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Opera
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Opera
Paris Opera names a room for Kaija Saariaho
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Opera
Rusalka, set in a bathroom
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RIP
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Orchestras
Finnish symphony protests against Russian violence
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ballet
Just in: Northern Ballet will perform new season ‘with recorded music’
To the shame and disgrace of all involved,…
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RIP
Mourning for eminent Brahms scholar
The ground-breaking researcher Kurt Hofmann, founder (with his…
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News
Just in: Big job for Robert Spano
Washington National Opera has announced Robert Spano as…
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Daily Comfort Zone
Maestros and their motor cars (23): Composer at the wheel
The long-underrated Ruth Gipps.
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RIP
Finns mourn leading soprano, 61
The death has been announced of Rikka Hakola,…
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Opera
Alastair Macaulay: Is Tosca really a masterpiece?
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News
Gil Kaplan’s Magritte goes under the hammer
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News
NY Times man, dumped by Met, gets his job back
Many fanfares were blown when, exactly two years…
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Daily Comfort Zone
Why great pianists don’t drive cars
The wonderful pianist Peter Frankl has spotted very…
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Daily Comfort Zone
Maestros and their motor cars (22): The King’s composer was done for speeding
Hubert Parry, favourite composer of King Charles, was…
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News
Conductor collapses in mid-concert
Ten minutes before the end of yesterday’s closing…
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Orchestras
Berlin Phil boss gets renewed
The Berlin Philharmonic foundation has renewed Andrea Zietzschmann…
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Orchestras
Suffering orchestras (3): This is not the Sofia Philharmonic
Musicians of Bulgaria’s leading orchestra have contacted us…
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News
The making of a Chinese piano star
The Chinese pianist Yung Yung Guo, 20, won…
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Orchestras
Music director steps down to resume singing career
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RIP
Death of formidable voice teacher, 103
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