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The Met’s first Ring Cycle is completed
The first of three complete ‘Ring’ cycles, directed by Robert Lepage and staged by The Met this spring, is over. The NY Times has its say: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/26/arts/music/robert-lepages-first-complete-ring-concludes-at-met.html?_r=1&ref=arts
Deutsche Grammophon Marks Bernstein’s Centenary With Album Release
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The compulsion to cough
Ever wished homicide on the audience member who leaps to his feet (and it’s usually a ‘he’) shouting “Bravo!!!” even before the sounds of the music have died away?! It can ruin those moments of silence when a final chord can hang in the air, or the precious silence during which you simply want to be alone…
Sydney Eisteddfod Announces Crowd Favourite Winners
The Sydney Eisteddfod has announced the winners of its Crowd Favourite Performances. Votes were cast from around the globe for nearly 500 entries, and a jury of industry professionals deliberated over who should win the Jury Prizes. The Crowd Favourite winners are: Zigeunerweisen – Tracy/ Ex Wives, SIX the Musical, one woman, six voices –…
The Met’s first Ring Cycle is completed
The first of three complete ‘Ring’ cycles, directed by Robert Lepage and staged by The Met this spring, is over. The NY Times has its say: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/26/arts/music/robert-lepages-first-complete-ring-concludes-at-met.html?_r=1&ref=arts
Deutsche Grammophon Marks Bernstein’s Centenary With Album Release
Commemorating the birth centenary of the great Leonard Bernstein this week, Deutsche Grammophon has released a recording of his Symphony No 2, The Age of Anxiety. Unusually for a symphony, it is scored for solo piano and orchestra. In this recording Krystian Zimerman is the pianist with Sir Simon Rattle conducting the Berlin Philharmonic. It is a…
The compulsion to cough
Ever wished homicide on the audience member who leaps to his feet (and it’s usually a ‘he’) shouting “Bravo!!!” even before the sounds of the music have died away?! It can ruin those moments of silence when a final chord can hang in the air, or the precious silence during which you simply want to be alone…
Sydney Eisteddfod Announces Crowd Favourite Winners
The Sydney Eisteddfod has announced the winners of its Crowd Favourite Performances. Votes were cast from around the globe for nearly 500 entries, and a jury of industry professionals deliberated over who should win the Jury Prizes. The Crowd Favourite winners are: Zigeunerweisen – Tracy/ Ex Wives, SIX the Musical, one woman, six voices –…
The Met’s first Ring Cycle is completed
The first of three complete ‘Ring’ cycles, directed by Robert Lepage and staged by The Met this spring, is over. The NY Times has its say: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/26/arts/music/robert-lepages-first-complete-ring-concludes-at-met.html?_r=1&ref=arts
Deutsche Grammophon Marks Bernstein’s Centenary With Album Release
Commemorating the birth centenary of the great Leonard Bernstein this week, Deutsche Grammophon has released a recording of his Symphony No 2, The Age of Anxiety. Unusually for a symphony, it is scored for solo piano and orchestra. In this recording Krystian Zimerman is the pianist with Sir Simon Rattle conducting the Berlin Philharmonic. It is a…