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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Sheffield Chamber Music Festival (1) The Nostalgic Utopian Future Distance Ensemble 360 Firth Hall, University of Sheffield, 18.05.2025 Saariaho Petals (1988) Boulez Dialogue de l’ombre double (1984) Nono La lontananza nostalgica utopica futura (1988/9) Ensemble 360 celebrates […]
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The organ world is mourning Professor Edoardo Bellotti, a leading expert in Renaissance and Baroque keyboard repertory. Edorardo, who taught at the Eastman School of Music, died in his Italian home town, Pavia, of an […]
