The one on the right is Sam Smith ‘the first openly non-binary musician to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and to win a Grammy Award’. He is not, by any definition, a classical artist.
The other one is Italian.
Go figure.
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The Bolshoi press service has announced the death of baritone Vladislav Verestnikov, one of its long-serving stalwarts. Originally from Kharkiv, he was married to fellow-Ukrainian soprano Lyudmila Sergienko. The post Bolshoi star dies, 77 appeared […]
The Singapore Symphony Orchestra has chosen Hannu Lintu as its next music director, starting mid-2026. He succeeds Hans Graf, who is giving up after six years. Lintu, 57,is former Chief Conductor of Finnish National Opera […]
The Luxembourg Philharmonic has named Martin Rajna as its next music director, succeeding Gustavo Gimeno. Rajna, 29, has been principal conductor of the Hungarian State Opera, for the past two years. The post Budapest […]
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