Tom Service of The Guardian begins a year – long journey which explores the symphony and how it changed our world.
The word was first used in the 16th century and referred to music for various combinations of voices and instruments, like Gabrieli’s Sacrae symphoniae, 1597. The symphony as we know it today took shape in the 18th century and continues to evolve.
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Congratulations to soprano Felicity Tomkins, awarded first place in The Sydney Eisteddfod Opera Scholarship 2024.
Last month, conductor Simone Young gave this interview to Deutsche Welle, Germany’s national broadcaster. In it she talks about her work as general manager and music director at the Hamburg State Opera and chief conductor of the Hamburg State Philharmonic. As well as giving her insights into some basics of conducting, she also talks about her…
Here are the upcoming nightly opera streams from the Met: Thursday, June 4 – Puccini’s Tosca with Pavarotti Friday, June 5 – Thomas Adès’s The Exterminating Angel, conducted by Adès Saturday, June 6 – Verdi’s Otello with Sonya Yoncheva Sunday, June 7 – Massenet’s Thaïs with Renee Fleming Each stream becomes available at 7:30PM EDT…
Alexandre Desplat picked up the coveted Academy Award last night for Best Score for his soundtrack to The Shape of Water – his second Oscar in this category to date. The music, written and conducted by the French composer has also won the British Academy Film Award (BAFTA) for Best Original Music as well as the award for…
Some years ago I attended a concert at the Vienna Konzerthaus. Sopranos Montserrat Caballe and her Callas look-alike daughter Monserrat Marti gave a superb rendition of solos and duets for female voices. The hall was packed; the audience brought them out – and they graciously obliged – for three encores. On the premise that one good…
Three young Australian singers are in the final five candidates selected to participate in the elite Jette Parker Young Artists Programme beginning in September 2014 at the Royal Opera, Covent Garden. Australians soprano Lauren Fagan, baritone Samuel Johnson and tenor Samuel Sakker will join British bass James Platt and Ukranian bass-baritone Yuriy Yurchuk in the…