Kathryn Lewek is ‘Queen of the Night’ at The Edinburgh International Festival 2023
Friday 28th July '23
Internationally renowned soprano Kathryn Lewek will perform live this year at The Edinburgh International FestivalSoprano Kathryn Lewek, regarded as one of the most remarkable coloraturas today, will be reprising her iconic role of Queen of …
Read20th March: Cheese tastes better with Mozart, Blackheath Conservatoire presents outreach programme and Heidelberger Frühling theme announced
Wednesday 20th March '19
Scientists are playing classical music to cheese to make it taste better Playing music to cheese gives it a stronger flavour, a team of scientists and cheese experts has found. Cheese is mostly about the perfect marriage …
Read24th July: Kingdom Choir signs Sony record deal. 43,290 Latvians sing and dance for their country.
Tuesday 24th July '18
In today's news: The Kingdom Choir: Royal Wedding choir sign Sony record deal. 43,290 Latvians sing and dance for their country. The Royal Albert Hall is inviting young people to produce their own show. British …
Read24th February: Play a concert hall piano, 10 things to know about Simon Rattle’s new concert hall, Noah Stewart’s favourite music, Frank Peter Zimmermann to return his Stradivarius
Tuesday 24th February '15
Classical News The GuardianFacing the music: Noah StewartNat King Cole, Nina Simone and New York City – tenor Noah Stewart on his musical passions on and off the stageThe pitfalls and perks of playing a concert …
Read25th November: Britten commemoration spreads worldwide, tweet seats & opera from nine perspectives
Monday 25th November '13
Guardian Singing for Britten: commemoration of composer Benjamin spreads worldwide A commemoration of the British composer Benjamin Britten, which was initially confined to his home county of Suffolk, spread to 13 countries across the world. About 100,000 singers from …
Read19th September: Classical Awards, Classical Apps, and Classical Chocolate
Wednesday 19th September '12
Classic FMEric Whitacre and Danielle de Niese to host Gramophone Awards 2012The votes are in, the classical artists and record companies are ready to go - and two of the world's most in-demand performers are …
Read23rd May: Frederick Delius, the Met and Ton Koopman
Wednesday 23rd May '12
The IndependentDelius: How a great British musical myth was bornA BBC film will shed light on the enigma of Frederick Delius.The GuardianBeethoven's 10th? Now there's a thought...The composer had plans to create 'a new gravitional …
Read8th February – Dial 9 for symphony, 7 for Dickens and 2012 for Thelma
Wednesday 8th February '12
LA TimesMeryl Streep Explains How Opera Training Helps Her Vocal Control.Among the many pleasures of Meryl Streep's "Fresh Air" interview that aired Monday on NPR is the actress' discussion of her operatic training during her …
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