The first Parisian audiences at the Opéra Comique in 1875 were shocked to see Bizet’s incarnation of such an independent heroine. Today, Carmen is the French opera that is most performed around the globe. This a […]
Backstage Classical reports that the trial of the former Maggio Musicale director is reaching its climax in Florence. Pereira is accused of misappropriating Maggio funds for unauthorised travel and relocation expenses and using the company’s […]
The Flanders Festival Ghent, under pressure from activist groups and Belgian political authorities, has disinvited the Munich Philharmonic from a planned concert on September 18th. The reason given for the cancellation was that Lahav Shani, […]