Message from the festival: Evgeny Kissin has unfortunately fallen ill and has been forced to cancel his solo recital on 4 August. The Salzburg Festival is extraordinarily grateful to Igor Levit for stepping in to […]
After yesterday’s post (Klassik unterim Hakenkreutz), this classic performance of Korngold seems relevant. Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957) left Europe in the volatile mid-1930s and found fame in the US, specifically Hollywood (a fascinating upcoming disc […]
Verdi: Les vêpres siciliennes; Sara Cortolezzis, Valentyn Dytiuk, Ildebrando D’Arcangelo, Quinn Kelsey, director: Stefan Herheim/Dan Dooner, conductor: Speranza Scappucci; Royal Opera House Reviewed 3 October 2025 Verdi’s problem French grand opera returns with Herheim’s grand […]