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From Amy Beach to Lori Laitman & Zachary James Bramble: The Life and Loves of Sarah Teasdale gave us the chance to explore contemporary American late-romanticism at London Song Festival The Rain Keeps Coming: Amelia Clarkson, the youngest female composer ever commissioned by the Ulster Orchestra, on her new work for them which premiered last month A spectacular new waterside home planned for Hamburg State Opera, designed by BIG architecture studio The Sixteen Ignite, a new, fully-funded, dedicated talent pathway for young singers Agnes Baltsa, Marina Rebeka, Asmik Grigorian, Nicholas Brownlee, Adèle Charvet, Hugh Cutting & many more rewarded at the 2025 International Opera Awards in Athens

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Slipped Disc August 14, 2024

German opera director, RIP

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The widely admired Christoph Nel died on Monday, aged 80.

Working mostly in Frankfurt, he also directed in Stuttgart, Hannover, Munich, Mannheim and Berlin.

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Slipped Disc May 26, 2024

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