Morley College, an adult education institute that once gave employment to German-Jewish refugees, has stepped in to ban a concert of pro-Palestine new music with such titles as ‘Salute to the Resistance’ and ‘Blood United […]
The Liceu in Barcelona has tweeted news of the death of soprano Enriqueta Tarrés, one of the frontline singers of her time. After making her debut at the Liceu aged 23, she joined the Basel […]
Agnes Baltsa, who turned 80 this week,was snapoped up by Karajan for Vienna and Salzburg at the age of 25. She became the foremost Carmen of her time, but she learned very quickly to manage […]
Dear Octopus – National Theatre at Home Click here for tickets The writer Dodie Smith is best known for her children’s novel 101 Dalmations, a love letter to her own dogs, and also for I Capture The […]
The tenor hath posted: For family reasons, I am forced to cancel my participation in the production of Verdi’s “La forza del Destino”, which will open the Teatro alla Scala’s 2024/25 season on December 7th. […]
The conductor writes: The great violinist, György Pauk died today. This is a terrible loss to all musicians, music lovers. I send my deepest condolences to Zsuzsi, his wife and to all family members, friends, […]
Bar Avni, winner of the Maestra competition, was caught short yesterday by an air-raid warning in Tel Aviv and took shelter in a safe space. Bar is presently conducting two concerts with the Israel Symphony […]
The Teatro San Carlo has dropped Ildar Adbrazakov from posters of Don Carlo and Attila. Abdra is an enthusiasric supporter of Putin and his wars. The post Naples erases Putin’s bass appeared first on Slippedisc.
The Finnish chief of the BBC Symphony has been named Artisi=tic Partner of the Gürzenich Orchestra. He will conduct two subscription concerts a year in Cologne and some tours. Oramo, 59, is contracted to the […]
After today’s merger of two businesses under the Sonora name, the SONORA agency and Malke Music Management now claim to be the biggest classical music biz east of the Elbe. Sonora has a list of […]
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