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The Guardian
New York’s Metropolitan Opera labour dispute: a symptom of a company in crisis
The largest performing arts organization in the US is threatening to lock out its musicians on Friday, the latest setback for a company – and an art form – at a dangerous junction.
Classic FM
The Sacconi Quartet on why Beethoven is life-changing
Lights, cameras, and Beethoven – the Sacconi Quartet explain why their Bristol Proms performance speaks to listeners on many levels.
Classical-Music.com
Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular to come to the UK
The popular show is set to invade six UK cities in May.
Classic FM
Charles Hazelwood: Terry Riley is like ‘climbing in a lava lamp!’
After he inspired a generation of electronic music in the 1960s, what kind of person might turn up to a Terry Riley concert? Jane Jones and Charles Hazelwood explain…
Classic FM
Ji Liu performs John Cage’s 4’33” live at the Bristol Proms
Ji Liu made a stunning Bristol Proms debut by performing two completely opposing pieces – John Cage’s iconic ‘silent’ piece ‘4’33”, and the complete Goldberg variations by Bach.
Classicalite
Summer opera takes on a whole new meaning in a recent video of Puccini’s Turandot, presented on the beach and in the water by the well-toned members of Teatro Lirico di Cagliari.
San Francisco Classical Voice
Survival Economics: Small Opera Companies Drive Change
Some companies are reinventing themselves with complex business models. Others are sharing productions as a way to trim costs and increase production values. No matter what model these companies choose, however, they’re all chasing funds to sustain themselves.
Die Zeit
Von Hitzacker bis Rheingau, Freden bis Nürtingen: Deutschland hat mehr als 300 Festivals für klassische und artverwandte Musik.
Klassik.com
Wiener Staatsopernmuseum wird Opfer von Sparmaßnahmen
Das Wiener Staatsopernmuseum soll als Teil einer organisatorischen Umgestaltung der Bundestheater geschlossen werden.
Klassik heute
63. Internationaler Musikwettbewerb der ARD mit Anmeldungsrekord
Für den diesjährigen Internationalen Musikwettbewerb der ARD, der vom 1. bis 19. September stattfindet, bewarben sich 519 Musikerinnen und Musiker sowie Ensembles, das ist die bisher höchste Anmeldezahl in der Geschichte des traditionsreichen Wettbewerbs.
Il Messaggero
E’ morto Giorgio Gaslini, compositore e pianista: aveva 85 anni
Giorgio Gaslini, morto a 84 anni all’ospedale di Borgotaro (Parma), dove era ricoverato da circa un mese dopo una caduta, è stato uno dei personaggi più conosciuti di quella generazione di musicisti che a partire dagli anni ’50 ha praticamente inventato il jazz moderno in Italia.
BBC Proms Team: @bbcproms Tonight at #bbcproms @BBCSingers @liverpoolphil @VasilyPetrenko perform Strauss & Elgar with soprano Inger Dam-Jensen http://ow.ly/zJXvH
Bristol Old Vic: @BristolOldVic Coming up @BristolProms today: @sinfoniacymru Towards A Staged Concert 6pm, Daniel @HopeViolin 7.30pm, #Unbuttoned 10pm
NPR Classical: @nprclassical With #FiftyShadesTrailer out, it’s time to revisit the book’s boost of #classicalmusic sales (of all things): n.pr/1s6mlt0
MasterclassFoundat’n: @MMFmasterclass bit.ly/1m0eEQi find out why a physicist crowd-surfed during the Hallelujah chorus #classicalmusic @bristolproms @guardianmusic
Classical Music Agen: @AClassicalMusic Audiences should be free to listen to what they want http://ift.tt/1twEza6 #classicalmusic
A rehearsal at the Metropolitan Opera in 2013
Photograph: Ken Howard/AP