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Maestro wins $190k for wrongful dismissal
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Steinway scraps upright after 120 years
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Jonas Kaufmann is out with Covid
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How Lise Davidsen became opera’s most important star
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One of New York's movers and shakers has gone to his Maker (will the Times ever notice?)
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Grateful Dead tribute band member shot dead near Philly
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Just in: Disaster looms at Denmark's national opera and ballet
The Royal Danish Theatre has announced budget cuts…
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Cinderella, for your pleasure, upon this New Year's Night
La Monnaie have just posted the complete video…
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Even odder goings-on (2a): So they're not married after all
Our social correspondent has received an urgent message…
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Ever tried cyber music? It's such fun – free classical download #6
Matyas Seiber (1905-60) was a Hungarian exile who…
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For unto maestro a child is born…
Our social correspondent reports: On behalf of Andris…
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The Dutch, cutting arts, are spending 1 billion tax Euros a year on fireworks
An economist in Holland has worked out the…
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Odd goings-on (2): Review site owner is also artists agent (update)
A few days ago, I took issue with…
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Odd goings-on (1): Classical agency to buy share in record label? (update)
I’m hearing of negotiations between IMG Artists, the…
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Sneaky peek at a new Beethoven cycle – free classical download #5
This is the fizzing fourth movement of Beethoven’s…
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Stabbed opera director 'happy to be alive'
Claudio del Monaco, who underwent emergency surgery on…
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The remarkable singing wives of knife victim Claudio del Monaco
The opera director, who is fighting for his…
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Breaking: Opera director in critical condition after domestic stabbing incident (update)
Italian media are reporting that Claudio del Monaco,…
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Vinyl – another maestro reverts to LP
Not long after Val came crowding the Dude on the rush…
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Top ten music stories of 2011 on Slipped Disc
Unlike the general run of journa-lists, the annual…
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Now Val comes busting out on vinyl
No sooner do we break news of Dude’s…
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Break that mould! Dude goes vinyl for his next release…. you read it here first
Rub your eyes, gals and guys. We are…
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A Song of Farewell to 2011 – free classical download #4
It’s Paul McCreesh and the Gabrieli Consort today,…
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Behind the scenes at Les Mis, it's even glummer than you think
The soprano Rebecca Caine has given a hilarious interview…
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