28th November: Sir Jonathan Miller has died, ORT bets on women, Valer Sabadus awarded
Thursday 28th November '19
Sir Jonathan Miller, writer and director, dies aged 85Sir Jonathan Miller, the writer, theatre and opera director, and member of the Beyond the Fringe comedy team, has died at the age of 85. In a …
Read‘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 …
ReadThe Imperfect Pearl
Monday 8th June '15
The incredible tale of a forgotten Baroque composer whose scores were found in a box marked ‘Toilet Paper’ in a Bolivian monastery!The story of the rediscovery of Domenico Zipoli’s works certainly is one-of-a-kind, and the …
Read11th September: Gramophone Awards, Concert etiquette and Big Band cuts
Wednesday 11th September '13
GramophoneThe 2013 Gramophone Classical Music Award-winning recordingsRecording of the Year, Lifetime Achievement, Young Artist of the Year, Label of the Year and Artist of the Year winners are discussed on the Gramophone website.The GuardianA quiet word about classical …
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