Saigon Opera House in Ho Chi Minh City
While opera houses in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) produce mainly traditional danced shows, there are a few attempts to show other music closer to Vietnamese people. Read More →
Taichung Metropolitan Opera
The Taichung Metropolitan Opera House, which is to open on Sept. 30, will possibly run an annual deficit of NT$ 150 million (US$ 4.7 million), the National Audit Office said. This is an opera house in the 7th Metropolitan area of Taichung, Taiwan. The Taichung City Government just donated the Theater – designed by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning Japanese architect Toyo Ito – to the Ministry of Culture. Read More →
The Next Generation Festival in the Swiss resort Bad Ragaz is busy promoting young musicians also between its February festivals. From 13 to 15 October 2016 a three-day festival titled MusicConnects is now being organised to bring young artists to Bad Ragaz and the hotel Grand Resort once again. Read More →
The Opéra-Odéon in Marseille, France, has launched a new International Singing Contest for young singers. The competition will take place from 7 to 10 June 2017. It is open to candidates of any nationality in two categories, Opera and Operetta. More information is available here (in French only).
Salle modulable,Luzern
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Eine Kommission des Kantonsrats hat ein negatives Votum zur geplanten ‘Salle Modulable’ in Luzern abgegeben. Sie sagt Nein zum 7-Millionen-Franken-Projektierungskredit. Damit gerät das Projekt stark in Gefahr. Demnächst wird die Stadt Luzern über die von ihr zu bewilligenden Kredite entscheiden. Eine Bürgerbefragung ist vorgesehen. Read More →
Das grosse Festspielhaus in Salzburg
Bei den Salzburger Festspielen standen dieses Jahr insgesamt 192 Aufführungen in 41 Tagen und an 14 Spielstätten auf dem Programm. 259.018 Zuschauer besuchten die regulären Veranstaltungen, die Sonderveranstaltungen und Proben. Die Einnahmen beliefen sich auf ca. € 29,7 Mio. gesamt (brutto). Die Karten waren in der Preisspanne von € 5,- bis € 430,- erhältlich. Read More →
Despite exceeding budget goals for the 2015-16 season in earned and contributed income, the Pittsburgh Symphony announced a $1.5 million deficit for the season ending Aug. 31.
Anton Lubchenko
According to Russian media reports, Anton Lubchenko, composer and former artistic director of the Primorsky Theatre of Opera and Ballet (now part of the Mariinsky Theatre), was arrested by the police and convoyed to Vladivostok, where he was jailed. The detention is linked to a police investigation about abuse of power and inefficient spending of budget funds.
Jaap van Zweden
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Dutch conductor Jaap van Zweden, 55, will be heading the Gstaad Conducting Academy and the Gstaad Festival Orchestra in Gstaad as of 2017, for 2 years with an option of extension. He will conduct 2 to 3 programs a year. Performances at the Schleswig Holstein Music Festival have already been scheduled for August 2017. Van Zweden is music director in Dallas and Hong Kong. Starting with the 2018/19 season, van Zweden becomes music director of the New York Philharmonic.
Hartmut Haenchen
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Hartmut Haenchen, der dieses Jahr der bei den Bayreuther Festspielen kurzfristig für den aus dem Vertrag ausgestiegenen Andris Nelsons eingesprungen war, wird den ‘Parsifal’ auch im kommenden Jahr leiten. Das teilte Festspielchefin Katharina Wagner mit.
