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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Slipped Disc
The Economist has an article on how English National Opera has become the world’s nursery for co-productions. Read it here. Then ask why two vindictive members of Arts Council England wanted to close ENO down, and why the Times new... -
Friday, February 13, 2015 from Music: Classical music | guardian.co.ukBarbican, London The superb Berlin Phil under Simon Rattle gave the opportunity to wonder again at the originality and irresistible logic of Sibelius’s musical thinking Continue reading...
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Music: Classical music | guardian.co.ukPhilharmonic Hall, Liverpool Double-bassist Marcel Becker was exemplary in Tan Dun’s concerto, while Darrell Ang’s profound Shostakovitch rounded off a powerful evening Continue reading...
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Planet Hugill - A world of classical musicPrimrose Piano Quartet Anthony Payne 's Piano Quartet will receive its London premiere on Sunday (15 February 2015) at a concert at Kings Place presented by the London Chamber Music Society as part of their series at Kings Place. The qua...
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Slipped Disc
The conductor, about to start a low-key US tour with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, has been talking for the first time to our pal Elijah Ho about his rough treatment by the orchestra that made his name. Sample: I stil... -
Friday, February 13, 2015 from Classical music - Google NewsThe Arts Desk Sibelius Cycle 3, Berliner Philharmoniker, Rattle, Barbican The Arts Desk London audiences have heard Osmo Vanska and Esa-Pekka Salonen achieve a seamless accelerando through the entire movement, a technical feat and a musi...
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Slipped Disc
We’re hearing that South Korean media have come in general praise for an MBC television shockumentary that depicted Myung Whun Chung, music director of the Seoul Philharmonic, as a gold-digging imposition on the suffering taxpayer.... -
Friday, February 13, 2015 from Classical music - Google NewsOpera & Classical Music Listings for Feb. 13-19 New York Times Classical Music . ☆ Behzod Abduraimov (Wednesday) On the heels of his brilliant performance of Prokofiev's daunting Piano Concerto No. 3 with Valery Gergiev and the M...
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Slipped Disc
Friends of Mariss Janson say he may quit the Bavarian Radio orchestra over the city’s backtracking on its promise to build a new concert hall. It has emerged that BR were not consulted by the authorities before the decision was tak... -
Friday, February 13, 2015 from Classical Music: latest news, reviews, composers, concerts, download, mp3Sibelius's symphonies sounded thrillingly new in the hands of Simon Rattle and the Berlin Phil, says Ivan Hewett
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Slipped Disc
Screen grab: Some of us remember a time when spelling got humanly checked at the BBC. -
Friday, February 13, 2015 from Slipped Disc
The latest ABC circulation figures for the second half of 2014 show steep drops for BBC Music and Gramophone magazines. BBC Music circulation is down 9.2% to 36,330, Gramophone down 6.7% to 21,718. -
Friday, February 13, 2015 from Slipped Disc
It has been announced in Milwaukee that Edo de Waart will retire as music director in 2017. He will be 76. The orchestra is on a high and should have no difficulty naming a top-calibre successor. -
Friday, February 13, 2015 from Latest Classical Music VideosLSO Discovery Lunchtime concert with Peter Moore From: London Symphony Orchestra Views: 0 4 ratings Time: 00:00 More in Music
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Slipped Disc
We regret to share news of the passing of John McCabe, prolific symphonist, wonderful pianist and inspirational musician. He was 75 and had been in poor health for some time. More follows. -
Friday, February 13, 2015 from Slipped Disc
The Royal Academy of Music has broken its duck. The tenth winner of its Bach Prize is violinist Rachel Podger. The £10,000 award is for advances in Bach performance or scholarship. Previous winners are: Professor Christoph Wolff, András... -
Friday, February 13, 2015 from Slipped Disc
The Argentine soprano Helena Arizmendi, a star of the Teatro Colón for 24 years, has died at the age of 87. Her limelight nights were singing Liu in Tursandot with Maria Callas and Mario del Monaco, conducted by Tulio Serafin. -
Friday, February 13, 2015 from CMUSE » CLASSICAL
Are you one of the growing number of performers who are acknowledging that they face the challenge of stage fright? It seems like the topic has been getting a lot more attention recently, with more musicians speaking out about their diff... -
Friday, February 13, 2015 from Latest Classical Music VideosLoveChoir: The Choral Singer’s App from NAXOS 'LoveChoir': the first extensive iPad app for choral singers, from NAXOS. Singing in choirs has never been more popular. From all-inclusive non-audition groups to top-notch ense...
