Biz news: Shakeup at London agency
Intermusica has appointed Nathan Morrison to be Head of Vocal & Opera in place of Julia Maynard. Julia will also step down as Deputy Chief Executive but, it is said, will continue ‘her close involvement […]
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Head of Strings is charged with stalking
The Head of Strings at Latymer Upper School will stand trial at the City of London Magistrates Court in September, accused of stalking an instrument dealer, which she denies. Helen Neilson is alleged to have […]
Madama Butterfly on a battleship
Italy’s only aircraft carrier, the Giuseppe Garibaldi, is planning to stage an opera on deck. Singers will make their entrance by helicopter. Read here. The post Madama Butterfly on a battleship appeared first on Slippedisc.
Composers interned by Italy finally get a hearing
Three Jewish refugees who were imprisoned in the Ferramonti camp in Calabria from 1940 to 1943 are being supported by a new initiative from the publishers Universal Edition. Press release: The Viennese music publisher Universal […]
UK string quartets win big in Italy
Message received: Reggio Emilia, 16 June 2024 – The 13th International String Quartet Competition ‘Premio Paolo Borciani’ concluded on Sunday, June 16, 2024 at the Romolo Valli Theatre in Reggio Emilia. The jury chaired by […]
Medea Gosperia: a retelling of Euripides’ Greek tragedy set in the Caribbean and featuring a fusion of musical styles
Euripedes’ classic tragedy Medea has inspired writers and artists across the centuries as well as playwrights directly reinterpreting Euripedes’ original (hands up those who have heard a performance of the original Ancient Greek!). Now Thee Black Swan, […]
‘Sexual harrassment’ conductor is kept off stage
The SWR Symphony Orchestra has notified the media that its incoming artistic director Francois-Xavier Roth is unavailable for this summer’s concerts, ‘following allegations of sexual harassment.’ The Finnish conductor Eva Ollikainen will replce his all-Schoenberg […]
Opera mourns a young star
Performers from all parts of the opera world are lamenting the death, aged 35, from cancer, of the Belgian coloratura soprano Jodie Devos. Lisette Oropesa: I’m so sad to read about her crossing over… The […]
Discover the Harp: Welsh company, Cambrian Harps take their discovery days on the road
One of Cambrian Harps’ Discover the Harp sessions Cambrian Harps, a company from the heart of Wales specialising in making harps and encouraging harp playing, is on a mission to show the country and the […]
Time remembered: the 75th edition of the Aldeburgh Festival lovingly recreates the opening night of 1948 Festival
Robin Haigh: LUCK – Matilda Lloyd, Britten Sinfonia, Jessica Cottis – Aldeburgh Festival at Snape Maltings, 2024 (Photo: Angus Cooke) Purcell: Chaconny in G minor, Handel: Organ Concerto in D minor, Op.7, No.4, Robin Haigh: […]
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