A sick baritone is feeling much better
Ludovic Tézier, who ducked out of the Paris Rheingold on the 29th of this month, is jumping in at Munich that same night. That looks a bit odd. Here’s the Munich statement: UN BALLO IN […]
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It pays to get new glasses in Berlin
From Ulla Miilmann, principal flute of Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra: First day of touring with Danish National Symphony Orchestra and I forget my orchestra reading glasses. I go into a random optometrist shop and explain […]
Pavarotti Foundation moves to Florida
Message received: Opera Naples, Theater in the Garden and the Luciano Pavarotti Foundation jointly announce that a seven-figure gift has been secured for the intended purchase of land to build an international center for the […]
Blind violinist, 20, is killed by train
Hope College, Michigan, is in shock at the death of Jennifer Kasunick, a blind violinist who was due to perform with its orchestra at Carnegie Hall in April. Jennifer was walking her dog Rowdy near […]
London Philharmonic gives composer a job
The LPO have installed Sir George Benjamin as composer in residence. From September 2025, Benjamin will participate in rehearsals and performances of his music and will conduct an LPO concert featuring one of his compositions. […]
Trump talks through Sibelius at Jimmy Carter’s funeral
The hymn Be Still, My Soul takes its music from Finlandia by Jean Sibelius. It has less grip on the incoming president’s attention than the future sovereignty of Greenland. He talks right through the hymn. […]
Judge dismisses defamation claim by ex-NY Phil oboist
Liang Wang sued a reporter and two media for a story accusing him of sexual misconduct, ultimately costing him his job. He sought damages of $100 million. The court dismissed his case. From the judge’s […]
Help the long list of LA musicians who have lost their homes
Among the many music professionals who have been left homeless by the Los Angeles firestorms is the noted luthier luthier Mario Miralles, whom lost his house, atelier and most of his tools. When evacuated he […]
Death of an English premiere conductor, 89
The death has been made known of the conductor and composer Elgar Howarth, a vital figure in the flourishing of English music for more than half a century. Gary was 89 and had been poorly […]
Cancer claims US coloratura soprano, 48
Eighteen months after diagnosis, the much-loved singer and voice teacher Debbie Lifton has died of cancer at the age of 48, leaving a bereaved husband, Dan, and child, Maria. Her death was announced by the […]
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