The Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, has announced a cast change for its production of Tosca. Michael Fabiano and Maria Agresta will take over the roles of Cavaradossi and Tosca replacing Roberto Alagna and Aleksandra Kurzak, who have felt unable to play their respective roles in this staging of ‘Tosca’. The production, which has been noted as scandalous even « obscene » by some of its detractors, must have disturbed or shocked bot singers.
Kloster Ochsenhausen
Mit dem ‘Festlichen Eröffnungskonzert’ begann gestern der Schwäbische Frühling im Bibliothekssaal des Klosters Ochsenhausen. Der Titel war freilich falsch, denn festlich war überhaupt nichts in diesem musikalischen Gefühlsstrudel. Remy Franck hat versucht, den Kopf in den Stromschnellen über Wasser zu halten. Read More →
Swiss music school ‘Un, Deux, Trois, Musiques…’ founded by Nicole Coppey is celebrating its 25th anniversary. « This pedagogical school of musical art extols the supreme dimension of music, deep and uplifting, as it plays a clear role in the global development of the personality, bringing about the growth of a structured human being, self-assured and creative. », Coppey says. Read More →
The Luxembourg Parliament passed a law which foresees, from the school year 2022/2023, that a majority of music lessons, including performing arts and dance lessons, will be offered free of charge at public music schools. Read More →
The English conductor Jan-Latham Koenig has been appointed as chief conductor of the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, in a position he will hold as of next season. Jan Latham-Koenig, (born 1953) was Music Director with ensembles and organizations including the Orchestra of Porto (which he founded at the request of the Portuguese government), the Cantiere Internazionale d’Arte di Montepulciano, Teatro Massimo di Palermo and both the Orchestre Philharmonique and the Opéra in Strasbourg. Read More →
Von ursprünglich knapp 1.400 Bewerbern nehmen 36 an der Endrunde des Internationalen Gesangswettbewerbs teil, 19 Frauen und 17 Männer aus 21 Ländern. Das Stimmfach Sopran ist dabei am stärksten vertreten. Das teilte der Veranstalter heute mit. Das Finale findet am 30. Juni in Gütersloh statt und kann per Livestream verfolgt werden. Social-Media-Nutzer können zudem über die Facebook- und Instagram-Kanäle zahlreiche Eindrücke von den Kandidaten und dem Geschehen hinter den Kulissen gewinnen. Read More →
Due to the criminal war Putin launched in Ukraine, a number of Russian artists have condemned the Russian dictator’s behavior, and others, like Gergiev, Matsuev or Berezovksy have not. In the middle, Anna Netrebko wades in a mud that makes her very dirty. Read More →
Die Deutsche Orchester-Stiftung startet ihr neues Stipendienprogramm #MusikerZukunft für junge freischaffende Musiker (bis 35 Jahre) und Master-Studierende deutscher Musikhochschulen. Laut der Pressemitteilung gilt das Programm auch für Ensembles aus den Bereichen klassische und zeitgenössische Musik für Orchesterinstrumente, Tasteninstrumente, klassischen (Konzertchor-) Gesang. Read More →
Tonhalle Zürich
(c) Georg Aerni
Die Tonhalle-Gesellschaft Zürich, Trägerin des Tonhalle-Orchesters, wird künftig in der neu renovierten Tonhalle Zürich als Konzerthausbetreiberin für die Tonhalle Zürich verantwortlich sein. Das wurde heute mitgeteilt. Read More →
Jeremy Osborne
American-German singer Jeremy Osborne is suing the Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) for discrimination over an incident in October 2020. The singer told the Observer that he had been aggressed by BVG ticket inspectors during a control on the line U2. The 35-year-old baritone said he is only one of a string of people of color who say they have been singled out and physically abused by controllers on the public transport system in Berlin. Read More →
