6th March: ISM calls for full sick pay for teachers with coronavirus, Thomas Hampson sent home, Lissner to leave after 2020-2021 season
Friday 6th March '20
ISM calls for full sick pay for teachers affected by COVID-19The Incorporated Society of Musicians, the UK’s professional body for musicians, is calling for music education hubs to ensure compensation for those affected by the …
Read17th March: German copyright law, commissioned opera works & soundtrack of Batman v Superman
Thursday 17th March '16
Classical News In today's news, the German cabinet deciding on a reform of copyright law to secure artist's fair payment. Also, Vienna opera places composition commissions, first looks on Zimmer's soundtrack for Batman v Superman, WNO …
Read20th May: Royal Opera House celebrates 150th La Traviata, St John’s Smith Square announces its Young Artists for 2015-16 and BBC Ten Pieces project extended to secondary schools
Wednesday 20th May '15
Classical News In today's news the Royal Opera House has celebrated its 150th performance of Verdi's La Traviata and Katie Derham presents a special podcast about Donizetti's Poliuto, which will open the 2015 Glyndebourne Season. St …
Read15th May: Former ROH boss speaks out against new trends in opera, Colorado Symphony cannabis concerts to go on by invitation only & Classical:NEXT conference
Thursday 15th May '14
The Telegraph Opera being ruined by 'useless quest for novelty', says former Royal Opera House boss Sir John Tooley, former general director of the Royal Opera House, says classics are being ruined by directors trying to do …
ReadRoyal Opera House announce 2012/13 season featuring Andrew Staples
Thursday 15th March '12
In May 2013, Andrew Staples will perform the role of Tamino in the Royal Opera House's production of Mozart's Die Zauberflöte. He will join Sophie Bevan (Pamina), Simon Keenlyside (Papageno), and Albina Shagimuratova (Queen of the …
ReadClassical Music News – 10th June
Friday 10th June '11
Every day the WildKat team scan newspapers, websites and blogs for interesting classical music news, and now we’ve decided to publish our lists so that you can get a classical music news summary each day. …
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