Bayreuth mezzo dies
The German dramatic mezzo-soprano Ruth Hesse died yesterday,, aged 87. Hesse, a member of the Deutsche Oper Berlin from 1962 to 1995, sang most summers in Bayrteuth or Salzburg. She made a noted Covent Garden […]
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La Scala chief lands Swiss job
The French Sovrintendente of Teatro alla Scala, ousted by a xenophobic new law, has signed on for his next position. Dominique Meyer, 69, is required to give up in Milan on turning 70 next year. […]
REPOST: Fear No More: Brindley Sherratt’s remarkable disc
The recent Göttedämmung at the Royal Festival Hall was due to feature Brindley Sherratt as Hagen. It was not to be (although there was a luxury stand-in); in compensation, we have this remarkable disc for […]
Ruth Leon Pocket theatre review…The Voice of the Turtle – Jermyn Street Theatre
The Voice of the Turtle – Jermyn Street Theatre This week’s welcome discovery is a play with a happy ending. Maybe I shouldn’t have told you that. Maybe I just should have said that John van […]
An intuitive abstract Sudoku working with sound parameters and with no single solution: Chilean composer Aníbal Vidal on writing music
The Brompton Quartet, Aníbal Vidal & Ignacio LusardiMonteverde at recording session for Cuerdas y Rugidos Chilean composer Aníbal Vidal released his album, Cuerdas y Rugidos (Strings and Roars), on the Sello Modular label last month. […]
Job of the Week: Professor of composition at £44 an hour
At the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester they are setting their fees low: Salary Grade: £44.30 to £54.44 per hour (dependent on experience) (pending Pay Review) Closing date: 12 Noon, Tuesday 6th August […]
Israeli musicians are told to reaudition for their jobs
There is uproar in the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra where three musicians have been fired and others have been ordered to reaudition. Those dismissed are a flute player, clarinet and trumpet. The orders of dismissal and […]
ABC Classics discusses fenmale orgasms in classiclal music
‘Is is about masturbating while thinking about God?’ wonders the ABC producer about Hildegard von Bingen. Watch here. The post ABC Classics discusses fenmale orgasms in classiclal music appeared first on Slippedisc.
A Russian embraces Paderewski
A new video from Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall shows a rare performance of an 1893 Polonaise by the future founder of the Polish state, Ignacy Jan Paderewski. Unexpectedly in these confrontational times, it is played […]
Mozart gets a total Yundi makeover
From the 5* Lebrecht Album of the Week: … In twelve and a half minutes, Yundi Li gives Mozart a total makeover. This is the most refreshing and innovative Mozart pianism I have heard in […]
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