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The Telegraph
Terry Gilliam promises ‘Pythonic’ new opera
A rarely-performed opera is to be put on the London stage for the first time in 40 years with a Monty Python twist, as Terry Gilliam puts on a show complete with circus performers, 40-ft statues and a prosthetic cucumber phallus.
Classicfm.com
When Vaughan Williams composed for the Women’s Institute
A little-known work by Vaughan Williams was the first musical piece ever commissioned by the W.I.
The Guardian
The Passenger’s journey from Auschwitz to the opera
This week’s Composer of the Week on Radio 3 is Mieczysław Weinberg. Here, in a piece originally published in September 2011 ahead of a production of his opera The Passenger, director David Pountney introduces the neglected composer.
BBC News
Quite often management books look to the symphony orchestra for examples of leadership in action: the conductor on the podium, conjuring wonderful music from a group of performers who would be rudderless without the man or woman with the stick.
Concerti
Festivalguide: Lebendige Ruine
Der Choriner Musiksommer feiert seinen 50. Geburtstag
Der Tagesspiegel
In seiner letzte Saison als Chefdirigent des RIAS-Kammerchores will Hans-Christoph Rademann 2014/15 weiter am unverwechselbaren Klang des Spitzen-Ensembles feilen. Zum Abschied dirigiert er eines seiner Lieblingsstücke.
Classicalite
Le Figaro
Foisonnement créatif à Auvers-sur-Oise
L’opus 34 du Festival d’Auvers-sur-Oise, du5 juin au 2 juillet, célébre plus que jamais la curiosité et l’ouverture aux autres arts des musiciens classiques.
El Mundo
Por primera vez se reeditan juntos todos los discos de la cantante más misteriosa, admirada y controvertida del siglo XX
Birmingham Phil Orch @BPOBirmingham: #English Masterworks 13 days & counting http://tinyurl.com/nukemlx #VaughanWilliams Wasps Overture – Old favourite from the master #classical
Oclassica @oclassica Misha Fomin recorded The 26 Classical Pieces for Piano by Russian Composers http://buff.ly/1mAp75P #album #music #classical
Naxos Records @naxosrecords #Classical Playlist: Bang on a Can All-Stars, Meredith Monk, Kojiro Umezaki and More http://ow.ly/xoiZb via @NYTimes
Alexandra Skey @AlexandraSkey Brilliant + funny way to perform #classical http://ow.ly/xkwc4 Vivaldi ‘Summer’ Classical Music Comedy
Benvenuto Cellini performed by the English National Opera at the London Coliseum
Photo: Jane Hobson/ Rex – The Telegraph