The upheavals we have reported at the flagship New York church have claimed a heavyweight sacrifice. Memo from the Rector: Dear Choir School Alumni and Families, I write to inform you of an important development […]
The disgraced countertenor who pleaded guilty at a Houston court in 2023 to sexual assault of a young singer, is suing the University of Michigan for firing him three years earlier. AP reports: DETROIT (AP) […]
It was only last June that Theater Hagen chose Hermes Helfricht as its next General Music Director, starting later this year. Helfricht, 33, is presently first Kapellmeister at Theater Bonn and the Hagen offer was […]
The Finnish conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen has moved his representation overnight from the dismantled Fidelio Arts to the English boutique of Kathryn Enticott Music Management. This is an exceptionally shrewd move on both sides. Kathryn is […]
From our agony aunt: Dear Alma, I have been part of a school for many years, teaching pre-college students. Recently, they called me in and told me I am no longer eligible for health insurance. […]
J.M.Synge’s Riders to the Sea at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin Ralph Vaughan Williams’ operatic masterpiece, Riders to the Sea, his 1927 one-act opera remains something of a neglected gem, to a certain extent because no-one […]
Odisea: Lorenz, Grau, Tchaikovsky Jorge Glem (Venezuela cuatro); Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela / Gusavo Dudamel (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 16.02.2025 Ricardo Lorenz Todo Tereno (2022) Gonzalo Grau Odisea (2022) Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 […]
Digital theatre Click here to rent or subscribe Here’s an unusual contemporary play which blurs a true crime podcast with a thrilling ride down the rabbit hole of Wikipedia, Things Hidden Since the Foundation of […]
From Scherzo: The conductor and pianist Daniel Barenboim has been awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit, according to the Royal Decree published yesterday, January 15, in the Official State Gazette. This […]
Gustavo Dudamel is rewriting the guest tour rules. Here’s the press release: The Berliner Philharmoniker will embark on a concert tour of Japan under the direction of Gustavo Dudamel, continuing their long-standing relationship with the […]
