BACKIn today’s news: Gove and Osbourne visit opera on German holiday, PRS for Music supports Gramophone classical music awards, and classical voice types de-mystified. Elbphilharmonie reopens after summer break, start of Lucerne festival, and “Troubadou” premiere in Erfurt cancelled after thunderstorm.
The Guardian
Epic night out: Gove and Osbourne visit opera on German holiday
Former cabinet colleagues spend summer break together enjoying Wagner’s Ring Cycle and its stories of power and betrayal.
M-Magazine
PRS for Music supports Gramophone classical music awards
UK collecting societies PRS for Music and PPL are presenting the Special Achievement Award at the 40th Gramophone Classical Music Awards.
Music Industries Association
Learning music helps Birmingham kids hit a happy note, music charity finds
Three-quarters (75%) of Birmingham school children say they feel happier as a result of learning to play a musical instrument, the city’s largest music education provider has found.
Classical Music
Classical voice types de-mystified
How do you cast an opera? Mostly by voice – but which voice? George Hall investigates.
Evening Standard
Cereal Killer the musical… and ten other weird and wacky musicals
A round-up of the strangest subjects made into musicals.
Limelight
Opera Australia to recreate the original Evita in 2018
Hal Prince will oversee the original Broadway and West End production at the Sydney Opera House next year.
Pizzicato
Michael Sakir named Music Director for Opera Memphis
Opera Memphis has announced American conductor Michael Sakir as its new Music Director.
Klassik.com
Treppen der Elbphilharmonie überarbeitet
Die Elbphilharmonie hat nach dreiwöchiger Sommerpause ihre Türen in überarbeiteter Gestalt wieder geöffnet.
Klassik Heute
Heute beginnt das Festival Lucerne Festival – Sommer 2017.
Das Motto des Festivals 2017 lautet in diesem Jahr “Identität.”
Musik Heute
Gewitter sorgt für Abbruch von “Troubadour”-Premiere
Die Premiere von Giuseppe Verdis Oper “Der Troubadour” bei den Domstufen-Festspielen in Erfurt ist ins Wasser gefallen.
News: Bariton Máté Sólyom-Nagy, Ensemblemitglied des @theatererfurt, ist seit 9. August „Kammersänger“ http://bit.ly/2uutq1x
Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, © Sarahhoa under CC BY-SA 2.0