Wakefield woes again
Nine months after its last flare-up, Wakefield Cathedral is back on the skids. The Dean announced this morning that he’s clearing out. Dimon Copwling has been in the job just over six years. There has […]
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Fire at Paris Opera
The audience were evacuated Friday night from a performance of Lully’s opera Perseus. Fire broke out five minutes into the performance, apparently from a kitchen in the basement. Report here. The post Fire at […]
French trains will now carry double-basses – just one per train
French culture minister Rachida Dati has made an announcement at the Gare de Lyon that double-basses will be permitted in future to travel on TGV trains. Under these conditions: • Double basses transported on board […]
Do we review a banned conductor?
The Frenchman Francois-Xavier Roth has stopped conducting for the time being after being accused of sending indecent selfies to female members of an orchestra. Under current social norms, he has been globally cancelled. But Roth […]
Glass’ Piano Etudes on Somm: Giusto Di Lallo’s extraordinary readings
Here is a 10th Anniversary Special Edition of Philip Glass Selected Etudes performed by the pianist and composer, Giusto Di Lallo. This is interesting, as it presents a musicological, methodical approach to Glass’ music. Di Lallo poses a question to […]
Ruth Leon Pocket Theatre Review: The Years – Harold Pinter Theatre
The Years It’s only February but this, for me, is already the play of the year. The Years is about us and our time, but only if you are a woman who has lived through the […]
Star soprano on baby watch
The Egyptian soprano Fatma Said has cancelled recitals in Linz and Hamburg. Her management says: ‘”Fatma Said deeply regrets that she cannot perform the upcoming concert due to unforeseen circumstances.’ German press reports say Fatma […]
UK conductor faces legal action from Italian opera house
Chorus members at Teatro San Carlo in Naples have instructed lawyers to take action for defamation against the English conductor Ed Gardner, who recently told the Times newspaper that the opera chorus was ‘made up […]
Trailblazing US composer, 82
From SAI Composers Bureau: American composer Dr. Diane Thome passed away on January 13, 2025. She was 82. Dr. Thome was the first woman to receive a Ph.D. in Composition from Princeton University, where she […]
What Joachim felt about his Strad
Professor Robert Eschbach has some fresh insights for us about the recently auctioned Stradivarius violin that once belonged the the formidable Joseph Joachim. Joseph Joachim was the grandson of the internationally prominent wool merchant […]
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