Liping Zhang – Puccini: Visse d’arte
Liping Zhang, one of the artists mentioned in a “Music notes” article titled China’s First Lady of Opera.
Corruption, Intrigue… and That’s Before the Wagner’s Even Begun
A multimillion-euro fraud investigation and an attempted suicide have added to the drama at Salzburg’s prestigious festival
A scandal of Wagnerian proportions has engulfed Salzburg’s music festival, just weeks before Sir Simon Rattle conducts the German composer’s opera Götterdämmerung, a tale of corruption and downfall that now seems particularly apt.
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Giacomo Prestia – Verdi: “Elle ne m’aime pas!”, Don Carlo
Verdi’s Don Carlo, an opera mentioned in an “In tune” article titled Carlo and Martha in Paris.
28-year Old Composer Commissioned To Write Internet-themed Opera
Nico Muhly, a 28-year-old composer based in New York, has been commissioned to create a fictionalized account of a British teenager who used the Internet in an attempt to arrange his own murder in 2003.
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Giuseppe Filianoti – Donizetti: L’Elixir d’Amour
Giuseppe Filianoti, an opera singer mentioned in an “In tune” article titled Anna, Anna, Sacrée Nana! and Paris.
Anna Nebretko – Donizetti: L’Elixir d’Amour
Anna Nebretko, an opera singer mentioned in an “In tune” article titled Anna, Anna, Sacrée Nana! and Paris.
Review of the Decade: Classical
Ten years ago, there was chaos and inertia. Now Britain’s opera houses are world class – and its conductors have revolutionised their orchestras.
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Zhang Liping – Puccini: O Mio Babbino Caro
Zhang Liping, one of the performers in Xi Shi opera.
Puccini: Madam Butterfly
Puccini’s Madam Butterfly, the piece mentioned in an “In tune” article titled Madam Butterfly in London.
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