We’re hearing the Lise Martel, third violin soloist at the Opera National de Paris for the past ten years, has been chosen as concertmaster at the Opera de Lyon.
The death has belatedly been brought to our attention of Jeannette Sinclair, principal soprano at the Royal Opera House from 1956 to 1966. She died on April 11, her 96th birthday. Jeannette sang Sister Constance […]
The formative director of Saint-Etienne opera, Jean Louis Pichon, has been found dead at his home, local media have reported. He was 77. The cause of death is under investigation. Pichon ran his hometown opera […]
A report from Jonathan Sutherland: Zubin Mehta made his debut with the Belgrade Philharmonic in 1958 immediately after winning the Liverpool International Conductors Competition. He was 22 years old. The Bombay-born maestro, now 88, has […]