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Latest Classical Music VideosiOrchestra from the Philharmonia Orchestra - Join us for year two! iOrchestra is a celebration of music focused in the South-West Peninsula of England. After a hugely successful year we're back in April 2015 for a new year of music m...
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from JDCMBYesterday's bombshell about ENO arrived wrapped in rose-scented words just in time for Valentine's Day. Some people even fell for the good news story: £30m over two years from ACE, woo-hoo! Oh dear. It turns out that this money is "speci...
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Blog medici.tvGood reason No. 1: You will improve your musical knowledge with your loved one With all those archives, documentaries, master classes and works from the repertoire, you will surely be a winning team at your next Trivial Pursuit Pa...
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Classical Music: latest news, reviews, composers, concerts, download, mp3Art might inpire silent rapture but it also teaches us how to listen and talk to each other, says Ivan Hewett
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from The Classical Piano and Music Education Blog
We all love freebies (who doesn’t?), so today’s post is a give away for one lucky reader. My 15 Top Piano Resources were published on January 1st this year, and in this post, I briefly reviewed Daily Expressions by Paul Birch... -
Friday, February 13, 2015 from Planet Hugill - A world of classical musicEarly Opera Company perform Purcell's King Arthur at the Wigmore Hall. Photo credit Charlotte Burke Harvey, Lawson, Boden, Pritchard, Humphreys, Hunt, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn; The Wigmore Hall Reviewed by Robert Hugill on F...
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Planet Hugill - A world of classical musicThe Jacqueline du Pré charity concert supports Britain’s oldest musical charity, The Royal Society of Musicians , which has been providing assistance to musicians in need since 1738. This year's concert, the 20th annual concert, is being...
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Violinist.comBy Laurie Niles: Chinese violinist Ning Feng, 33, has spent the last 15 years winning international competitions and scooping up awards and praise for his playing, but his violin career nearly ended before it began. At age four, he was r...
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Classical music - Google NewsSydney Morning Herald Chris Howlett, the marathon man of classical music , gears up for Brahms Sydney Morning Herald Between those, he is organising the Music in the Round festival at Abbotsford Convent, and two regional festivals with f...
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Top Classical Music TweetsTSO Chamber Soloists with our dear friend @EmanuelAx. #TSOpiano pic.twitter.com/AO2GcY3FCH
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Top Classical Music TweetsStudents from the @VSOMusicSchool playing for the patrons as they enter the @symphonyball!! #VSOSymphonyBall2015 pic.twitter.com/WscFgizP6Q
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Top Classical Music TweetsKing Arthur review – Curnyn balances the erotic and the political in Purcell’s smash hit | Music | The Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/feb/12/king-arthur-purcell-wigmore-review …
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Top Classical Music TweetsIn just a few short weeks, Alice in Wonderland takes the stage in this special collaboration with @LAOpera. http://laphil.com/alice
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Classical music - Google NewsHow these two are expanding classical music universe Economic Times You can listen to music on your smartphone or laptop or on that expensive music system in your living room, but there's nothing to beat the thrill of a live concert....
