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1st March: André Previn obituary, Einaudi reveals biggest music project yet, 2019 Salisbury festival announced

Friday 1st March '19

Conductor and composer André Previn dies at 89 The conductor and composer André Previn has died at the age of 89. The German-born musician was an extraordinary and versatile talent who blurred the boundaries between jazz, pop, film …

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2nd April: Royal Opera House to retire La Boheme after 41 years, two headed Beethoven statue & which deserves more recognition – venues or festivals?

Wednesday 2nd April '14

The Guardian La Bohème production faces final curtain at Covent Garden after 41 years By the end of next year it will have been performed at Covent Garden 404 times and featured in 27 seasons but, the Royal …

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11th June: Saimir Pirgu, Peter Sellars and Esa-Pekka Salonen

Monday 11th June '12

The Independent Independent podcast: Saimir Pirgu Quality voices will always be a rare and valued commodity. The young Albanian tenor Saimir Pirgu falls into that category. The Guardian Saint and sinner: the Nelson Mandela opera Tribesman, activist, icon - all the …

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