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"Opera," said the Canadian tenor Jon Vickers once in an interview, "is not entertainment." For entertainment, he explained, he would far rather watch My Fair Lady. Opera had to go deeper. It was deeper, or it was nothing. -
RESULTS: The International Opera Awards 2014 Are Announced, Posthumous Prize for Gerard Mortier
The venerable Opera magazine has announced the winners of its still-rather-new annual awards, the "Operas" (think Oscars but with more singing and a smaller budget). Since Opera has been the bible for international opera reviews for many decades, it's a nice idea and one that makes... -
Gergiev, Nelsons, Gilbert or Alsop...Who is the World’s Busiest Conductor?
Some interesting statistics, yes, from the U.K.-based music website Bachtrack. Every year, they compile the stats from the events they have listed, and the list for 2013 has Valery Gergiev as the world's busiest conductor. Andris Nelsons comes second. -
Classicalite's Five Best: Books on Music
How to pluck just five books from libraries and libraries of writing about music? Just close your eyes, and decide which seem obvious. These seem obvious to me... -
Wagnerian (and Eurovision) Tenor René Kollo, 75, Calls Time
He's 75, so René Kollo has decided that enough is enough. Wagner tenors--real, top-quality Wagner tenors--are few enough in number that when one decides to retire, it doesn't go unnoticed. -
Blind Mezzo-Soprano Laurie Rubin Will Première Bruce Adolphe’s ‘Do You Dream in Color?’ with Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra will present the U.S. première of Bruce Adolphe’s 'Do You Dream In Color?' Blind mezzo-soprano Laurie Rubin will sing this work with the LACO on October 19 and 20... -
The Future of Concert Production: New World Symphony Premières Video Work for Britten's 'Peter Grimes'
The New World Symphony presents the premiere of a new work for video and orchestra in its state-of-the-art multimedia venue. -
Five Quickies: Les Misérables with Lawyers, Donald Rosenberg on Modern American Symphonies, Britten's Lost 'Sylphides,' Charlie Parker's Birthday, Snapchat Opera
So, in an effort to keep all you Classicalites abreast of each and every situation, we'll be trawling the web for the best headlines--those stories, those people making the biggest waves... -
British Bass Richard Angas Dies Suddenly, During Rehearsal for Britten's 'Peter Grimes'
Sad news from the opera world. Richard Angas, one of the leading British basses of his generation has died. Halfway through a rehearsal at English National Opera of Britten's Peter Grimes, he collapsed and was rushed to hospital... -
Five Freebies: Muti's Verdi, 'Noye's Fludde,' Beethoven, David Aaron Carpenter, Domingo's Verdi
It's always nice to get something for nothing, especially something as enriching as great music. And outreach projects increasingly mean that there are amazing freebies to be had. We've collated five of the best current and upcoming... -
Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Leith Hill Place Open for Visitors, but for How Long?
And now, fans of Ralph Vaughan Williams--with Elgar, the most venerated English composer pre-Britten and post-Purcell--have their own shrine to visit. The U.K.'s National Trust has finally opened Leith Hill Place... -
There's an App for That: Witold Lutosławski's Birthday Guide to Warsaw, as per Fryderyk Chopin
It's not just Verdi, Britten, 'The Rite of Spring' and Licia Albanese. Piekło, it's Polish composer Witold Lutosławski's birthday, too!
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