BACKTorrential rain and lightning cause issues for outdoor performances over the weekend, opera prodigy gets astrophysics degree. Berlin’s longest-serving classical music concert organiser Witiko Adler celebrates its 90th birthday, the Kranichsteiner Musikpreis 2018 by Darmstadt Summer Courses has been awarded. In the world of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra. Concerti will accompany them on their next tour in August.
Eastern Daily Press
Katherine Jenkins forced to abandon fans at Norfolk concert because of torrential downpour
Opera superstar Katherine Jenkins was forced to leave the stage temporarily during a Norfolk performance because of torrential rain.
The Argus
Opera prodigy gets astrophysics degree after working with NASA
At the age of 19, opera prodigy Jessica May Hislop was singing at the prestigious Royal Conservatoire in Glasgow. Five years later, she has swapped arias for academia and graduated from Sussex University with a first class honours master’s degree to spend her life looking at the stars.
BBC News
UK heatwave: Lightning cancels Tom Jones York comeback gig
Lightning strikes have forced Sir Tom Jones to cancel his comeback concert in York.
Drill music video stopped by armed police
A music video being shot in east London was stopped by the Metropolitan Police following reports of a firearm.
Bayreuth’s First American Director Made Wagner a Feminist. What Now?
Wagner’s “Lohengrin” — as staged at the Bayreuth Festival by the visionary Yuval Sharon, the first American director in the festival’s 142-year history — has a new ending.
Der Tagesspiegel
Guter Draht zu Jahrhundertgrößen: Berlins dienstältester Klassikveranstalter Witiko Adler feiert 90. Geburtstag.
neue musikzeitung
Kranichsteiner Musikpreis 2018 – Das Finale der Darmstädter Ferienkurse
Bei der Verleihung des Kranichsteiner Musikpreises 2018 am 28.07.2018 wurden vier Teilnehmer*innen der 49. Darmstädter Ferienkurse ausgezeichnet.
concerti
In der Welt von… West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
In unserer Reihe „In der Welt von…“ begleiten wir, vernetzt durch Smartphone und Social Media, Künstler auf Reisen, zu spannenden Projekten und besonderen Ereignissen. Diesmal: das West-Eastern Divan Orchestra.
El País
Se venden guitarras con historia
La tienda Guitar Giraffe ofrece piezas únicas ‘vintage’ que busca, identifica y ofrece a clientes de todo el mundo.
“I was born In a cloud”
🎂 Happy Birthday to Kate Bush, who was born on this day in 1958. Also born on this day in 1818 was Emily Brontë, author of Wuthering Heights.
Here’s @neilhimself on the magic of @KateBushMusic for @BBCFOUR. #happybirthdaykatebush pic.twitter.com/D0GLBe1cSO
— BBC Radio 6 Music (@BBC6Music) July 30, 2018