23rd March: Wigglesworth resigns as ENO’s music director, Timothy Ridout wins viola competition & music during early childhood
Wednesday 23rd March '16
Classical News In today's news, Mark Wigglesworth resigns as ENO's music director, Timothy Ridout wins 2016 Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition, David Bowie mural in Brixton, London to be listed, the impact of music on early childhood …
Read8th September: Peter Sculthorpe dies, BBC statement about Proms makes a splash and Placido Domingo stays with Los Angeles Opera.
Monday 8th September '14
Classical News The Guardian BBC’s Proms coverage becomes a question of composure The row over whether the BBC neglects new music at the Proms rages on following a statement given by the BBC. The Telegraph James Rhodes: 'There’s a …
Read9th August: Opera singers capsize, Wigmore Hall launches new televised series, and conductor Mariss Jansons
Friday 9th August '13
Classic FM Online Opera singers capsize during open-air Magic Flute Three opera singers were left bedraggled and sodden when the boat carrying them to an open-air stage capsized, tipping them into a lake The Times Explain yourself: Mariss Jansons Latvian-born …
Read29th July: Opera at the Park, Research Reveals Brand Spending and Featured Composers Festivals
Monday 29th July '13
The Times First night for English woman at Bayreuth A former midwife from Nottingham who retrained as an opera singer will tonight become the first English woman to take the leading role in Richard Wagner’s The Ring …
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