Rudolph Vrbsky, principal oboist of the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington D.C. for over 25 years, has died of the effects of Parkinsons Disease, aged 72. Raised in Chicago, Rudy was appointed by Mstislav Rostropovich […]
The Barber of Seville opened at the Opéra de Paris last nigtht without its intended Rosina. The Russian mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina was unable to obtain a visa in time to enter France. She says: Dear […]
Anna Starushkevych, a UK-based mezzo-soprano, is putting on her own song-and-dance work in war-torn Ukraine. Here’s is her unmediated account of today’s mid-war reality, published first on slippedisc.com: Hello from Ivano-Frankivsk — a beautiful city […]