Gilberto Gil’s singer daughter, RIP
The Brazilian vocalist Preta Gil has died in New York after a two-year battle with bowel cancer. She died, aged 50, at an airport hospital while on her way to fly home. Her father, former […]
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Ladies in Bloomers: London Sinfonietta presents Omri Kochavi’s site-specific celebration of forgotten female gardeners at the Story Garden in Kings Cross
Women gardeners (Image courtesy of the Garden Museum) Fiona Davison‘s discovery of letters written by Olive Harrisson, a talented gardener denied a scholarship by the Royal Horticultural Society “on account of being female”, led to […]
%20credit%20Genevieve%20Girling%20(1).jpg?w=510&resize=510,510&ssl=1 "Style & substance: Ambroise Thomas' Hamlet in Buxton is a rewarding musical & dramatic feast with the festival confidently stepping on the shoulders of its previous production")
Style & substance: Ambroise Thomas’ Hamlet in Buxton is a rewarding musical & dramatic feast with the festival confidently stepping on the shoulders of its previous production
Thomas: Hamlet – Gregory Feldmann – Buxton International Festival (Photo: Genevieve Girling) Ambroise Thomas: Hamlet; Gregory Feldmann, Yewon Han, Alastair Mile, Allison Cook, director Jack Furness, Orchestra of Opera North, conductor: Adrian Kelly; Buxton International […]
Youth Choir killed off in Ulster
All across the UK, essential arts are being eliminated by auto-bureaucrats and politico-philisitines. The National Youth Choir of Northern Ireland has uplifted the province since just before the turn of the century. No more. The […]
Sudden death of German bass-baritone, 60
Katrin Lion, wife of Michael Lion, has communicated tragic news of his unexpected death on Saturday. Lion was a popular member of the Coburg State Theatre ensemble since 2008, singing a host of leading roles, […]
Andris Nelsons, by half
This week’s picture portfolio from the Boston Symphony Orchestra of music director Andris Nelsons show a leader painfully reduced in size. Formerly substantial, the Latvian is now a fraction of his former self. The transformation […]
Estonia bans Jose Cura for working in Russia
Statement from the Estonian capital, Tallinn: The management and staff of the Estonian National Opera are of the common opinion that artists performing in Russia have no place on Estonian stages, and without an explicit […]
Two more quit Cleveland
Penn State School of Music has recruited two more unhappy teachers from the troubled Cleveland Institute of Music. Dr Scott Hanenberg, a Canadian, is to be Assistant Professor of Music. His wife, Dr. Caitlin Martinkus, […]
Dutch chief, RIP
The death has been made known of Frans de Ruiter, founder of the Utrecht Early Music Festival and director of the Holland Festival (1977-1985). A harpsichordist by training, he went on to lead the Royal […]
Liverpool picks #2 bass
The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra has chosen Nathan Knight as Associate Principal Double Bass. He has been depping in the role throughout the season. He says: ‘As a teenager, I was fortunate enough to be […]
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