From the Lebrecht Album of the Week:
In a world of mounting uncertainty, it’s a relief to find the King’s Singers are still around. The novelty of their act might have worn off since that inaugural London concert in 1968 but polished a cappella singing by six male voices remains a miraculous thing and their latest album is a joy to spin….
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%20(c)%20Russell%20Duncan.jpeg?w=670&resize=670,446&ssl=1 "Puccini's final version of La Rondine, a recital from Simon Boccanegra and Donizetti Songs: Opera Rara's 2025/26 season")
Ermonela Jaho & Carlo Rizzi recording Donizetti for Opera Rara (Photo: Russell Duncan) By and large, Puccini’s operas do not have complex musicological issues surrounding them. He made substantial revisions to Madama Butterfly, but the […]
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Richard William Pickar, Music Director of the Galveston Symphony Orchestra for 33 years (1979-2012) and principal clarinetist with the Houston Symphony Orchestra for 31 years (1959 -1990), died on Thursday, October 3, 2024, in Houston, […]
