Hi,
I’m Colin Anderson, a writer on music and the editor of Classical Source.
Welcome to my Column, a bit of a blog: news, reviews, things to watch, and other posts to read; a mix of things. I hope you like the contents.
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Stephen Gould Says Goodbye.
"American heldentenor Stephen Gould, who withdrew from all three major roles he was to have performed at Bayreuth last season, has written a touching note to his fans indicating that he has been diagnosed with a fatal disease." [from Musical America Worldwide]
Riccardo Muti leads the CSO to open 2023/24 season in Chicago and at New York’s Carnegie Hall.
RICCARDO MUTI LEADS THREE CSO PROGRAMS TO OPEN 2023/24 SEASON IN SEPTEMBER AND TWO PROGRAMS WITH THE CSO AT NEW YORK’S CARNEGIE HALL IN OCTOBER SEPTEMBER 21–OCTOBER 5, 2023 CHICAGO — Riccardo Muti returns to Chicago in September to open the 2023/24 Season, which marks...
Proms postscript.
Pinned post One way or another, every BBC Prom is included here: https://www.colinscolumn.com/category/bbc-proms-2023/ and each can be listened to (individual links available) for thirty days following the Last Night. Photos taken at Proms concerts are copyright BBC...
BBC Proms 2023 – souvenir photo of Prom 71: The Last Night of the Proms conducted by Marin Alsop. Saturday September 9 @ Royal Albert Hall, London.
Photo, Mark Allan Richard Strauss: Don JuanBruch: Kol nidrei, Op. 47Roxanna Panufnik: Coronation SanctusJames B. Wilson: 1922 (world premiere)Walton: Coronation Te DeumWagner: Tannhäuser – ‘Dich, teure Halle’Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana – Easter Hymn;...
Many Happy Returns to baritone & opera director Sir Thomas Allen, 79 today.
BBC Proms 2023 – Best Encores. Broadcast Saturday September 9 on BBC Radio 3.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001qngs
Dreamers’ Circus Brings New-Nordic Music to US, Oct 7-18.
Nikolaj Busk, piano and accordion (left) | Ale Carr, Nordic-cittern (center) | Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen, violin (right) Saturday, October 7, 7:30 pm | Middlebury, VTMiddlebury College Performing Arts Series (with Livestream) / Info & Tix Sunday, October...
YUJA WANG CONCERT COLLABORATION WITH DAVID HOCKNEY AT LONDON’S LIGHTROOM.
YUJA WANG ANNOUNCES SIX-CONCERT COLLABORATION WITH DAVID HOCKNEY: BIGGER & CLOSER (NOT SMALLER & FURTHER AWAY) AT LONDON’S LIGHTROOM 28-30 September, 7pm & 9pm | Lightroom, King’s Cross, N1C...
Wexford Opera Festival 24 Oct-5 November 2023.
The programme for the 72nd Wexford Opera Festival centres around the theme of Women and War, with each chosen work highlighting a different aspect of the struggles women face; in conflict, fighting prejudice and in making their voices heard. The three...