Streetwise Opera appoints Olivia Brown to its Board of Trustees
Wednesday 19th July '23
Streetwise Opera, an opera company empowering people who have experienced homelessness, appoints WildKat's Managing Director, Olivia Brown, to its Board of Trustees.Streetwise Opera runs a programme of singing and creative workshops in London, Manchester …
Read19th March: Academy of St Martin in the Fields perform all night at Tate Modern, Verbier Festival enters 26th year and Berlin’s public stages attract 3 million visitors
Tuesday 19th March '19
Academy of St Martin in the Fields to perform through the night at Tate Modern Throughout the night of 12 April, the Academy of St Martin in the Fields will perform Gavin Bryars’ Jesus’ Blood Never Failed …
Read18th February: Free tickets for classical newcomers, Nikola Hillebrand and Johannes Martin Kränzle win prizes
Monday 18th February '19
First-time concert-goers to get star treatment at the Southbank The Southbank Centre announced a new project today, in which newcomers to classical music will be able to attend a concert accompanied by a leading musician or …
Read18th October: conductor David Heusel dies of unknown causes, Streetwise Opera announces 15th anniversary opera
Wednesday 18th October '17
In today’s news: conductor David Heusel dies of unknown causes, aged 60; composer Karol Beffa is honoured with the Grand Prix SACEM for symphonic music. Streetwise Opera announces 15th anniversary opera, Komische Oper Berlin turns 70. The …
Read25th February: New conductors at LSO, new app for BBC Music and first music download service in Africa
Thursday 25th February '16
In today's news, Africa launches first music download service MusikBi, which promises to promote and pay African musicians, Wales' major arts organisations face cuts of up to 3.5% and London Symphony Orchestra announces conductor changes. Also, cellist …
Read17th December: Cash boost for London concert hall, Beethoven Doodle & Sinfini winds down
Thursday 17th December '15
Classical News In today's news, London's centre for music receives a £5.5 million boost, Apple updates music data and Sinfini Music has stopped commissioning new material. Also, Google marks Beethoven's anniversary with a Doodle to test …
Read21st July: Halle orchestra’s new payment system, Noga Quartet wins Melbourne Competition, candidates named for Joseph Joachim Violin Competition
Tuesday 21st July '15
Classical News In today's news, the Halle orchestra invites audience to pay what they feel concert was worth, the Noga Quartet wins the Melbourne Chamber Music Competition and the candidates are named for 2015 Joseph Joachim International …
ReadTête à Tête: The Opera Festival Programme Revealed and On Sale!
Thursday 7th May '15
We recently announced that Tête à Tête: The Opera Festival joined WildKat PR as a client and today we are pleased to reveal that the programme for the 2015 Season has been released and early-bird …
Read16th September: Simmering differences between Franz Welser-Möst and Dominique Meyer, BBC Singers celebrate 90 and electric guitar overtakes violin
Tuesday 16th September '14
Classical Music MagazineWelser-Möst’s Vienna exit seemed inevitable after artistic disagreementsSimmering differences between Franz Welser-Möst and Dominique Meyer over the artistic direction of the Vienna State Opera led last week to what those who know the …
Read20th September: Opera for the homeless and the pub, and Fifty Sounds of Classical Music.
Thursday 20th September '12
GramophoneOpera for the homeless in CardiffStreetwise Opera and Welsh National Opera launch a new programme for homeless peopleClassic FMPub opera's Boheme transfers to Charing Cross theatreOperaUpClose's version of La Boheme is to transfer to London's …
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