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The Süddeutsche Zeitung headline proclaims: Viel Sex in Aix. The opera under review is Samson and Delilah. Must be due for a haircut. The headline will win prizes. The post Opera headline of the year: […]

The Stuttgart Philharmonic has let it be known that Dan Ettinger, its general music director since 2015, has left his job ‘for personal reasons’. No further comment is being made. Ettinger, 53, a former Barenboim […]

The Swedish conductor will celebrate his 97th birthday on Thursday with a performance of Bruckner’s ninth symphony. He will conduct the Bamberger Symphoniker in the first of three concerts, this one at St Florian’s Church, […]

Princess Elizabeth’s Bridesmaid’s Dress – Christie’s Click here to watch This is a sweet film about a dress, worn only twice, which embodies a time long past when the country needed a spectacle and a […]

Last night, Birmingham Opera Company gave Michael Tippett’s last opera, New Year, its first fresh airing since 1990 in the Dream Tent at Smithfield. First responses are enthusiastic. Reviews to follow. The post Tippett in […]

Christian Thielemann stepped down tonight as chief conductor of the Saxon State Orchestra Dresden with a performance of Gustav Mahler’s 8th Symphony at the Semper Opera. Thielemann, 65, is about to become General Music Director […]

Dear Alma, I was with a bunch of orchestra friends and a few beers the other night when we realised none of us could remember the last family vacation. Like a proper holiday, up a […]

The internationally cherished Brazilian cellist Antonio Meneses has let it be known that he is receiving pallative care for a glioblastoma multiforme tumour. Antonio, 66, is a former member of the Beaux Arts Trio with […]

Navaho Jeweller – Jesse Monongya ​ I have always loved Native American jewellery. Nowhere else is the use of semi-precious stones and metals put to more innovative or inspiring use. My friend Laura is lucky […]

Dutch National Opera’s production will be unlike any Fidelio you may have seen before. In Ukrainian stage director Andriy Zholdak’s version, Beethoven’s opera is depicted through symbols, video projections and spoken texts. A master of imagery, […]