Besame mucho – the historically informed performance

The Wilhelm Furtwängler Society has shared with us an English version of Wolfgang Schreiber’s shrewd and timely overview of the conductor’s legacy, 70 years after his death. It’s an essential summary, from an internal-German perspective. […]

Katharina Wagner’s parting message last night at the closing of the Bayreuth Festival 2024 was: The entire Festspielchor must re-audition. The existing Festspielchor has been disbanded. The Festspiele will hold auditions on around 10 weekends […]

Anna Netrebko and husband Yusif Eyvazov star in next week’s new production of Puccini’s Turandot at La Scala, directed by Davide Livermore. No doubt North Korea will be celebrating the cultural cooperation. The post The […]