Every day the WildKat team scan newspapers, websites and blogs for interesting classical music news, and now we’ve decided to publish our lists so that you can get a classical music news summary each day. If you’ve read anything interesting each day that we’ve missed do feel free to comment and let us know!
Independent
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Not so great Britten
Adrian Hamilton says that ENO’s recent production which put paedophilia into a Midsummer Night’s Dream was a step too far.
Independent classical podcast: Ronald Corp
Ronald Corp discusses his work with the New London Orchestra.
Guardian
Austrian conductor was admired at opera houses throughout Europe.
Classical Music
Ticket allocation at Salzburg and Bayreuth Festivals examined by auditors
Festivals are being criticised for their ticket allocation system, as members of the public find it extremely difficult to obtain tickets.