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Name these plucked stringed instruments on our Quiz page.
Name these plucked stringed instruments on our Quiz page.
The impossibly perfect tenor Jonas Kauffman in a recent interview with The Guardian. In June he sings in a gala concert at the Royal Albert Hall with Anna Netrebko and ErwinSchrott, and also at Covent Garden in Les Troyens. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/apr/05/jonas-kaufmann-tenor-great-pretender
Confused by the proliferation of wireless devices and listening formats? Gramophone Magazine has published a comprehensive guide to wireless listening.
The move to the cinema screen is not for the English National Opera says its artistic director John Berry: http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/classical/news/live-opera-in-cinemas-no-way-says-eno-7729177.html
Symphony orchestras the world over face an uncertain future. To what extent should they change in order that they survive? http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/features/symphonies-learn-the-score/story-e6frg6z6-1226068483453
Adelaide Festival’s blockbuster opera centrepiece for 2021 is Benjamin Britten’s fantasy opera A Midsummer Night’s Dream. This highly anticipated production will be directed by Neil Armfield and make its Australian debut with an exclusive season at the Adelaide Festival. Leading an outstanding cast of international and Australian singers is award-winning American countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen singing…
If you’ve ever dreamed of running away and joining the circus, a new academy in Sydney lets you indulge that aspiration without having to run away. Composer and producer Chloe Charody and her business partner violinist Sonja Schebeck have taken their experiences from their circus opera The Carnival staged in London’s West End and opened…