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One story is dominating the Twittersphere for opera fans just now, and that is the outraged reaction by singers to critics' observations of the body shape of a cast-member of Glyndebourne's season-opening production of Strauss' 'Der Rosenkavalier.' -
Olivier-Nominated 'The Full Monty' Musical Closes After One Month at Noel Coward, Writer Simon Beaufoy Petitions Producer David Pugh for More Time
In a shock move, The Full Monty is to end its West End run early and will close. The musical had gotten some good reviews and bagged an Olivier Award nomination, plus the previous musical theater incarnation of the hit film had been a success. The shocked cast and the writer, Simon Beaufoy, have... -
March of the Spanish-Humming Conductors: Dudamel, Heras-Casado, Orozco-Estrada, Mattheuz, Payare, Mena, Kalmar...De Leon de Vega
In the wake of the success of Gustavo Dudamel, or maybe more accurately in the wake of the work of El Sistema scion Jose Antonio Abreu, there has been an explosion in the number of top appointments going to Spanish or Latin American conductors. Whether this matters, whether any kind of... -
Quickies: Lil Boosie Bieber Musical, New Glenn Beck, Esa-Pekka Salonen Wins Nemmers, Anne of Green Gables Beats Record, Robert Ashley Remembered
As SPIN reports, the newly freed rapper Lil Boosie "wrote over a thousand songs, a book, and a musical while in jail," and he'd like very much to collaborate with Justin Bieber on something. -
Quickies: Chopin Prodigy Serena Wang, Montero vs. Dudamel, What Satchmo Thought, Highest Paid Maestros, Bauhaus Triadic Ballet
Get a preview of 'Dances of the Dolls,' the forthcoming CD by 9-year-old Serena Wang, expected later this month--specifically, Chopin's 'Fantasie Impromptu' in F-sharp minor. -
Quickies: 'Terminator' Time Signature, 'Out to Lunch' at 50, Sibelius Off NASDAQ, New Orleans Jazz Market, Musicology Tumblr
“DAH-doonk, dah-doonk, dah-doonk, gonk gonk.” -- Slate's Seth Stevenson Be it classical music, jazz, theater, dance, art, films or books, news gets made fresh every single day. -
Quickies: James Rhodes on Classical Sexism, Boulez Gets Cleveland Laurel, Schick on Stockhausen, Global Online Orchestra, Paul Ryan's NEA
"Why is sexism still tolerated in our industry? We need an immediate and total change in attitudes across the board." -- James Rhodes -
Quickies: What is Killing Classical Music?, Carnegie Hall 2014-15, Tapestry Taps Michael Mori, Sounds of Gambling, Music Video Minus One
Will Robin: As the musicologist and pianist Charles Rosen so eloquently put it, “The death of classical music is perhaps its oldest continuing tradition.” To place that tradition in context, consider the infographic below. Design credit goes to Andy Doe, a consultant../ -
Quickies: Anna Netrebko's Winter Olympics Bod, Classical is Dead, Classical's NOT Dead, Caroline Shaw Pedals Violin, 'Living Stars' @ Sundance
Ann Netrebko, second only to Val Gergiev as Vlad Putin's favorite court musician, lets her glasnosts fly high above New York City--"L'Elisir d'Flu," indeed. -
Quickies: 'Family Guy' on Bach/Debussy, Oscar Music, New Detroit Symphony Contract, Dance & Capitalism, Notation-Notation-Notation
The funniest classical music joke of all time? The funniest classical music joke of all time. Be it classical music, jazz, theater, dance, art, films or books, news gets made fresh every single day. -
Quickies: Edward Sharpe Scores Golden Globe, Dame Nellie's 'Downton Abbey,' Classical Karaoke App?, NYC Winter JazzFest Pix, Ballet Next
Beating both Hans Zimmer and John Williams, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros frontman Alex Ebert (a.k.a Ima Robot) took home the 2014 Golden Globe-Best Original Score for his music behind 'All is Lost.' -
Quickies: 2Pac's 'Holler if Ya Hear Me' on Broadway, Anna Netrebko's Flu, Blue Note Yourself App, Bolshoi to Lincoln Center, Dickie Landry Story
The $8 million production, sanctioned by Shakur's mother Afeni, opens on June 19 at the Palace Theater. -
Quickies: Mayor DeBlasio on the Arts, Electric Andrés Segovia, Wynton Marsalis/Drew Faust, American Ballet's Kevin McKenzie, Twelfth Night Fest at Trinity Wall St.
