‘Travesty’ in Opera: breeches roles and gender reversals
Thursday 12th November '15
In early Italian Opera, from the 1600’s until about 1800, many operatic roles were written for castrati. Recently more men have been trained as countertenors to sing these roles, however it is often women who …
Read30th September: Himalayas concert, Alexander Faris obituary & Iestyn Davies on Farinelli
Wednesday 30th September '15
Classical News In today's news, Iestyn Davies discusses the challenges of being Farinelli, and the Royal Northern College of Music launches its first ever four-year BMus in popular music. Also, Coady Green reports on a unique …
Read20th July: Sheep, Grants and Plinths
Friday 20th July '12
Arts Journal- Slipped Disc Why Madrid pulled the plug on Barenboim: the full story Barenboim’s Madrid concert is cancelled….Pianist in blasphemy trial issues defiant dance videoThe composer and pianist Fazil Say has written “Dance” a new …
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