang and Missy Mazzoli*. One of the world’s largest new-music prizes, the Kravis Prize […]
Toronto’s Royal Conservatory of Music regrets that, due to health reasons, Yuja Wang is unable to perform with Víkingur Ólafsson tonight and tomorrow. The sold-out concerts will go ahead with Ólafsson playing the Goldberg Variations. In addition, the Conservatory […]
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