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The Other Classical Musics – Fifteen Great Traditions, edited by Michael Church [book review]
The Other Classical Musics Fifteen Great Traditions Edited by Michael Church ISBN 978-1-84383-726-8 Boydell Press 1: Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam – Terry E. Miller 2: Java – Neil Sorrell 3:...
Metropolitan Opera Live HD Broadcasts 2015-16: Anthony Minghella’s production of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly – Kristine Opolais & Roberto Alagna; conducted by Karel Mark Chichon [Showing on Saturday April 2]
The Classical Source once again brings you a handy guide to all ten of the Metropolitan Opera productions included in this season’s international broadcast series. #8: Madama Butterfly Who wrote...
Metropolitan Opera Live HD Broadcasts 2015-16: Richard Eyre’s production of Puccini’s Manon Lescaut – Kristine Opolais & Roberto Alagna; conducted by Fabio Luisi [Showing on Saturday March 5]
The Classical Source once again brings you a handy guide to all ten of the Metropolitan Opera productions included in this season’s international broadcast series. #7: Manon Lescaut Who wrote...
Feature Review: BBC Symphony Orchestra – Total Immersion: Dutch Master Louis Andriessen [13 February 2016; part of M is for Man, Music and Mystery]
Barbican Hall & Milton Court Concert Hall, London Saturday, February 13, 2016 Barbican Hall Louis Andriessen Hout Zilver De Volharding Guildhall New Music Ensemble Geoffrey Paterson (piano) Milton Court Concert...
Denise Duval [23 October 1921-25 January 2016]
Although she had a relatively short career, Denise Duval will be remembered for being the muse and creator of major roles by Poulenc as well as being a supreme interpreter...
Metropolitan Opera Live HD Broadcasts 2015-16: Franco Zeffirelli’s production of Puccini’s Turandot – Nina Stemme, Marco Berti, Anita Hartig & Alexander Tsymbalyuk; conducted by Paolo Carignani [Showing on Saturday January 30]
The Classical Source once again brings you a handy guide to all ten of the Metropolitan Opera productions included in this season’s international broadcast series. #6: Turandot Who wrote it?...
Metropolitan Opera Live HD Broadcasts 2015-16: Bizet’s Les Pêcheurs de Perles/The Pearl Fishers – Diana Damrau, Matthew Polenzani & Mariusz Kwiecien; conducted by Gianandrea Noseda [Showing on Saturday January 16]
#5: Les Pêcheurs de Perles Who wrote it? The Pearl Fishers is a youthful work by Georges Bizet, more famous for Carmen. In composing The Pearl Fishers, to a libretto...
David Bowie (1947-2016) – forever crossing-over to the other side
In the initial post-Beatles era of the late-1960s/early-1970s, David Bowie was the most significant musical figure in world pop music, and like many whose work lay in what will be...
Metropolitan Opera Live HD Broadcasts 2015-16: Alban Berg’s Lulu – Marlis Petersen, Susan Graham, Johan Reuter; directed by William Kentridge; conducted by Lothar Koenigs [Showing on Saturday November 21]
The Classical Source once again brings you a handy guide to all ten of the Metropolitan Opera productions included in this season’s international broadcast series. #4: Lulu Who wrote it?...
Metropolitan Opera Live HD Broadcasts 2015-16: Wagner’s Tannhäuser – Johan Botha, Eva-Maria Westbroek, Peter Mattei & Michelle DeYoung; conducted by James Levine [Showing on Saturday October 31]
The Classical Source once again brings you a handy guide to all ten of the Metropolitan Opera productions included in this season’s international broadcast series. #3: Tannhäuser Who wrote it?...
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