Salzburg Festival wins “Best Festival”.
At the 2020 Oper! Awards, the Salzburg Festival was named “Best Festival”: Helga Rabl-Stadler and Markus Hinterhäuser. photo: SF/Anne Zeuner (SF, 1 December 2020) The Salzburg Festival had reason to rejoice last night: at the 2020 Oper! Awards, it was named “Best...
Christopher Luscombe returns to The Grange Festival with pop-up chamber performances of Pagliacci (13 December 2020).
On 13 December 2020, Christopher Luscombe brings his new pop-up chamber production of Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci to The Grange Festival with two performances at 1.30pm and 4.30pm. Reuniting to work with Luscombe once again are Robert Hayward, Elin Pritchard and...
Many Happy Returns to composer Gordon Crosse, 83 today.
Dec 3: “Global Ode to Joy” Carnegie Hall webcast celebrates Beethoven’s 250th birthday.
On Dec 3, “Global Ode to Joy” Celebrates Beethoven’s 250th Birthday with Star-Studded Event in “Live with Carnegie Hall” Streaming SeriesNext Thursday, December 3, the Global Ode to Joy (GOTJ) brings together artists and music-lovers around the world to...
Post #1,400: Announcing the COC’s New General Director.
CANADIAN OPERA COMPANY NAMES PERRYN LEECH AS INCOMING GENERAL DIRECTOR Leech to officially start in new role as COC leader on March 1, 2021 Toronto – After a year-long, international search, the Canadian Opera Company has named Perryn...
The Benedetti Foundation presents the first Christmas Sessions from 7 – 24 December.
Premiere of Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas on Christmas Eve at 12pm to mark the end of an extraordinary year of virtual music making Following the enormous success of the first ever Virtual Sessions in May this year, and the Global Violin...
BBC Radio 3 illuminates midwinter with Light in the Darkness (13/12 – 27/12).
In the darkest days of winter and at the end of year when the pandemic has brought uncertainty to our lives, BBC Radio 3 presents Light in the Darkness during two weeks in December, exploring the joy of light and the power and strength it brings in times of darkness....
The Kathleen Ferrier Awards Competition goes online for its 65th year.
Kathleen Ferrier pictured with conductor & pianist Bruno Walter Exceptionally talented young singers compete to win coveted awards set to escalate their careers The Kathleen Ferrier Awards Competition 2020 will this year stream from the bright and beautiful Henry...
George Enescu’s Romanian Poem Premieres on FestivalEnescu.ro in Celebration of Romania’s National Day.
The George Enescu International Festival invites music lovers to the première of Enescu’s Romanian Poem on www.festivalenescu.ro, to celebrate the Romanian National Day. The Romanian Poem was performed for the first time at the Enescu Festival...