The second act of Verdi’s breathrough opera opened with two bangs at the Arena di Verona. The first was a production effect. The second was a thunderbolt from heaven. The show’s opening night was abandoned. […]
Waterperry Opera Festival, near Oxford, has appointed John Savournin as CEO and Artistic Director from September. Savournin is an active bass-baritone with leading UK opera companies. The post Bass-baritone to run opera festival appeared first […]
The conductor has enjoyed a clear run until now. As music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic for 18 years he enjoyed the confidence of the musicians and the adulation of a star-struck audience. The […]