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From Whitefish Bay to Munich, rising soprano Emily Pogorelc is an opera name to remember
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFlorentine Opera has brought Whitefish Bay High School grad Emily Pogorelc back home to star in its...
Opera world split as director reinventions dominate Europe while US, Italy more muted
Associated Press via AOL· 10 months agoThe opera world is split in two: European regietheater productions reinvent works in ways composers...
A Dynastic Struggle Worthy of a Wagner Opera
Town & Country via AOL· 5 months agoA Dynastic Struggle Worthy of a Wagner OperaGetty Images During Germany’s last 150 years, a king has been dethroned, a kaiser has abdicated, and a...
The ballet world is in transition - are dancers artists or athletes?
dpa international via Yahoo News· 3 months agoAt first glance, slender women twirling gracefully in tutus to music appears so effortless but it is...
Meeting Muti at age 10, Rustioni knew he wanted to conduct
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDaniele Rustioni was a 10-year-old in the La Scala children’s chorus when he saw Riccardo Muti for...
Director Damiano Michieletto invigorates opera with stagings that astonish some, appall others
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 week agoDamiano Michieletto sat in the last row of the Opéra Bastille's front section alongside his...
Who was Georg Solti? Record-breaking conductor who made Grammys history
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBeyoncé is on track to become the most decorated artist in Grammys history tonight (5 February). The...
Renowned conductor allows climate activists to address crowd at Swiss music festival
CNN via Yahoo News· 9 months agoA famed Russian conductor allowed climate protesters who disrupted a performance at a classical...
Met Opera hosts 4 female conductors in landmark week. From its founding to 2016, there were only 4
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 month agoOksana Lyniv, Speranza Scappucci, Marin Alsop and Xian Zhang filled their lockers in the guest...
Jurowski’s beautiful, blood-curdling Wagner, plus the best of April’s classical and jazz concerts
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 months agoWagner is of course renowned for taking his time, but even so the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s...