Classical News:
17th May: Magdalena Kožená, Simon Halsey and the Lufthansa Festival of Baroque Music
The Guardian
Magdalena Kožená: ‘I’m not scared of the big maestro’
What’s it like to sing Carmen when your husband is the conductor? Magdalena Kožená reveals all.
The NY Times
A Deadly Night in the Boxing Ring is Grist for an Evening at the Opera
The jazz trumpeter, band leader and composer Terence Blanchard is composing an opera based on Griffith’s life called “Champion,” with a libretto by the playwright Michael Cristofer.
ArtsJournal – Slipped disc
La Scala’s 1960s Butterfly has died
Maria Bieshu, the Moladvaian soprano who commanded the Scala stage and many others as Madam Butterfly, died today at the age of 76.
Bach’s hometown ensemble is saved
We’re hearing from the concertmaster in Eisenach that two million Euros have miraculously been found to save the theatre from instant closure
Gramophone
Echoes of the Quartet for the End of Time
A new work commissioned by the Gryphon trio takes inspiration from Messiaen’s wartime work.
Reflecting Olympian ideals in music
This year’s Lufthansa Festival of Baroque Music takes as its theme the great sporting event.
Simon Halsey named chorus director of LSO and chorus
Conductor takes up the role in August 2012.
1 Comment to 17th May: Magdalena Kožená, Simon Halsey and the Lufthansa Festival of Baroque Music
By @Stephen_P_Brown
On May 17, 2012 at 12:32 pm
Re: Kozena/Rattle. It can be [difficult/distracting] having your relatives in the performing ensemble, let alone in a leading role. Fortunately, when it’s my wife (as opposed to parents or siblings) I find the very different [dynamics/atmosphere] rather comforting!