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New York City Opera on the brink of bankruptcy
The company gave what may be its final performance over the weekend unless $7m in last-minute donations can be raised
Classic FM Online
Crocodile listens to Classic FM
Introducing Caesar the classical croc, who, like so many of us, enjoys nothing better than eating, playing cards, and listening to Classic FM
Plácido Domingo and José Carreras reunite to honour Pavarotti
Two of the remaining Three Tenors are joining forces at this year’s Classic BRITs to honour their late third member, Luciano Pavarotti, who will receive a posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award at the ceremony
ABC News
Conductor John Hopkins, considered a giant in Australian classical music, dies age 86
Born in Britain and described as a giant in Australian classical music, John Hopkins has died in Melbourne aged 86
Star Tribune
Minnesota Orchestra talks collapse; Carnegie Hall concerts off
Musician pay remained the main bone of contention. As rhetoric flared, Osmo Vänskä’s resignation remained uncertain
Limelight Magazine
Berlin Philharmonic leads mass orchestra strike
Orchestral musicians around Germany are replacing their instruments with picket signs in a nationwide walkout
Berliner Zeitung
Glitter und Glamour: Berlins Komische Oper hat sich zum kreativsten Musiktheater der Hauptstadt herausgeputzt. Sie wird von den Kritikern jetzt dafür belohnt
Classic FM Online