15th January: Opera Holland Park’s Volpe Retires, CS Young Artist Award Winner Announced, Billie Eilish sings for Bond
Wednesday 15th January '20
Opera Holland Park general director Michael Volpe announces retirement Michael Volpe, general director at Opera Holland Park, has announced his retirement after 31 years with the company. Volpe will take early retirement after the 2020 season and …
Read8th January: Zimmer Scores Bond, Hope on HfM Desden Council, Beethoven, Radvanovsky and Capuçon among 2019 stars of Classical Music
Wednesday 8th January '20
Hans Zimmer steps in at last minute to score Bond film ‘No Time To Die’ The legendary film composer is taking over from Dan Romer as a last-minute replacement – just three months before the Bond …
Read24th May: security improvement of big events & Van Cliburn Piano Competition live stream
Wednesday 24th May '17
In today's news: why Manchester will never stop celebrating its music, and Voices Now Festival returns for 2017 with Mara Carlyle and Mc Zani. How to improve the security of big events, and the Potsdam Sanssouci Music …
Read1st August: Lack of diversity in the classical music sector, Prom 19 celebrates Bowie & Cleveland International Piano Competition
Monday 1st August '16
Classical News In today's news, Alan Davey speaks about the lack of diversity in the classical music sector, Prom 19 celebrates Bowie with a reinterpretation of his music, and Cleveland International Piano Competition becomes a quadrennial …
Read14th June: Nottingham’s Von Trapp family, London’s pop-up opera and Singapore cuts same-sex kiss
Tuesday 14th June '16
Classical News In our news today, comic pop-up events in London are supposed to revolutionise opera, the RNCM gold medal competition names its winners & a same-sex kiss in the musical Les Miserables in Singapore has been …
Read19th October: Music to Cross the Road, Beethoven’s Lost Sonata, and Concealed Fantastical Pianos
Friday 19th October '12
Gramophone The Met: Live in HD series continues to expand A further 43 UK cinemas set to broadcast Met operas this season Gearing up for the International Wimbledon Music Festival A festival committed to new works and new talent Classic …
Read17th October: Music for Bond, Bassist Loves Baroque, and BBC Broadcast Wagner
Wednesday 17th October '12
Classic FM A James Bond Celebration: The Music of 007 Celebrating the release of Skyfall, we're offering you a chance to hear Bond composers Thomas Newman and David Arnold in conversation with Tommy Pearson in front of a live …
Read8th October: Bows, Bond, and an Opera Singing MP.
Monday 8th October '12
Classic FM Classic FM celebrates Bond music with Hollywood composers The music of James Bond will be celebrated by Classic FM in a two-hour special broadcast featuring interviews with Bond composers David Arnold and Thomas Newman. New Zealand MP …
Read9th July: Cinematic Opera, Words for Gershwin, and Brynfest
Monday 9th July '12
The Telegraph What Cinematic Opera Means for the Real Thing There are drastically changing patterns of demand in the opera world: Opera audiences outside London are increasingly elderly, and no amount of proselytising in schools or groovy …
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