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Top Classical Music TweetsIt looks absolutely magical in the Convention Centre tonight for #VSOSymphonyBall2015!! pic.twitter.com/foDnglOcjP
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Top Classical Music Tweets#SeveranceHall was not just built for music, but also as a memorial to Elizabeth Severance, who… http://instagram.com/p/zBiZ2WlLrc/
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Top Classical Music Tweets#SeveranceHall was not just built for music, but also as a memorial to Elizabeth Severance, who… http://instagram.com/p/zBiEt2FLq_/
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Top Classical Music TweetsEach live stream concert is a carefully choreographed event meant to maximize the viewer's experience… http://instagram.com/p/zBeqSyguG9/
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from CLASSICAL ICONOCLASTThe Arts Council England has announced that it's placing the ENO in a "special; funding arrangement" and removing it from the portfolio of national organizations given a place at the funding table. Within that two year period, the ENO wi...
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Top Classical Music TweetsA member of the @TorontoSymphony since 1970 David Hetherington retires tonight. Best wishes, David we will miss you. http://www.tso.ca/en-ca/About-the-TSO/Members-of-the-Orchestra/Musician/David-Hetherington.aspx …
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Top Classical Music TweetsPractice makes perfect for our guest stars this weekend. Experience the magic yourself– Tix: http://ow.ly/IYE0C pic.twitter.com/j6KyiYlcSm
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Top Classical Music TweetsJUST ANNOUNCED! @BramwellTovey back at the @HollywoodBowl this summer w/ the @LAPhil! http://ow.ly/IYcYo pic.twitter.com/BWjj0onbGq
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Classics TodayAlthough Rudolf Innig concluded his 12-disc cycle of Rheinberger’s complete organ works in 2005, it has taken nearly a decade for MDG to bring it out as a boxed set. For comprehensiveness alone, it has no competition. Every solo organ pi...
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Top Classical Music Tweets.@VSOrchestra to auction violin by @ShawnHunt at tonight's #SymphonyBall. The #artist: http://bit.ly/1yeCwbE pic.twitter.com/0GBOFkNt5E
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Top Classical Music TweetsRT @963JACKfm: Right now in Club JACK you could win a pair of tickets 2 see Styx w @NashvilleSymph http://fb.me/1MAvAWL9v
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Top Classical Music TweetsSteven Osborne played Mussorgsky's 'Pictures at an Exhibition' at @Wigmore_Hall. Listen here: http://bbc.in/1ArzrXZ #Mussorgsky
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Top Classical Music TweetsTokyo: Driving to rehearsal with my friend Sayaka Shoji! Concert tonight! Hope to see you! #nhksymphonyorchestra# pic.twitter.com/A5h9EgWdp0
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Classical Life
Review: Rotterdam Philharmonic and Yannick Nézet-Séguin attack Tchaikovsky. Orange County Register, Feb. 12, 2015.
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Music and VisionOn Deborah Pritchard's 'Wall of Water', with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Sinfini Music
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Sinfini Music
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Ballet News | Straight from the stage - bringing you ballet insights
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Ballet News | Straight from the stage - bringing you ballet insights
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Boulezian
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from parterre box
On this day in 1939 Victor Fleming replaced George Cukor as director of Gone With the Wind . -
Friday, February 13, 2015 from Operagasmby Melissa Wimbish Are you tired of paying fees to acce […]
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Adult Ballerina ProjectFirst, let me say that ballet has been a passion with me since I was a kid. I remember going to Radio City Music Hall in New York for the first time on a field trip in school to go see the Radio City Christmas Spectacular. I thought to m...
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from operaramblings
Yesterday’s review of the Glyndebourne Ravel double bill prompted a question from a regular reader as to why that particular combination wasn’t performed more often. That meshed with some thoughts I’ve been having abou... -
Friday, February 13, 2015 from Latest Opera & Ballet VideosThe Magic Flute Every now and then we need a night at the theatre that just makes us smile. Warm, fun and witty, Mozart's The Magic Flute does just that. Director Dominic Cooke presents a bold production... From: Welsh National Opera...
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Latest Opera & Ballet VideosOrfeo (In Full) (The Royal Opera/Roundhouse) Michael Boyd directs a new production of Monteverdi's masterpiece, the first great opera, at the Roundhouse. Find out more at http://www.roh.org.uk/productions/orfeo-by-michael-boyd Claim....
