The soprano Denise Dupleix, whose death is reported today, burst onto the scene at Tours in 1950 with the Bell Song from Lakmé. For the next four decades she was a high-note star in both Paris opera houses. As you can hear below, she was astonishing in her prime.
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It’s been a while: well, over 40 years, since I heard Lehár’s Die lustige Witwe, in an amdram production just outside of Manchester in which I was playing French horn. Has absence made the […]
Marc-Antoine Charpentier David et Jonathas Cast; Ballet de l’Opéra oyal; Margeuerite Louise Choir and Orchestra / Gaéran Jarry. Chapel Royal, Château de Versailles, France, 16.05.2025 Production: Director – Mashall Pynkoski Choreography – Jeannette-Lajeunesse Zingg Sets […]
The Minnesota Orchestra’s president and CEO has jumped ship. Michelle Miller Burns, who has led the orchestra since 2018 and delivered a smooth change of music director, has been made CEO and president of the […]
