Puccini authority dies at 70
The Venetian musicologist Michele Girardi has died in his home town after a long illness. An international authority on the operas of Puccini, he recently stepped down as chair in the History of Music at […]
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Mrs Dudamel makes opera debut
The Málaga Film Festival has premiered a documentary on Beethoven’s Fidelio, directed by the Spanish actor María Valverde, who is married to the conductor Gustavo Dudamel. The project, originally presented in Barcelona last year, features […]
Another opera star is expecting twins
The Moldovan soprano Valentina Nafornița, who was twice honoured with opening the Vienna Opera Ball, has announced a happy event. Sometimes miracles come in pairs! Life has given us another reason to be grateful, and […]
Now Utah lands $15 million gift
Utah Symphony and Opera have received a hige gift from a family whose commitment to its work dates back to the formative conductor, Maurice Abravanel. Here’s the press release: SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH (March 21, […]
Boston music leader dies, 87
The music community in Boston is mourning the livewire known as Scott Nickrenz. Scott was responsible for concert programming at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum for 26 years. Before that he was director of chamber […]
The artists who won’t cancel Kennedy, and why
From an article in The Atlantic: … Most scheduled performers have not canceled. In the first month of Trump’s chairmanship, the Center hosted a children’s play based on the Navajo creation myth; a class on […]
A Shostakovich disciple dies of cancer in Vienna
The death has been announced of the Ukrainian composer Yakov Gubanov, aged 71. His legacy includes six symphonies, a violin concerto and much other orchestral music. He credited Dmitri Shostakovich with a profound influence on […]
The complete Ravel: is that bearable?
From the Lebrecht Album of the Week: These double-albums left me feeling uncomfortable. Ravel is a miniaturist, a maker of exquisite small things that drop into your consciousness like olive oil into a bowl of […]
Celebrating what would have been Sondheim’s 95th birthday: Imelda Staunton in ‘Losing my Mind’ live from the National Theatre
Stephen Sondheim would have been 95 today and in celebration here’s a little gem. Imelda Staunton performs ‘Losing my mind’ from Follies, recorded live at the National Theatre in 2017 in the production directed by […]
Reshaping the narrative: Leslie Korngold on the historic release of his grandfather’s recording of his Symphony
Leslie Korngold is the grandson of composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold. Leslie’s father, George, himself a record producer, was the composer’s younger son. When George Korngold died in 1987, Leslie inherited George’s archive of family recordings. […]
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