Famed for her recording of Villa-Lobos’ Bachianas Brasileiras #5, Maria Lucia Godoy held the status of national singer in Brazil, performing at state occasions, investitures and funerals.
Maria Lucia Godoy died today, aged 100.
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Vsevolod Nemolyaev, who danced 55 seasons as a soloist at Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre, latterly as a ballet director, has died at 87. He was the brother of the actress, Svetlana Nemolyaeva. The post Soviet dance […]
Spitalfields Music Festival returns with events in iconic spaces across East London from 27 June to 10 July 2024. The festival opens with soprano Nardus Williams and lutenist Elizabeth Kenny in In the Shadow of the […]
Music from the Americas IVenezuela! Judging from “I” in the title, this appears to be the first in a series, and what an enticing prospect it is. This program contains music from 20th-Century Venezuelan composers, conducted […]
