The Saxon soprano Barbara Hoene has died, aged 80. She spent 36 years as a soloist of the Semper Oper in Dresden, where she was appointed Kammersängerin, She married the violinist Klaus Hoene and retired […]
Could you make it up? Imagine, you’re an opera company putting on a family show, The Pirates of Penzance Then some sensitive soul says: but it’s got rude words and it’s a bit pushy-shovy. I […]
Friends are reporting the death of Donald McInnes, influential performer and teacher. With an international career, he was long associated with the University of Southern California in Los Angeles at the Thornton School of Music. […]