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In today’s news: Berlin State Opera’s Festtage 2018 are already in the planning stage, a portrait of Claudio Monteverdi in honour of his 450th birthday in May, and Antonio Vivaldis scripts are exhibited in Turin’s University Library. Renée Fleming is not retiring from opera, and Yuja Wang defends her right to wear what she likes during piano concerts. Leading French bow maker Bernard Millant has died aged 87 and Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra plays Brahms and Beethoven with the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
The Standard
Opera fans’ fury as audience members are given free rein to use mobile phones
Opera enthusiasts have slammed Britain’s most prestigious opera venue for failing to stop members of the audience from using their mobile phones.
BBC
Olivier Awards: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child wins record nine prizes
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has won a record-breaking nine prizes at the Olivier Awards, the biggest event in the UK theatrical calendar.
The Strad
Leading French bow maker Bernard Millant has died aged 87
Descended from a long line of French luthiers, Millant produced bows based on his own design and was the author of the definitive book on French bows.
Rhinegold
The chamber music festival takes place in Paxton House, on the banks of the River Tweed in the Scottish Borders.
classicfm
Bernard Haitink first conducted the Concertgebouw Orchestra in 1956, serving as its chief conductor from 1961-1988, and the orchestra appointed him honorary conductor in 1999.
Die Berliner Morgenpost
Sanierte Staatsoper: Festtage 2018 mit Wagner und Verdi
Vor der Wiedereröffnung der Berliner Staatsoper Unter den Linden planen Generalmusikdirektor Daniel Barenboim und Intendant Jürgen Flimm bereits die Festtage für kommendes Jahr im sanierten Haus
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Claudio Monteverdi, dessen Geburtstag sich im Mai zum 450. Mal jährt, hat mit radikalen Erneuerungen die Musikgeschichte in neue Bahnen gelenkt
KLASSIK.com
Vivaldi-Manuskripte in Turiner Universitätsbibliothek ausgestellt
Ausstellung thematisiert Antonio Vivaldis Wirken in Wien
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Beethoven Festival Warschau: Überraschung mit dem Nowowiejski-Orchester
Polen hat ein überaus reiches und niveauvolles Musikleben, von dem außerhalb Polens kaum etwas bekannt ist.
The Guardian
Yuja Wang: ‘If the music is beautiful and sensual, why not dress to fit?’
The Chinese piano prodigy takes no prisoners. She embraces Brahms and Beethoven as fiercely as she defends her right to wear what she likes
npr music
Hold Up! Renée Fleming Is Not Retiring From Opera
“Rosenkavalier may well be her farewell to staged opera. She will sing her final performance on the afternoon of Saturday, May 13.” The key word here is “may.” Truth be told, Fleming has no plans to quit opera at all.
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Claudio Monteverd, Gemälde von Bernardo Strozzi, ca. 1630 © gemeinfrei