Honestly, how often should we expect New York City's brand new mayor--Bill DeBlasio, a Park Slope Democrat--to go to the Met? -
WATCH: Bad Beijing Buzz Swarms Chinese Pianist Yundi's "Flight of the Bumblebee" on New Year's Eve
Video emerges of a car crash "Flight of the Bumblebee" from the Chinese piano star. Until now, it seemed that Chinese star Yundi (the artist formerly known as Li Yundi when he was on DG, before a move to EMI served to abbreviate his name) could do little wrong. -
Quickies: Carly Rae Jepsen's Broadway Cinderella, Was Bach Lazy?, Jazz & Democracy, Latin-Jewish Dancing, Leland Smith Obit
Here's hoping Ms. Rae Jepsen's Broadway debut--a 12-week run in Rodgers & Hammerstein's 'Cinderella' starting Feb. 4--lands better than her infamous first pitch. -
U.K. Farmer Finds That Classical Music Makes Hens Lay More Eggs (Yes, Really!)
This may go down as the weirdest classical music story of 2013, getting in just before the year winds down. According to the U.K.'s tabloid 'Daily Star' newspaper, a Merseyside farmer has discovered that playing classical music to his hens encourages them to lay more eggs. -
Classicalite's New Year’s Eve Concert Guide: Austria, Germany, Czech Republic, Ireland, America
It is one of Vienna's proudest traditions, the New Year's concert with the Vienna Philharmonic, televised all over the world. And the question the Viennese and others all ask as the date nears is, which conductor will be honored by being given this most glittering of gigs this year? Well, as 2013 gives way to 2014, Daniel Barenboim will be leading the waltzes in that musical city. But there are other lovely new year's concerts as well, led by other distinguished maestri. Here's your guide to some of the best! -
UPDATE: Min-Jin Kym's £1.2 Million Stradivarius, Stolen then Returned, Sold to Mystery Buyer for £1,385,000
The world-famous Stradivarius violin that was stolen from London’s Euston Station in 2010 and later recovered was sold on December 18, 2013 for £1.385 million including the buyer’s premium. The "ex-Kym" Stradivarius has been sold by Tarisio, the leading auction house... -
Quickies: Taylor Swift's $100K Birthday Gift, Caroline Shaw & Nico Muhly, James Wood on Britten Books, Monk in Paris '69, Wagner Sculpture
Here's Tay at Schermerhorn Symphony Center in December of 2011--showing off her Harmony Award from the Nashville Symphony. -
Quickies: Jackie Evancho's National Anthem, Maestri's Met Falstaff, Ojai Opera for Denk and Stucky, Gallery Players' 'Equus,' Sam Beckett Pics
On Thanksgiving Day, Miss Jackie Evancho sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" before the Green Bay Packers vs. Detroit Lions game--ostensibly, according to The Conservative Post, "to honor America." -
Quickies: Jackie Evancho on Queen Latifah, ASCAP Jazz Honors, Metro North Derailment Kills NYC Chorus, 20 Years of Parterre Box, 'CATS' Movie
Eat your heart out Broadway: Miss Jackie Evancho performing the beloved showtune from Phantom of the Opera..."The Music of the Night." -
Prima Donna: Rufus Wainwright and Daniel MacIvor Working on New Opera, 'Hadrian,' in Toronto
Singer and composer Rufus Wainwright is writing another opera. He will follow 2009's 'Prima Donna', which premiered in Manchester, with 'Hadrian'--a commission for the Canadian Opera Company. It's based on the life of the Roman Emperor Hadrian and his love for Antinous... -
Carrie Underwood and Stephen Moyer Lead Cast in NBC's Live, Nazi-Ridden Version of 'The Sound of Music'
Producers of a new version of the Oscar-winning musical 'The Sound of Music,' set for U.S. television next week, knew it would be a sacrilege to try and re-make the beloved 1965 movie classic starring Julie Andrews. And American country singer Carrie Underwood... -
Circus Galop: Canadian Pianist Marc-André Hamelin on Performing, Composing and 'Synethesia'
Pianist Hamelin breathes new life into "dead" composers Canadian pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin is an archaeologist-cum-miracle worker of the piano who has almost single-handedly brought "dead" 19th-century composers back to life with his powerful, nimble fingers and keen intellect. -
Brick Dozer @ Rough Trade-Brooklyn Grand Opening [PIX]
To say I was not impressed by the paltry "MODERN COMPOSITION/CLASSICAL" offerings of Rough Trade's newest outpost down by the water in Williamsburg would be putting it lightly. -
Leonard Da Vinci's Piano/Cello Hybrid Brought to Life by Poland's Sławomir Zubrzycki
A piano designed by Leonardo Da Vinci has been played for the first time since it was invented five centuries ago. Except, to make things more intriguing, it's not really a piano. In fact, the inventor called it a "viola organist," and it is part-harpsichord, part-viola...
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