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Opera: news reviews previews singers opera houses downloads CDs DVDsArt might inpire silent rapture but it also teaches us how to listen and talk to each other, says Ivan Hewett
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from The Eyes Have ItBBC Two Saturday 14 February at 21.05 It’s Valentine’s Day so what better to do than watch a serious documentary film on television? However, if you do have other plans, it will be archived for viewing at a more convenient ti...
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Top Opera & Ballet TweetsDon Giovanni by #Mozart Dress Rehearsal @SDOpera #Opera #SanDiego @ San Diego Civic Theatre http://instagram.com/p/zBwvY7SKku/ via @krescate
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Top Opera & Ballet TweetsFour of our #eugeneballetacademy students rehearsing their roles for #EBCCarmen this weekend… http://instagram.com/p/zBwAPniVTS/
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Top Opera & Ballet TweetsOpening Night! New Australian work. Thrilled to be part of this amazing cast. #therabbits @OperaAustralia @perth_festival @kmillerheidke
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Top Opera & Ballet TweetsHUGE thank you to @Lucy_Pearl for allowing me to experience the Romeo et Juliette production by @AtlantaBallet tonight!!
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Top Opera & Ballet TweetsI can't believe @SDOpera is having student dress rehearsals without me wtf
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Top Opera & Ballet TweetsRT @AirlieWalsh: How's the view from @TheAusBallet's office. pic.twitter.com/VZm2ZzPmqo
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Top Opera & Ballet TweetsWe're so glad you're enjoying @juanamedina !
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Top Opera & Ballet TweetsNo pressure @Mad_Me, but we're watching the Valentine's Gala unfold and can't wait to see the pictures later!
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Top Opera & Ballet TweetsReveal! Our new-look special events, talks and classes. Watch the vid: http://ow.ly/IYN15 Buy tix: http://ow.ly/IYNgu #stepinside
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Top Opera & Ballet Tweets#OperaNews Deborah Voigt in conversation with S.F. Opera’s Kip Cranna. More info: http://www.marinij.com/arts-and-entertainment/20150211/soprano-deborah-voigt-shares-struggles-in-new-memoir …
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Top Opera & Ballet TweetsGuess who is going to see "A Flowering Tree"performed by @operaomaha, tomorrow? This lady! Now, which dress to wear?
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Top Opera & Ballet TweetsCan we just take a minute to appreciate everything about ballet as an art form? @PghBallet was positively gorgeous tonight.
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Top Opera & Ballet TweetsA bit of a feelgood video for your Friday - the future of opera https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxbIDrwczos …
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Top Opera & Ballet TweetsAnd we looked down to tweet that and @CitieBallet appeared! The gala audience is certainly being treated with them, #eochorus & RCA band!
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Top Opera & Ballet TweetsWe'll have better pictures to share tomorrow, but listening to #eochorus perform Carmina Burana is amazing. pic.twitter.com/ns7d4IlDM1
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Opera TodayEnglish National Opera’s revival of Peter Konwitschny’s production of Verdi’s La Traviata had many elements in common with the production’s original outing in 2013 (The production was a co-production with Opera Graz, where it had debuted...
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Latest Opera & Ballet VideosPretty Yende Lucia di Lammermoor Mad Scene 2015 From: coloraturafan Views: 1 0 ratings Time: 20:17 More in Music
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Friday, February 13, 2015 from Latest Opera & Ballet VideosStep Inside The Ballet Ever wanted to peek behind the curtain and see what life inside The Australian Ballet is like? Step inside the ballet with our new 2015 program of special events, talks and classes that will... From: The Australian...
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Latest Opera & Ballet VideosSan Francisco Opera Attila 2011-12 Season - Trailer San Francisco Opera Attila 2011-12 Season - Trailer. From: San Francisco Opera Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 01:29 More in Entertainment
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Latest Opera & Ballet VideosSan Francisco Opera Fall 2014 Season Review Thank you for a wonderful 2014 season filled with wonderful performances of Norma, Susannah, Masked Ball, Partenope, Tosca, Cinderella, Boheme and Boheme for Families! Check out the new ... Fro...
