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19th November: Guildhall announces online music courses for 2021, With an App in the Opera Olympus, Kaufmann withdraws from Wagner’s Ring at Paris Opéra

Thursday 19th November 2020

Guildhall announces new online music courses for early 2021

Guildhall School of Music & Drama has announced its expanded short course programme for early 2021, offering three music-related online evening courses between January and March.
The programme features the school’s most popular in-person short course, transferred online, and also includes a range of new ones. 
Covering music production, jazz, and marketing and PR, the courses will offer participants teaching from Guildhall School staff members and guest tutors. 

New courses, all delivered across six sessions: 
A Beginner’s Guide to Marketing & PR in the Creative Industries
Tuesday evenings from 26 Jan – 2 Mar, 6.30 – 8.15pm
18+, £195
This course is for artists, creatives and those with small businesses, who are looking to develop their understanding of marketing and have little or no prior experience.

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Per App in den Opern-Olymp

Mit “Intermezzo” veröffentlicht die Bayerische Staatsoper die erste kostenlose Quiz-App über Oper, Ballett und klassische Musik. In drei verschiedenen Spielmodi können Opernneulinge und Kenner spielerisch ihr Wissen testen.

Mit “Intermezzo” veröffentlicht die Bayerische Staatsoper die erste kostenlose Quiz-App über Oper, Ballett und klassische Musik. In drei verschiedenen Spielmodi können Opernneulinge ihr Wissen testen und erfahren spielerisch Fakten und Geschichten rund um das Thema Musiktheater. Drei Musen aus dem Tympanon des Nationaltheaters begleiten den Nutzer durch das Quiz und in den Opern-Olymp. Die App richtet sich auch an Klassikfans, die ihr Wissen auf die Probe stellen möchten und kann ohne Login und Registrierung gespielt werden. Sie steht im Apple- und Google-Play-Store zum Download bereit.

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With an App in the Opera Olympus

With “Intermezzo” the Bavarian State Opera publishes the first free quiz app on opera, ballet and classical music. In three different game modes, opera newcomers and connoisseurs can test their knowledge in a playful way.

With “Intermezzo”, the Bavarian State Opera publishes the first free quiz app on opera, ballet and classical music. In three different game modes, opera newcomers can test their knowledge and learn facts and stories about music theatre in a playful way. Three muses from the National Theatre’s tympanum accompany the user through the quiz and into the Opera Olympus. The app is also aimed at classical music fans who want to put their knowledge to the test and can be played without logging in and registering. It can be downloaded from the Apple and Google Play Store.

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Jonas Kaufmann se retire du Ring de Wagner à l’Opéra de Paris

La soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek a également déclaré forfait. Le principe d’une diffusion en direct sur France Musique est abandonné. 
Le feuilleton du Ring à l’Opéra de Paris continue. Plusieurs fois reporté, et finalement transformé en version de concert sans public, le projet voit disparaître deux protagonistes de poids : Jonas Kaufmann et Eva-Maria Westbroek, qui devaient chanter respectivement Siegmund et Sieglinde dans La Walkyrie. Ils sont remplacés par Stuart Skelton et Lise Davidsen, qui sont eux aussi de fabuleux titulaires de ces rôles.

Encore un coup du Covid-19
Ce changement de distribution fait suite au bouleversement du planning de répétitions et représentations, provoqué par un (ou des ?) cas de contamination au Covid-19 au sein des forces artistiques. Aussi, en raison des incertitudes que fait peser cette situation, le principe d’une diffusion de la Tétralogie en direct sur l’antenne de France Musique a-t-il été abandonné.

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Jonas Kaufmann withdraws from Wagner’s Ring at the Paris Opéra

The soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek also withdrew. The principle of a live broadcast on France Musique has been abandoned.
The Ring series at the Paris Opera continues. Several times postponed, and finally transformed into a concert version without an audience, the project saw the disappearance of two important protagonists: Jonas Kaufmann and Eva-Maria Westbroek, who were to sing Siegmund and Sieglinde respectively in La Walkyrie. They are replaced by Stuart Skelton and Lise Davidsen, who are also fabulous performers in these roles.

Another Covid-19 coup
This change of cast follows the upheaval in the rehearsal and performance schedule, caused by one (or ?) case of Covid-19 contamination within the artistic forces. Also, due to the uncertainties that this situation brings about, the principle of broadcasting the Tetralogy live on France Musique has been abandoned.

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