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Opera singers capsize during open-air Magic Flute
Three opera singers were left bedraggled and sodden when the boat carrying them to an open-air stage capsized, tipping them into a lake
The Times
Explain yourself: Mariss Jansons
Latvian-born and Russian-trained conductor Mariss Jansons describes his shows
Gramophone
Westminster City Council plaque marks the site of the first UK performance of Beethoven’s Ninth
The Green Plaque on London’s Regent Street honours the bicentenary of the Royal Philharmonic Society, who commissioned the work in 1922
London’s Wigmore Hall launches new televised chamber music series
Performances from such artists as Marc-André Hamelin, the Takács Quartet, Sarah Connolly and Stile Antico will be broadcast on Sky Arts 2 from August 12
The Telegraph
Azeri singer Fidan Hajiyeva is a young talent with a rivetingly strong tone, writes Ivan Hewett
Ivan Hewett’s Classic 50 No 33: Carlo Gesualdo – Asciugate i Begli Occhi
The latest in Ivan Hewett’s 50-part series on short works by the world’s greatest composers
Classical Music Magazine
Wigmore Hall’s deal with Sky Arts is ‘a first step’ to greater broadcasting possibilities
A newly announced deal which the Wigmore Hall has signed with Sky Arts 2 for broadcast of seven concerts recorded live in HD presages plans for the venue to relay events to a global audience
Los Angeles Times
Metropolitan Opera is focus of online petition decrying Putin
The Metropolitan Opera’s new production of Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” has been receiving considerable attention even before its official opening
Die Zeit
Zum 200. Geburtstag von Richard Wagner gibt es Berge von Büchern. Über die Musik findet sich darin – fast nichts!