Opera
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Was it Smetana’s stalker?
Opera
At the beginning of the 1870s, Smetana faced…
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Philip Glass warns off pirates in occupied Ukraine
News
The composer has sent this missive to the…
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Bayreuth shrinks its chorus, again
Opera
The festival is making stringent economies. Before it…
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Katharina Wagner to direct in Beijing
News
Journalist Sebastian Hammelehle gets some strong news breaks…
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Bayreuth loses its Brangäne
Opera
The Russian mezzo Ekaterina Gubanova has missed too…
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Look, there’s an academic at my piano
Daily Comfort Zone
The international opera star Aida Garifullina gave a…
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Job of the Week: Repetiteur at Covent Garden
Opera
£57,735.56 per annum 33 hours per week We…
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Is a kiss ever just a kiss?
Opera
The Kiss holds a unique place in Smetana’s…
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Welsh National Opera issues desperate appeal
Opera
The company needs small change for the very…
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Culture minister to Bayreuth: Play something that’s not Wagner
Opera
Germany’s federal minister for culture Claudia Roth has…
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La Scala chief lands Swiss job
Orchestras
The French Sovrintendente of Teatro alla Scala, ousted…
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Angela Merkel cancels Bayreuth
Opera
The former German chancellor, a regular worshipper at…
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