Wolf-Ferrari’s short opera is perfect for a one-night coupling, as Opera Holland Park have proved both this year, with Pagliacci (review), and, in 2019, with Tchaikovsky’s Iolanta (review). Susanna’s secret? As you can see from […]
This Friday Slippedisc, courtesy of OperaVision is in Oslo for Norwegian National Opera’s new production of The Rake’s Progress, Stravinsky’s neoclassical dark comedy. Igor Stravinsky wrote The Rake’s Progress in 1951, based on eight satirical paintings by […]
Mischa Maisky and Martha Argerich have called off next month’s recital tour, citing Mischa’s state of health. They will be replaced in Vienna by Maxim Vengerov und Polina Osetinskaya. No refunds. The post Mischa-Martha tour […]
Amsterdam’s Splendor, jazz club is advertising three coveted new memberships for musicians. The bottom line? Who we’re looking for: Splendor currently has room for three new musicians. We strive for an equal M/F/X distribution, and […]
Message from the Honens festival and piano competition president John Kieser: My dear friends and colleagues – some news. I have great respect for the work that Honens does; however, it has become apparent to […]
The German gadfly Axel Brüggemann has spoken to ten staff members and past singers who claim to have been mistreated at Bayreuth Baroque, the revived festival directed by countertenor Max Emanuel Cenčić. The allegations include […]
The Detroit Symphony has appointed Gracie Potter as its principal trombone. She 21, from Phoenix, Arizona. The post Phoenix rises in Detroit appeared first on Slippedisc.
The Orchestre National de France has named its next chief conductor to succeed Cristian Macelaru (who’s heading to Cincinnati). The incoming boss will be Philippe Jordan, music director of the Vienna State Opera, whose tenure […]
The Coachella Festival has released its spring 2025 highlights. It includes a ‘first-of-its-kind’ performance by Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, some way down the bill behind Lady Gaga, Missy Eliott, Charli XCX and […]
More news from the valleys: The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama has announced Dame Shirley Bassey as its President for the next three years. She succeeds HM King Charles who, when Prince of […]
