The state theatre of Kassel, where the young Gustav Mahler learned the conducting ropes, has chosen the Lithuanian Ainars Rubikis as its Generalmusikdirektor.
Rubikis, 45, was formerly GMD at the Komische Oper Berlin.
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The Kennedy Center, under Donald Trump’s leadership, has canceled its tour of Finn, a children’s musical about a young shark. The Center says it’s for financial reasons. The creative team think otherwise: Dimond & Kooman […]
