I cannot remember an instance when a major festival ordered its entire chorus to reaudition. The Bayreuth press office, however, insists it is entirely routine. Anyone who would like to continue singing in the choir […]
The town of Tauberbischofsheim in Baden-Württemberg (pop. 13,000) has a music school named after a composer called Richard Trunk. Trunk (1879-1968) was an earrly member of the Nazi party who met Hitler on several occasions. […]
Having two productions of Bellini’s Norma running simultaneously at the Vienna Staatsoper and Teater an der Wien has certain advantages. Juan Diego Florez has fallen sick and can’t sing Pollione tonight at the Staatsoper. In […]