Kaufmann cancels San Carlo. Again
Teatro San Carlo ‘advises the kind public .. that Jonas Kaufmann is forced to cancel his participation in the role of Cavaradossi in the opera Tosca due to a date change, resulting in an unresolvable […]
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Jumping in for pregnant Lise
The Vienna State Opera has found replacements for Lise Davidsen, who is having twins this year. Simone Schneider will sing Sieglinde in Die Walküre (2 and 22 June). House favourite Krassimira Stoyanova (pic) will sing […]
Dear Alma, I’ve become nanny to a falling star
From our agony aunt’s mailbag: Dear Alma, I am a junior agent in a large, reputable firm. One of our biggest stars has been with us for a number years, and is now in his […]
Musicians who lost everything in the Los Angeles fires
Symphony magazine has published an excellent account of the impact of the disaster on hard-woriing musicians – some well-known, like the conductor Ludovic Morlot who lost his entire musical archive – others working at every […]
Mourning for Lincoln Center curator
The death has been made known of Frederick William Noonan, Associate Director of Programming in Lincoln Center’s classical heyday in the 1980s and 1990s. After leaving Lincoln Center, he was musical director for the 92nd […]
Bruckner’s obsession with death, Scottish Gaelic folk poetry & a grumpy gaboon: I chat to Scottish composer Jay Capperauld, currently the Scottish Chamber Orchestra’s associate composer
Jay Capperauld (Photo: Euan Robertson) The Scottish composer Jay Capperauld is currently the Scottish Chamber Orchestra‘s (SCO) Associate Composer and this month he has two sets of performances of his works. On 19 February SCO […]
Letter from Florida: a study in contrasts, Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette at Palm Beach Opera
Charles Gounod: Roméo et Juliette – Long Long, Kathryn Lewek – Palm Beach Opera, 2025 Charles Gounod: Roméo et Juliette Kathryn Lewek, Long Long, Bernardo Medeiros, director: Tara Faircloth, conductor: David Stern, Palm Beach Opera; Kravis Center for […]
Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem from Bergen
One of the great choral works, Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem is often thought of as a humanist requiem, a work for the bereaved passages form teh Bible sleeked by Brahms himself. It takes a great […]
Ruth Leon recommends… Buster Keaton at 140
Buster Keaton, who died 70 years ago today, was an American actor, comedian and filmmaker best known for his silent films in the 20s where he pioneered a unique form of physical comedy. He […]
Max puts La Scala in black
The fashion brand Max Mara has taken responsibility for dressing the women of La Scala’s orchestra this season. The look is stylish, but very dark. It’s a concert, guys, not a funeral. The […]
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