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In today’s news the Telegraph and the Independent discuss the William Tell outrage at the Royal Opera House and the Guardian announce that the choral music of the Caius Choirbook is to be performed in the royal chapel at Westminster. Ivor Bolto has been named musical director of the Basel Symphonic Orchestra, as well as an interview with pianist Gabriela Montero. Also, the Potsdamer Musikfestpiele attracted 14,500 guests and four new cultural institutions are added to the German red list of cultural endangered institutions.
The Telegraph
William Tell gang rape scene causes uproar at Royal Opera House
A ‘gratuitous and graphic’ sexual assault was violently booed by the audience at the opening night of Rossini’s Guillaume Tell
The Guardian
16th-century music returns to the setting for which it was written
Choral music preserved in the hand-illustrated Caius Choirbook is being performed in the 13th-century royal chapel at Westminster
The Independent
Guillaume Tell gang-rape scene causes uproar at the Royal Opera House
As show is greeted with boos, director defends use of nudity and sexual violence
Classic FM
How to play Grieg’s Piano Concerto, by Gabriela Montero
We sat down with superstar pianist Gabriela Montero before she performed Grieg’s majestic piano concerto at Classic FM Live in Cardiff, and she showed us how it’s done.
Classical Music Magazine
Sinfonieorchester Basel signs up Ivor Bolton as musical director
The Basel Symphony Orchestra has announced the appointment of Ivor Bolton as musical director for a four year contract starting from the 2016/17.
Neu Musikzeitung
Rote Liste der bedrohten Kultureinrichtungen Juli/August 2015
Neue Negativmeldungen aus Berlin, Bremen und NRW. In der aktuellen Ausgabe der Zeitung Politik & Kultur ist die 19. „Rote Liste bedrohter Kultureinrichtungen“ erschienen. Ein Musikwettbewerb, ein Stadttheater, ein Studiengang und zwei denkmalgeschütze Fabrikhallen wurden neu auf die Rote Liste gesetzt.
Klassik.com
Potsdamer Musikfestspiele mit positiver Bilanz
Die Musikfestspiele Potsdam sind in diesem Jahr mit einer positiven Bilanz zu Ende gegangen. Insgesamt besuchten 14.500 Gäste die 82 Veranstaltungen an mehr als 30 Orten in und um den Park Sanssouci.
New York Times
Misty Copeland Is Promoted to Principal Dancer at American Ballet Theater
Misty Copeland was fast becoming the most famous ballerina in the United States, growing into a social media sensation and dancing ballet’s biggest roles on some of its grandest stages. But another role eluded her: She was still not a principal dancer.
France Musique
Les tensions s’amplifient à l’Opéra de Turin
Gianandrea Noseda, directeur artistique et chef d’orchestre de l’Opéra de Turin depuis sept ans, a décidé le 14 juillet dernier de ne pas renouveler son contrat à la direction artistique.
Qu’est-ce que le concours Tchaïkovski ?
Révéler les jeunes talents les plus prometteurs dans leur discipline (violon, piano, violoncelle et chant), telle est l’ambition du concours Tchaïkovski qui se produit tous les quatre ans depuis 1958.
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