The prolific Finnish symphonist and conductor died today aged 80, his son has reported. After an education that he rounded off at Juilliard, Segerstam became chief conductor at Finnish National Opera, and at Stockholm’s Royal […]
Alice d’Lumiere’s Trans Lady Sings Gender can seem remarkably fluid, at times, in opera despite the apparent restrictions of vocal physiology. To a long tradition of female mezzo-sopranos in trousers and tenors in frocks, we […]
The Bonn festival, in October, has booked Belgium’s B’Rock Orchestra to contextualise the first symphony: The B’Rock Orchestra feels like an integral part of society and wants to contribute to a meaningful discussion. In its […]