The brilliant Bossa Nova pioneer has died in Los Angeles, aged 83. The cause, say his family, was long Covid.
Mendes settled in the US in the 1960s amid political and military turbulence in Brazil that saw him briefly arrested. His theme song (below) became an everlasting earworm.
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Lord Tony Hall, chair of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, at the season launch. Also featuring Chief Exec Emma Stenning with Director of Artistic Planning Catherine Arlidge and Music Director Kazuki Yamada. Among the […]
Another act of educational philanthropy. Press release from Riyadh today: RIYADH: The Music Commission has launched the Kingdom’s first summer piano program, in collaboration with renowned Chinese pianist Lang Lang, the Saudi Press Agency reported. […]
Verdi: Rigoletto – Sir Willard White, Callum Thorpe, Eric Greene, Roman Arndt, Themba Mvula – Opera North 2022 (Photo Clive Barda) Opera North has announced its 2026/2027 season which is a canny mix of the […]
