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Metropolitan Opera Live HD Broadcasts 2019-20: Phelim McDermott’s production of Philip Glass’s Akhnaten [Showing on November 23]
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: Akhnaten Who wrote it?...
Metropolitan Opera Live HD Broadcasts 2019-20: Anthony Minghella’s production of Giacomo Puccini’s Madama Butterfly [Showing on November 9]
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: Madama Butterfly Who wrote...
Feature Review: 24th biennial George Enescu International Music Festival
This 24th Edition of the biennial Enescu Festival followed a not dissimilar trajectory to its predecessor. Hence most of the events once again took place at the adjacent venues of...
Metropolitan Opera Live HD Broadcasts 2019-20: Laurent Pelly’s production of Jules Massenet’s Manon [Showing on October 26]
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. #2: Manon Who wrote it?...
Metropolitan Opera Live HD Broadcasts 2019-20: Zeffirelli’s production of Puccini’s Turandot [Showing on October 12]
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. #1: Turandot Who wrote it?...
Feature Review – HarrisonParrott takes over Southbank Centre to mark its 50th-birthday – 50 Years in a Day – culminating with Philharmonia Orchestra concert conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy, Elim Chan, Paavo Järvi & Santtu-Matias Rouvali [October 6]
Southbank Centre, London – Queen Elizabeth Hall & Royal Festival Hall Sunday, October 06, 2019 “To boldly go where no man has gone before". I still remember the shock of...
Jessye Norman (15 septiembre 1945-30 septiembre 2019) – Una apreciación de su arte
El mundo musical todo, y no solo el de la música clásica, se ha quedado anonadado por la muerte imprevista de Jessye Norman, una de las vocalistas y artistas más...
Jessye Norman (15 September 1945-30 September 2019) – An appreciation
The world of music, and not just classical music, has been stunned by the untimely passing of Jessye Norman, one of the outstanding vocalists and artists of her generation. The...
Leonard Slatkin is 75 today – First of September 2019 – Birthday Greetings (Bottle of Wine) from Achenbach to Zukerman via DSO, Muti, Ohlsson & Rouse follow…
In alphabetical order, by surname... “A very happy 75th birthday to Leonard Slatkin, whose perceptive gifts, selfless dedication and sheer professionalism continue to inspire and astound. His wide-ranging repertoire and...
Conductor Willem Mengelberg, by Frits Zwart [book review]
Conductor Willem Mengelberg 1871-1951 Acclaimed and AccusedFrits Zwart ISBN 9789462986053 Amsterdam University Press You might think that an undertaking – one subject, two books (as sent for review), and both...
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