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Oksana Lyniv, Simone Young, Nathalie Stutzmann. Some things do change. The post Three conductors are rehearsing at Bayreuth appeared first on Slippedisc.

The Musicians Union is balloting orchestra and chorus members over 15 percent pay cuts and job losses. The cuts were enforced by policy decisions of Arts Cancel England (ACE) and its Welsh satrap, ACW. An […]

Albert Herring, brought to you by Slippedisc, courtesy of OperaVision is librettist Eric Crozier’s take on a story by Maupassant and transforms it into a quintessentially English comedy. Britten’s music characterises the inhabitants with a […]

Here’s the latest response from the besieged Dean  and Chapter to the Bishop’s demand for an inquiry over NDAs, bullying and general mismanagement allegations: Winchester Cathedral welcomes Bishop Mounstephen’s Review. We are committed to fully […]

The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk – Digital Theatre Click here to rent Rent £7.99 for 48hrs Perhaps you’ve seen them floating over a Russian village? Or perhaps you’ve seen her toppling forward, arms full of […]

A probing San Francisco Standard report by Adam Lashinsky, published today, into the turmoil at San Francisco Symphony raises many questions about the depth of its financial and managerial woes in the wake of Esa-Pekka […]

Slippedisc readers who have made various complaints to the chief executive of the CBSO are receieving identical letters in reply, regardless of what they wrote to her. Here’s the pro forma response: Dear . . . […]

Latest publicity pics from French violinist Esther Abrami suggest she is using her 1700 Carlo Giuseppe Testore instrument as a prop to keep her upright. Surely not what she intended. Ms Abrami, 28, lives in […]

From our agony aunt’s mailbag: Dear Alma, Your post last week on sexual fantasies on orchestral tour prompts me to share a personal dilemma. For six or seven years, I’ve had an understanding with a […]

Welsh National Opwera had to abandon tonight’s performance when the stage safety curtain jammed. The company offered a concert alternative, but many disappointed operagoers queued hours for refunds. The post Exclusive: Welsh demand refunds as […]