BACKIn today’s news: First Nation composer releases debut album, mysteries behind the Sydney Opera House revealed, Sony to share net profits with artists from Spotify sale, the Radio France Choir celebrates it’s 70th anniversary, Zubin Mehta has to cancel more concerts, and Spanish protests circle around a fusion of two theatres.
Classic FM
Anna Netrebko: ‘nobody will ever force you to do anything if you don’t want’
The leading soprano has expressed doubts about reports of sexual assault in the classical music industry.
Broadway World
First Nation Composer Jeremy Dutcher Shares New Album on Billboard
Jeremy Dutcher is a composer, classically trained operatic tenor, and member of indigenous community, Tobique First Nation, who just released his debut album, Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa (Our Maliseet Songs).
The Sydney Morning Herald
Inspirations behind the design for the Sydney Opera House to be revealed
Denmark’s Crown Prince Frederik officially opens the centenary celebrations of Utzon including an exhibition, which will explain his inspirations, and help sort out much of the mythology and misunderstanding over Sydney’s most famous building.
Music Business Worldwide
How much will artists get paid from the major labels’ Spotify profits?
A spokesperson for Sony claimed the firm would ‘share with their artists and distributed labels any net gain they may realize from a sale of Sony Music’s equity stake in Spotify’
mixmag
Orchestra performs iconic tracks from the Ed Banger Catalogue
Rather than commemorate their 15-year anniversary with a line-up of electronic music superstars, the imprint commissioned a 70-piece concert orchestra to play beloved tracks from the Ed Banger catalogue.
Limelight
ABC Classic FM appoints new Content Manager
Toby Chadd has been appointed as the new Content Manager for ABC Classic FM and ABC Jazz, ABC’s Head of Music Chris Scaddan announced in an email to staff today.
nmz
Vielfältige Lernprozesse in Gang gesetzt
„Kultur macht stark. Bündnisse für Bildung“: Unter diesem Titel startete das Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) im Jahr 2013 ein großangelegtes kulturpolitisches Programm.
Pizzicato
Zubin Mehta sagt weitere Konzerte ab
Zubin Mehta kann « aus gesundheitlichen Gründen » mehrere geplante Konzerte mit den Wiener Philharmonikern nicht wahrnehmen.
Klassik.com
Wirbel um tschechische Nationalhymne
Das tschechische Olympia-Komitee hat sich für die Überarbeitung der Landeshymne ausgesprochen.
Codex Flores
Landesjazzpreis Baden-Württemberg für Bernd Konrad
Der zum vierten Mal in der Kategorie Sonderpreis für das Lebenswerk vergebene und mit 10’000 Euro dotierte Landesjazzpreis Baden-Württemberg geht an den Saxofonisten, Klarinettisten und Komponisten Professor Bernd Konrad.
Le Figaro
Radio France célèbre les 70 ans de son chœur symphonique par un grand week-end.
El Mundo
Los trabajadores del Instituto Nacional de las Artes Escénicas y de la Música (INAEM) iniciaron este jueves los paros en protesta contra el proyecto de fusión entre el Teatro Real y el Teatro de la Zarzuela.
Jeremy Butcher © Matt Barnes