BACKGuardian
Baritone Roderick Williams will perform to a global audience of millions on Saturday. He’s going to have a ball, he tells Imogen Tilden
Telegraph
Harmony at the Proms would be ‘benefit to all’, conductors say
Uniting the people of England and Scotland at the Last Night of the Proms will be of ‘benefit to all, conductors say
BBC Music Magazine
Radio 3 announces the next New Generation Artists
Six talented players will join the 2014-16 scheme
Classic FM
Hallé Orchestra’s new recording celebrates Manchester’s musical heritage
Manchester’s musical heritage is to be celebrated in a new piece arranged by Paul Campbell and performed by the Hallé Orchestra.
Classical Source
Ruthie Henshall joins the line-up for the Last Night of the Proms 2014
The BBC Proms are delighted to announce that music theatre star Ruthie Henshall will take to the stage at the Last Night of the Proms to lead the Royal Albert Hall and Proms in the Park audiences around the UK in a rousing Mary Poppins singalong.
The Jerusalem Post
Former violinist with tremor regains ability to play while undergoing brain surgery
Naomi Elishuv, a former violinist at Lithuania’s national philharmonic orchestra, had to give up her beloved instrument 20 years ago.
Classical Source
Opera’s greatest love story will return to ENO’s London Coliseum this winter in Jonathan Miller’s stunning production, weaving together true love with heartbreak in this enduring and devastating story.
Die Welt
Sein Gehalt wurde mit Sklavenhandel finanziert
Von Mozart Vater gehasst, vom schwäbischen Tyrannen ausgehalten: Vor 300 Jahren wurde Stuttgarts Nationalkomponist Niccolò Jommelli geboren. Heute ist er in die Besenkammer des Repertoires verbannt.
Zeit online
Mit 104 Jahren ist die Opernsängerin Magda Olivero in Mailand gestorben. Leidenschaft ist der Schlüsselbegriff ihrer langen Karriere.
Badische Zeitung
Regierung gewährt Basler Barockorchester Zuschuss.
The New York Times
Musicians Union Ratifies Met Opera Contract
Local 802 of the American Federation of Musicians announced on Tuesday that its members had ratified the labor agreement that the union negotiated with the Metropolitan Opera last month.
The National
Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra’s director quits after BBC Proms
The musical director who took Qatar’s fledgling orchestra to the BBC Proms has quit, less than 24 hours after its triumphant debut at the festival in London.
Classicalite
Björk’s work yet receives another tribute, this time by way of the Sydney Chamber Choir directed by Paul Stanhope and Naomi Crellin with The Idea of North for Going Bjork at the Sydney Recital Hall in Australia.
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Culture House @CultureHouse: How independence will impoverish Scottish culture, by @danieljksn with @AidanJohnMoffat, @ellieharrison & @jamesmacm http://specc.ie/1lVTYP5
Roderick Williams, photo: Benjamin Ealovega