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In today’s news, James Rhodes’s autobiography reveals his sexual abuse as a boy and his subsequent battles with mental illness, Xian Zhang has been appointed as the next music director of the New Jersey Symphony and Ludovico Einaudi answers 10 questions. Also, JazzUK relaunches with community festival and music director Emmanuel Villaume extends his contract in Dallas
The Guardian
Gilbert and Sullivan: are their women a joke too far?
The cruel misogyny of many of G&S’s plots make their operas increasingly unpalatable – and unfunny – in today’s age. Ahead of the return of The Mikado and its monstrous Katisha to the Coliseum, a fan wonders what is to be done
The Times
James Rhodes: ‘You can’t just erase my past’
It is almost exactly half a year since an author and musician was able to walk out of the Supreme Court and reveal his real name and the autobiography that chronicled, in unflinching detail, his sexual abuse as a boy and his subsequent battles with mental illness
Classical Source
New Jersey Symphony appoints Xian Zhang as music director
Xian Zhang has been appointed as the next music director of the New Jersey Symphony, starting with the 2016-17 Season and succeeding Jacques Lacombe
The Arts Desk
10 Questions for Composer Ludovico Einaudi
What are the elements that make up Einaudi’s music?
International Arts Manager
JazzUK relaunches with community festival
Heulwen Phillips, project director at JazzUK, on bringing the company out of the ashes and what its new #4Jazz Festival is doing for the community
KulturPort.de
Hamburger Museen starten am 27. November erste Instaswap-Aktion Deutschlands
Vom 27. November bis zum 1. Dezember besuchen sich die Instagrammer der Hamburger Museen gegenseitig und schauen hinter die Kulissen
Klassik.com
Will Liverman gewinnt Stella Maris-Wettbewerb
Der US-amerikanische Bariton Will Liverman hat den internationalen Gesangswettbewerb “Stella Maris” gewonnen. Er erhielt sowohl den mit 15.000 Euro dotierten Publikumspreis als auch ein Aufnahmeprojekt bei einem renommierten Plattenlabel
Codex Flores
Cottet Solocellist des Symphonieorchesters des BR
Pizzicato
Emmanuel Villaume Extends Contract in Dallas
The Dallas Opera has announced contract extensions for Music Director Emmanuel Villaume and General Director & CEO Keith Cerny as well. Both contracts have been extended to June 30, 2022
El Mundo
Una invitación al relax con tintes de África y Brasil
Para Juan Llamas, la guitarra “se convirtió en una obsesión” y presenta su música como una mezcla de flamenco y jazz
Top Classical News @topcmnews : Facing the music: Esa-Pekka Salonen http://bit.ly/1SUAZjg #ClassicalMusic
Royal Collage Music @RCMLondon : Great to hear RCM musicians @JamalAliyev1 and @Fedorova_Anna on Friday’s @BBCInTune: http://bbc.in/1PUYERj (from 58.45) #BBCIntroducing
James Rhodes at the Classical Brit Awards in 2009 Stuart Mostyn/ Redferns/ Getty Images