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The death is being widely reported of Steve Davislim, an Australian tenor of Chinese and Irish origin who lived mostly in Vienna. Davislim spent the 1990s at the Zurich Opera, limelighting as tenor soloist in […]

Toronto psychologist Chris Sunfield has given up his day job to reinvent himself as an indie artist. He had something totell you about Anton Bruckner, whose bicentenary falls on September 4. Take a look. Might […]

The death has been announced of Jürgen Ahrend, a German craftsman famed for restoring damaged organs in Dutch and German churches. His most important work can be heard in the Martinikerk in Groningen and St. […]

Press release: Last night, the legendary American jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis made a surprise debut performance at the Edinburgh International Festival, leading an Up Late concert at the Hub, home of the International Festival. The […]

Rising tenor Jonathann Tetelman adopts the pose. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jonathan Tetelman (@tenortetelman) The post Anything Jonas Kaufmann can do appeared first on Slippedisc.

If you search slippedisc.com for ‘Oregon’ you will find a catalogue of musical incompetence unmatched in a ny other US uinversity. Things have gone a bit quiet since they fired the excellent Matthew Halls as […]

The career of Georges Pretre – who would have turned 100 this week – was unconventional, to say the least. He won his greatest respect and affection in Vienna, where he conducted the symphony orchestra […]

Royal Opera House stream – Spotlight on .. The Royal Opera House has a new series exclusive dedicated to insights into the lives and careers of Royal Ballet Principal dancers, with exclusive interviews, behind the scenes rehearsal footage, and […]

Dear Alma, A close and trusted friend who is a professional musician invited me to write a short chamber piece for his ensemble. I agreed to write it for no fee if the concert was […]

The Red – Original theatre Click here for tickets Marcus Brigstocke is best known for his stand-up comedy and as a regular performer and writer on BBC Radio 4  so it’s somewhat surprising to find […]