BACKIn today’s news: Further success for the performers of the Royal Wedding, Kyle Albertson flies cross-state 6 hours before show to save the Dallas Symphony, a study of Stradivarius violins revealed voice-like acoustics, Antonio Mendez appointed conductor of Tenerife Symphony Orchestra, and two opera singers receive important awards from the country Azerbaijan.
Classic FM
Royal Wedding cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason is now a chart-topper
The Royal Wedding cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason has shot to the top of the US iTunes pop chart with his album ‘Inspiration’.
BBC News
Royal wedding 2018: The story behind the music
The couple hand-selected the music to accompany the ceremony, which ranged from gospel to traditional hymns.
Financial Times
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra/Gražinytė-Tyla, Carnegie Hall, New York — a conductor to watch
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla is probably the most talked-about young conductor around, regardless of gender, yet she is relatively unknown in New York.
Opera Wire
Kyle Albertson Makes Heroic Role Debut At The Dallas Symphony
Kyle Albertson flew from San Fransisco to Dallas 6 hours before the show to replaceMatthias Goerne in a highly anticipated performance of Wagner’s “Die Walküre.”
The Times
Stradivarius violins really do match a sweet voice
A study of the acoustics of antique violins found that they have remarkable similarities to the acoustics of human singers, especially the violins of Antonio Stradivari.
PlayStation Life Style
Music From PlayStation Games Will Echo at the Royal Albert Hall
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra accompanied by the City of London Choir is going to perform several soundtracks from a variety of PlayStation games.
Observer
Opera House presents ‘Van Gogh – A New Way of Seeing’
The 1891 Fredonia Opera House will present “Van Gogh – A New Way of Seeing,” a new cinematic profile of the beloved artist, as part of its Art & Architecture On Screen Series.
The New York Times
BAM’s Outgoing Leader Announces His Final Next Wave Festival
he Brooklyn Academy of Music on Monday unveiled the lineup of the final Next Wave Festival to be overseen by Joseph V. Melillo, the institution’s executive producer.
Pizzicato
Tenerife Symphony hires Antonio Mendez as Principal Conductor
Spanish conductor Antonio Mendez (*1984, Palma de Mallorca) has been appointed principal conductor of the Tenerife Symphony Orchestra from the 2018-2019 season. His contract is signed for three years.
Die Zeit
Metropolitan Opera reicht Klage wegen Missbrauchs ein
Nach einer internen Untersuchung zieht die New Yorker Met gegen ihren früheren Chefdirigenten James Levine vor Gericht: Er habe sieben Männer sexuell missbraucht.
Klassik.com
Auszeichnung für Anna Netrebko und Yusif Eyvazov
Die beiden Opernsänger Anna Netrebko und Yusif Eyvazov haben zwei wichtige Auszeichnungen des Landes Aserbaidschan erhalten.
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Kyle Albertson steps in at Dallas Symphony © OperaWire