classical music

Peter Grimes opened last night at Welsh National Opera in Cardiff. Nicky Spence was Grimes, Sally Matthews sang Ellen Orford, Sarah Connolly was Auntie and Catherine Wyn-Rogers was Mrs Sedley. The chorus, we are told, […]

Pictures have reached us from Friday night’s John Williams concert at the Los Angeles Philharmonic in Walt Disney Hall. The veteran composer, 93, made what was described as a ‘surprise appearance’ after a performance of […]

Court papers have been filed in New York by the Georgian mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili, claiming that the Metropolitan Opera cancelled her contract while she was pregnant. She says the contract, which included Aida, La Gioconda, […]

Enrique Batiz died last week in his home country Mexico at the age of 82. In a highly productive life, he founded a national orchestra and established an international career. But his life was not […]

Delftware? Having a frantic day? Thoughts racing. Too many tasks remain unfinished? Can’t rest? Can’t sleep? Can’t stop the ringing phone or incessant texts? Can’t stop? ​ Try watching this. It’s the best unwinding tool […]

The Sydney Symphony Orchestra has confirmed the British musician Sam Jacobs as its principal horn. He has previously held that post at the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the New Zealand Symphony. The post Sydney names […]

The Latvian mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča has pulled out of the Berlin State Opera’s run of Parsifal with illness. She will miss at least the two opening performances of the Easter-month run. Tanja Ariane Baumgartner jumps […]

Reports are coming in of the death of the Mexican tenor Juan Del Bosco, founder of the Morelia International Summer Opera Festival. A graduate of Manhattan School of Music, Juan sang major opera roles at […]

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 post New concertmaster at Lyon […]