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The Guardian
Puccini’s Italian tragic love affair house up for sale
The home that served as a romantic retreat for Giacomo Puccini and his married lover in 1886 is up for sale in Lake Como for €400,000.
The Guardian
Conductor of the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, talks about his work under Simon Rattle, his musical development and his current projects.
The Telegraph
La Traviata at Glyndebourne: what the audience thought
Having been broadcast online live on 10th August, the telegraph have interviewed audiences of La Traviata from Glyndebourne.
The Times
The I, Culture Orchestra: uniting troubled countries through music
The I, Culture Orchestra are a youth orchestra who unites 18-28 year olds from nations including Poland, Belarus, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Ukraine, some of the most conflict-ridden countries in the world. Azerbaijan and Armenia have technically been at war since 1988, yet the young players sit together and make music harmoniously. They will be performing at the Edinburgh International Festival on the 17th August.
Der Tagesspiegel
Das Bundesjugendorchester beginnt bei Young Euro Classic erwachsen, getragen, pflichtbewusst – und zeigt schließlich doch, was in ihm steckt.
Klavier.de
Martha Argerich wird Ehrenmitglied des West Eastern Divan Orchestra
Ehrung anlässlich eines gemeinsamen Konzerts im Teatro Colon verliehen.
The Australian
Classical composer Peter Sculthorpe dies
CLASSICAL composer Peter Sculthorpe has been lauded as a musical giant following his death.
Dutch News
The world famous Dutch coloratura soprano Christina Deutekom died on Thursday evening.
Le Monde
Polémiques budgétaires à l’Opéra de Paris
L’Opéra de Paris serait-il dispendieux ?
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IdeasMag: @IdeasMag Should you give up on your creative dreams? @Jennie_Nicole has her say: http://ideastap.com/IdeasMag/all-articles/discuss-give-up-on-your-dreams
Sinfini Music: @SinfiniMusic Do children need to be taught to listen to music properly? So says @lauramvula http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/teach-the-digital-generation-to-listen-says-laura-mvula-9659442.html?origin=internalSearch
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