10 years ago, 2 opera lives were lost
On March 24, 2015, we reported the crash of a Germanwings flight in which two opera singers – Maria Radner and Oleg Bryjak – lost their lives. They were among 150 victims of the disaster, […]
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Franz Welser-Möst: I won’t appear at Kennedy, but please don’t boycott the USA
The music director of the Cleveland Orchestra has written a commentary on recent events for the Backstage Classical site. In it, the Austrian conductor spoke out strongly against artist boycotts, arguing that ‘culture must remain […]
Youth Opera, black spiders, contemporary Christmas capers, dancing Handel – Opera North’s 2025/26 season
Phyllida Lloyd’s 2006 production of Peter Grimes returns to Opera North in 2026 marking the 50th anniversary of Britten’s death (Photo: Bill Cooper) Opera North’s 2025/26 season opens at the Grand Theatre Leeds with something […]
Innovative narratives, the importance of local venues, inspirational outreach & unearthing manuscripts – The Continuo Foundation awards its ninth round of grants
The 31 Continuo Foundation round nine grantees The Continuo Foundation awarded its first round of grants in Spring 2021, and their lates round, the ninth, takes the total awarded up to an impressive £950,000. The […]
Swiss serialist, 89
The Swiss composer Pierre Mariétan died yesterday in his 90th year. A former associate of Boulez and Stockhausen, he leaves 300 instrumental, orchestral, vocal and electro-acoustic works. His pièce de résistance is Paysmusique (1991), which […]
London’s doomed South Bank will now shut on Mondays
The following message has just gone out from the sinking South Bank Centre: Important update: Royal Festival Hall closure on Mondays From Monday 7 April the Royal Festival Hall, including the Members Lounge, will be […]
Kennedy Center has new co-principal viola
Announcement from the Black Orchestral Network: We congratulate our friend Dana Kelley who recently won the position of Associate Principal violist with the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, DC. Learn more about Dana: Violist Dana […]
Ruth Leon recommends…. Beckett Briefs – F. Murray Abraham – Irish Rep
Beckett Briefs Click here for tickets Don’t miss this. For this week only, until March 30th, the Irish Rep is streaming their critically acclaimed production of Beckett Briefs. When this show premiered live at the […]
Gustavo Dudamel is so proud of his wife’s film
Message from the maestro after Maria Valverde’s debut as a director at the Malaga Film Festival: Some beautiful memories from the premiere of El Canto de las Manos at the Málaga Film Festival, a film […]
Letter from Florida: Stéphane Denève & New World Symphony on impressive form in Britten’s War Requiem
Britten: War Requiem – Stéphane Denève, Ian Bostridge, Roderick Williams, New World Symphony – Adrienne Arsht Center, Miami Britten: War Requiem; Christine Goerke, Ian Bostridge, Roderick Williams, New World Symphony, Stéphane Denève, Florida Singing Sons, […]
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