Stereophonic is a triumph. It’s that rare theatrical event where everything comes together to make an evening in the theatre both new and timeless. At first sight, the premise is simple: a rock band is making their second […]
Click here to subscribe For those of us who might be missing top flight classical ballet by the top dancers, I thought a dose of the Royal Ballet at Covent Garden would hit the spot. Here are […]
A performance of her tape-and-orchestra piece from WDR. I find it rather beautiful. The post Saariaho’s delusions live on appeared first on Slippedisc.
This week OperaVision brings Slippedisc readers coverage of the Ring Award in Graz, Austria. The RING AWARD is the foremost international competition for emerging talent in music theatre direction, set and costume design. The Grand Finale […]
Not just the Walton concerto, but a John Dowland moan as an encore. Enjoy. The post A good night for English violas appeared first on Slippedisc.
From the Lebrecht Album of the Week: When a major artist performs third-rate music, it’s either going to be a trifling act of self-indulgence or a stunning revelation. It took me three listenings to work […]
From our critic in residence: The word “extraordinary” is overused, but everything about the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs production of Sarah Kane’s “4.48 Psychosis” (2000) merits it. In this twenty-fifth anniversary of the original production, […]
The entrepreneur Mandle Cheung, 78, conducted the Toronto Symphony in Mahler’s second symphony this week. According the New York Times he paid less than $400,000 for the privilege. That’s dirt cheap. Norio Ohga, Sony’s CEO, […]
The last to sing the role in 1957 was Montserrat Caballe. Before her, Callas. It seems the Milan public won’t accept cheap substitutes. Tonight, Marina Rebeka will sing Norma, Vasilisa Berzhanskaya is Adalgisa and Freddie […]
The Mendelssohn Club and others has lamented the passing of its music director Alan Harler. In his tenure of more than 20 years, Harler commissioned and premiered more than 50 new works, including David Lang’s […]