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from operaramblings
In 2012 Glyndebourne staged an interesting and contrasting double bill of Ravel one-acters in productions by Laurent Pelly. The first was L’heure espagnole. It’s a sort of Feydeau farce set to music. The plot is classic be... -
Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Neil KurtzmanThey’re at it again. The federal government is about to issue new dietary guidelines, the first since 2010. The actual report is not yet available, but some of its contents has been leaked to the press. The committee charged with w...
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Latest Opera & Ballet VideosGet a chance to win a 2015/2016 season subsciption for two! Explore our new season and have a chance to win a 2015/2016 season subscription for two valued at $700! Sign up here: http://www.operademontreal.com/en/about/newsletter-signup. ...
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from BarihunksSimon Keenlyside Simon Keenlyside has posted a message on his fan site that he is cancelling all of his performances through April in order to rest his vocal chords. He is withdrawing from Verdi's Falstaff is Munich, his March concert at...
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Latest Opera & Ballet VideosMeet 2015 Winning Works Choreographer Abdul Latif Watch a behind-the-scenes look at Abdul Latif's process choreographing "a new work - "A Year From Now Ago" - for the Joffrey Studio Company and Academy Trainees. From: ...
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from opera, innit?Plays in which characters spontaneously burst into song are of course nothing new, but a play featuring lovely Baroque tunes sung by an actual singer – well, that’s hard to resist. I had only seen the film after I became inte...
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from BarihunksFelix Kemp showing his Wagnerian side We discover new barihunks in a variety of ways, with the most common way still being from readers. It used to come almost exclusively from emails and Facebook, but lately we're seeing more suggestion...
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Latest Opera & Ballet VideosEdita Gruberova The Lucia Mad Scene 1979-2015 From: coloraturafan Views: 4 0 ratings Time: 03:50:11 More in Music
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Superconductor
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Latest Opera & Ballet VideosCountdown to Curtain Take a whirlwind tour through McCaw Hall as musicians, ushers, stage crews, education staff, audience members, performers, dressers, makeup artists, waiters, and box office personnel prepare... From: SeattleOpera Vie...
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Latest Opera & Ballet VideosEdward Gardner: Why Mastersingers is so special | ENO Conductor and ENO Music Director Edward Gardner why Mastersingers is so special, including how he believes it to be Wagner's own therapy for all the serious operas he wrote before...
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Latest Opera & Ballet VideosEdward Gardner: The Story of The Mastersingers of Nuremberg | ENO ENO Music Director Edward Gardner takes us through his highlights from The Mastersingers of Nuremberg on the story of the Mastersingers and what he's most excited abou...
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Latest Opera & Ballet VideosEdward Gardner: Singing Wagner in English at the Coliseum | ENO ENO Music Director Edward Gardner on ENO's special connection with The Mastersingers of Nuremberg, and why it's important we perform the piece in English as Wagner i...
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Pointe Magazine
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from BarihunksKasey Yeargain (left in tee shirt ) with Stefan Barner;Backstage for Romeo & Juliet ( right) What better way to celebrate Valentine's Day, but with a classic love story like Romeo & Juliet (although we hope your romance ends bett...
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Opera: news reviews previews singers opera houses downloads CDs DVDsThe ENO must value business sense as highly as artistic vision
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Latest Opera & Ballet VideosCelebrating Mastersingers: The full force of ENO's chorus and orchestra "It's not until you're in it, or see it, that you realise what a true masterpiece it is. ENO chorus member Jane Read on The Mastersingers of Nurembe...
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from parterre box
It's that time of the year when the Met does its season announcement, cher public. -
Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Latest Opera & Ballet VideosIntervista integrale a/ complete interview to Peter Stein - Aida (Teatro alla Scala) Aida Stagione 2014/2015 Nuova produzione Teatro alla Scala In scena dal 15 febbraio al 15 marzo 2015 Musica: Giuseppe Verdi Direttore: Zubin Mehta Regia...
