Before the various PR flood my inbox with protests, let me specify that the two elements above are not appearing together. Simon Rattle will conduct the Lucerne Festival Orchestra for the first time in his […]
The orchestra has spent the weekend at the Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari, southern Italy. Riccardo Muti conducted Rossini’s William Tell Overture and Verdi’s Vespri Sicialiani, followed by Brahms’ Second Symphony. Just like olden times. […]
Vienna’s Carmen, Katia Ledoux, has shared her concerns about the effects on Artificial Intelligence on opera production and reception. And what we can do about it. Katia writes: One of the things that disappoints me […]