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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There’s no reason to read anything political into this, but the Lithuanian soprano Asmik Grigorian has cancelled a week with the Cleveland Orchestra this month, ‘because of personal reasons’. Here’s the official statement: The Cleveland […]
Alex Paxton: Delicious – Scrunchy Touch Sweetly to Fall (kite and finger run), Shrimp BIT Baby Face, Dadd’s Fairies, Justgum Friends, Spit Crystal Yeast-rack dripping (à lorange), Levels of Affection; Dreammusics Ensemble, Nouvel Ensemble Contemporain […]
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