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The fabulous Portuguese singer Misia died in Lison of cancer last week. She was 69. Portugal’s Culture Minister Dalila Rodrigues called her ‘a fundamental voice in the renewal of fado’. This is what we’ll miss. […]

Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin has renewed hi contract at the Metropolitan Opera until 2023. There was never any doubt that he would. General manager  Peter Gelb said, ‘The Met is very fortunate to have one […]

Church sources report that Ian Keatley, director of music at Southwark Cathedral, has collapsed and died while on holiday. Ian was 42. No further details have been communicated. The Ulster Society of Organists and Choirmasters […]

The former opera singer Nikola David has been named as the victim of a violent crime in Augsburg on Friday. Police say there did not appear to be an anti-semitic motivation. David, who came from […]

The world’s most sought-after dramatic soprano joins me for 45 minutes of hard talk this weekend. Lise Davidsen discusses her sports career, getting rejected by the best conservatoire, living with a huge instrument … and […]

English National Opera (ENO) is seeking a Social Media Manager for a full-time, two-year fixed-term contract. Reporting to the Head of Digital Communications, the role involves creating and managing social media content to engage audiences and […]

It’s Karajan vs Lenny in the final of the medley. Want more? Solti gives a masterclass to Dudley Moore: The post Non-Olympic sports(1): 12 conductors singing appeared first on Slippedisc.

Chicago psychologist Dr Gerald Stein, in his latest post, recalls his brief encounter with a Dutch conductor of ephemeral fame. ….I looked up at the baton-smith, maybe 10 feet away. He looked down at me, […]

Philadelphia Orchestra has just signed Esteban Batallán as principal trumpet, starting next month. The Spanish virtuoso, 40, has put in five years in the role at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, where he was recruited by […]

Happy birthday to People’s Artist of the USSR, artistic director and principal conductor of the Tchaikovsky Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Fedoseyev. All round, the best Tchaikovsky conductor of his time. Certainly in the ballets and […]