The NY Times has obtained an audio recording of President Trump’s first board meeting at the Kennedy Center. During the board meeting Mr. Trump floated the idea of hosting the Kennedy Center Honors ceremony himself… […]
First, Munich lost Asmik, its intended Senta. The the Dutchman pulled out. Now the conductor’s called in sick. In den Vorstellungen von Der fliegende Holländer am 25., 28. und 31. März 2025 übernimmt Patrick Lange die Musikalische […]
Weber: Der Freischütz – The Wolf’s Glen Scene – Ilker Arcayürek, Manuel Winckhler – Opera Ballet Vlaanderen (Photo: Annemie Augustijns) Weber: Der Freischütz; Louise Kemény, Ilker Arcayürek, Rosemary Hardy, Thomas Jesatko, director: Christoph Marthaler, conductor: […]
The image below has gone up on a wall at the stage door of the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington DC, days after the Veep was booed at a symphony concert. View […]
A Hannover musician convicted of trying to poison two of his colleagues in the Schleswig-Holstein Symphonty Orchestra is back in court today after a superior court overturned part of the original verdict of attempted murder. […]
The Polar Music Prize for 2025 was announced this morning. The recipients are singer-condcutor Barbara Hannigan, the jazz pianist Herbie Hancock and the legacy rock group, Queen. Each receives a million Swedish crowns (US$93,897) and […]
The violinist Linus Roth, artistic director of Festival Ibiza Conciertos, is keen to avoid the irritation of paying by cash or card. He says: ‘Ibiza has always been a hub of innovation and creativity, exactly […]
It became known today that Graham Parker has left the Louisville Orchestra, where he was CEO for just under three years. He left on February 28. The orchestra said it delayed sharing the information ‘out […]
This was posted a couple of weeks ago on Insta. Anyone recognise the soloist and conductor? View this post on Instagram A post shared by Юмор через контрабасизм (@rustam_salmankhanov) The post So who’s the jumping […]
The Metropolitan Opera’s general manager has been giving some pre-curtain thoughts on Fidelio. ‘It’s a mesage to dictators that rings true today… My personal heroine is my wife, the conductor Kerri-Lynn Wilson, who, as I […]
,%20Flores%20(Issicratea)%20©%20Clemens%20Manser%20Photography.jpg?w=160&resize=160,160&ssl=1 "Photo essay: Cavalli's Pompeo Magno at the 2025 Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival")
