The young German conductor Dominik Beykirch has handed in his notice at the German National Theatre and Staatskapelle Weimar. Beykirch, now 32, was promoted to chief in the early months of Covid, having worked in […]
Having re-worked Vaughan Williams’ Riders to the Sea earlier this year [see composer Michael Betteridge’s article], Southampton-based OperaUpClose has announced that its next project will be a reimagined version of Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi. Gianni Schicchi (or Where […]
The New Jersey Symphony, a peripatetic orchestra, has been given a 30-year lease on a new Jersey City hall with 550 seats. The venue is owned by the city and the gift comes at a […]