BACKIn todays news: Game of Thrones soundtrack becomes a live show, studies show music is good for the heart, BBC Radio 3 & 4 compete for morning audiences, Sarah Connolly’s take on opera’s “ridiculous” harassment anxiety, Oldenburger Staatstheater relocates to a tent, a new concert hall in Munich Werksviertel has been approved, and Bachfest Leipzig gets new director.
The Times
Music to slay dragons by: the Game of Thrones experience
The show’s composer Ramin Djawadi tells us how his soundtrack has become a live show.
The Guardian
Radio 3 is winning the breakfast battle with Radio 4 – but the war is not won
The classical music station’s morning programme has seen an 11% rise in listeners, but it must be bolder and broader if it wants to attract new listeners elsewhere.
Classical-music
Royal Wedding 2018: Who is performing at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding?
What to expect from the music at this year’s most talked-about wedding
Harvard Health
Tuning in: How music may affect your heart
Listening to music may boost exercise ability, ease stress and anxiety, and enhance recovery from strokes.
The Telegraph
Rupert Christiansen interviews mezzo-Soprano, Sarah Connolly.
Broadway World
Five Musicians to Receive Ford Musician Awards From League of American Orchestras
Five orchestra musicians will receive Ford Musician Awards for Excellence in Community Service from the League of American Orchestras at the League’s 73rd National Conference in Chicago.
The New York Times
15 Classical Music Festivals to See This Summer
From Bernstein centennials at Tanglewood to Mahler in the desert, concerts across the country you don’t want to miss this season.
Pizzicato
Cleveland Institute of Music to launch most diverse class in school history
Cleveland Institute of Music will welcome 162 of the world’s most talented classical music students into its inaugural class of the new Minority Artist Fellowship programme for African-American and Latino students.
nmz
Google startet neuen Musikdienst bei YouTube
Google macht einen neuen Anlauf im Musik-Streaming, diesmal unter der Marke der Videoplattform YouTube. Der neue Dienst YouTube Music wird Zugang zu Songs und Musikvideos bieten. Neben einer werbefinanzierten Gratis-Variante gibt es ein Abo-Modell ohne Anzeigen, das auch Downloads erlaubt.
klassik.com
Oldenburger Staatstheater zieht in Zirkuszelt
Aufgrund von Bauarbeiten zur Verbesserung des Brandschutzes am Großen Haus zieht das Staatstheater Oldenburg bis Anfang Juli in ein Zirkuszelt am Hafen um. Das Zelt verfügt über 1.000 Sitzplätze, fast doppelt so viele wie im großen Haus. Mehr als 40 Vorstellungen soll das Ausweichquartier in dieser Zeit beherbergen.
BR Klassik
Neues Konzerthaus München Grünes Licht für Vertrag mit Architekturbüro
Musik Heute
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A live concert spin-off from Game of Thrones will feature a 20-strong choir and 40-odd-piece orchestra © The Times