Archive for September 7th, 2012

Keeping the Faith in Lucerne

Friday, September 7th, 2012

By Rebecca Schmid Reconnecting the spiritual with classical music might seem a controversial issue in an era of cultural pluralism, yet the hunger to unearth the spiritual has seeped into some of Europe´s leading festivals. As Jim Oestreich reported earlier this season in The New York Times, a wave of religiosity has spread from Lincoln [...]

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A prim ‘Carmen’ returns to the Salzburg Festival

Friday, September 7th, 2012

Carmen, Magdalena Kozena, Jonas Kaufmann, Salzburg Festival, Rebecca Schmid, Aletta Collins, Simon Rattle, Vienna Philharmonic, Bizet

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