We have been notified of the passing of Marie-Noëlle Damien, a semi-finalist at the Queen Elisabeth Competition who made a couple of recordings for EMI.
She was, for many years, a student of Evgeny Malinin.
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Backstage Classical reports that the trial of the former Maggio Musicale director is reaching its climax in Florence. Pereira is accused of misappropriating Maggio funds for unauthorised travel and relocation expenses and using the company’s […]
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.jpg?w=160&resize=160,160&ssl=1 "A terrific sense of collaboration: composer Colin Matthews and writer William Boyd on their first opera, A Visit to Friends")
