‘La La Land’ Orchestral Performance Saved by Keyboardist in the Audience
After a musician fell ill during a live performance of the score from ‘La La Land,’ the composer Justin Hurwitz asked for a sight reader. A 21-year-old student stepped up.
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AI won’t decimate the arts. We must interrogate it, but we can collaborate with it
Opera makers have always engaged with the latest inventions while also preserving historic crafts. I believe it’s possible to look both forwards and backwards in this fast-evolving landscapeThe disquiet and…
‘Amadeus’ and Beyond: Where to Watch Movies About Composers
The latest adaptation of Peter Shaffer’s “Amadeus” joins a rich lineage of fantastical and extravagant musical biopics.
Lise Davidsen and James Baillieu review – superstar soprano unleashes her inner Valkyrie
Wigmore Hall, LondonThe Norwegian singer’s remarkable ability to inhabit a character, her warmth on stage and the control and tenderness she brought to the more intimate songs made this a…
33 Fun Things to Do in N.Y.C. in June
This month brings an improv all-nighter, James Taylor, “Fraggle Rock” and Puerto Rican pride.
Orlando review – a confident romp through Handel’s flimsily plotted opera
Longborough Festival Opera, Moreton-in-MarshSinéad O’Neill’s production is persuasive and Beth Taylor’s performace as Orlando is extraordinary in this tale of unrequited love, madness and magicThe woodland outside Longborough’s theatre, deep…
Hampson and Sidorova review – style over substance with a whiff of the cruise ship
Kings Place, LondonThe US singer Thomas Hampson paired with accordionist Ksenija Sidorova to perform highlights from Schubert’s Winterreise alongside Weill and Piazzolla. Alas much of this disappointing evening felt like…
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In Jerusalem, an Arab-Jewish youth orchestra builds a new ‘East-West’ sound together
After years of war, conductor Tom Cohen says Jerusalem Orchestra East & West offers young musicians from across communities rare source of joy, discipline and hope The post In Jerusalem,…
La Traviata review – gripping and genuinely moving staging opens Garsington’s summer season
Garsington Opera, WormsleyLouisa Muller’s richly detailed production of Verdi’s tragedy is elevated by Madison Leonard’s magnetic Violetta and Douglas Boyd’s musical direction that reinvigorates the familiar score Day breaks in…
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The most influential female composers in history and today
From Hildegard von Bingen to Hildur Guðnadóttir, here are some of the most influential women of the music world in history and today.
Classical Music
This Year at the May Festival, Julia Bullock Took Charge
The May Festival in Cincinnati was led this time by the soprano Julia Bullock, who wove her experiences as a Black artist through two weeks of concerts.
Classical Music
L.A. Philharmonic Names Daniel Harding as Music Director
The Philharmonic, taking a more traditional route than in the past, has named the British-born conductor Daniel Harding as its next music director.