Mélanie Léonard
(c) Sergio Veranes
Symphony New Brunswick has announced the appointment of Mélanie Léonard as Music Director. She was selected among 50 candidates. Her resumé runs long, including, most recently, serving as Music Director of the Sudbury Symphony Orchestra. She has also been resident conductor and associate conductor of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra. Read More →
23-year-old Chinese pianist Ying Li won First Prize as well as the Audience Award at the first edition of the Antonio Mormone International Prize (Premio Internazionale Antonio Mormone). The finals took place at La Scala in Milan. Read More →
Esther Bejarano, eine der letzten Überlebenden des Mädchenorchesters im KZ Auschwitz-Birkenau, ist am vergangenen Samstag in Hamburg verstorben. Sie wurde 96 Jahre alt. Read More →
Enrico Caruso
A huge archive of Caruso’s personal documents is currently being offered at Christie’s for private sale. It includes 282 letters and telegrams sent by him, and 423 sent to him, dating from across his career. « The tumultuous personal life of the great tenor Enrico Caruso, as dramatic as any opera, is illuminated by a treasure trove of letters and other documents offered for sale », Christie’s says in a news release. Read More →
Grange Park Opera, West Horsley Place, Surrey, has announced the world première of Anthony Bolton opera Litvinenko for the 15 July 2021. The libretto is by Kit Hesketh-Harvey. Read More →
The Rachmaninov Conservatory in Paris has received confirmation from the Paris City Council that the activity of the Conservatory will be able to continue in the historic building at 26 Avenue de New York, the institution says in a news release. Read More →
Der Generalintendant des Badischen Staatstheaters Karlsruhe, Peter Spuhler, wurde vom Verwaltungsrat nach einer Mehrheitsentscheidung mit sofortiger Wirkung entlassen. Dies geht aus einer Pressemitteilung des Landes Baden-Württemberg hervor. Read More →
Das City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) und der CBSO Chorus haben ihre Teilnahme an den Salzburger Festspielen abgesagt. Grund sind die bei der Rückkehr nach Großbritannien dort geltenden Quarantäne-Bestimmungen. Eine weitere Absage kam vom Vokalensemble The Tallis Scholars, aus demselben Grund. Read More →
Heinz Zednik
Der österreichische Sänger Heinz Zednik, 81, wird mit dem Österreichischen Musiktheaterpreis geehrt. Zednik nimmt den Preis bei der Gala am 2. August 2021 in Steyr persönlich entgegen. Read More →
A group of French musicians, Alain Meunier, Gilbert Amy, Claire Désert, Marie Hédin-Christophe, Francis Maréchal, Jean-François Zygel, have published a text in which they question the future of Société Générale’s cultural patronage. Last year, these musicians, members of the board of directors of the association Mécénat Culturel Société Générale, had criticized and voted against the bank’s participation in Gautier Capuçon’s summer tour. The consequence was the dissolution of the association, which was now absorbed by the bank’s Foundation dedicated to solidarity. Read More →
