Handel was in Rome in 1708 when he received a commission for a large sacred oratorio for Easter from Marquis Francesco Maria Marescotti Ruspoli, his patron at the time. La resurrezione was performed for the first time […]
In a lecture at the Voice Foundation, the diva pulled no punches. Here’s a sample: Given the climate right now for opera and classical music performance—which is what I know—I think there are far too […]
Met general manager Peter Gelb has told the Associated Press that Ryan Speedo Green, presently singing Die Walküre for the first time at Santa Fe, has been signed up to sing the central role of […]
Janos Gereben reports on SF Classical Voice: The San Francisco War Memorial & Performing Arts Center (WMPAC), the organization that runs the theaters and concert halls in San Francisco’s Civic Center, will add a new […]
The pinnacle of UK theatre is reducing is stage team from 24 to just seven as a cost-efficiency measure. There has been no outcry in national media and no threat of union action. It’s just […]
We gather that Martyn Brabbins, who resigned two years ago as music director of English National Opera in face of its dismemberment, has been appointed Chief Conductor of the Symphony Orchestra of India, starting in […]
I know it’s the silly season, but what could be sillier than this? The ‘Blumine’ movement dumped by Gustav Mahler from his first symphony is played by the Nuremberg State Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Roland […]
The Swiss big-tent festival plans to open a satellite event in Shenzhen this winter. They say: The inaugural 2026 “Verbier Festival in Shenzhen” will run for ten days, from 30 January to 8 February 2026, […]
The chief executive of the Royal Opera House has written to major patrons, offering an assurance that the decision to cancel a co-pro with Israeli Opera was not in any way political, and that it […]
The Argentine virtuoso Patricio Cosentino is having a nightmare experience with the Spanish airline, which is co-owned with British Airways. Just when you think major airlines can’t get worse… they will always surprise you. Here’s […]
