The Fascination Of Shostakovich
A super feature on Shostakovich by David Fanning in Gramophone Magazine.
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Norrington On Beethoven’s Symphony No 1
Sir Roger Norrington takes a look at Beethoven’s Symphony No 1 for Gramophone Magazine. Click here to read.
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Casting quotas in opera
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halcyon’s ‘Life on paper’ is reviewed
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/versatile-schultz-finds-it-pays-to-go-by-the-book-20110920-1kjfk.html
Words then music.
A terrific read on the literary foundations of some of the greatest operas: http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/opera/greatest-stories-set-to-music-20111118-1nmas.html