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La Scala Shrinks Its Season

May 24, 2013 | Colleen Barry, Associated Press
  MILAN--La Scala has reduced the number of operas it will stage during the 2013-14 season due to Italy's economic crisis, Intendant Stéphane Lissner said Thursday.   The program comprises 10 operas instead of the usual 13, and … »Read
 

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Awards Won, Deadlines Pending

May 24, 2013 | Rebecca Schmid, Musicalamerica.com
  This year’s Avery Fisher Career Grants have been awarded to two pianists, two violinists, and a string quartet. The young artists include the eight-year-old Escher String Quartet, Bulgarian-born violinist Bella Hristova, Israeli … »Read
 

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Derek Bermel to American Composers Orch

May 24, 2013 | Susan Elliott, MusicalAmerica.com
  Composer/clarinetist Derek Bermel is to be the new artistic director of the American Composer’s Orchestra, starting next fall for a three-year term. He will be working with music director and conductor George Manahan but have … »Read
 

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Detroit Institute of Arts in Danger?

May 24, 2013 | Steve Neavling Reuters
  DETROIT (Reuters) - As part of his efforts to solve Detroit 's financial crisis, the city 's emergency manager Kevyn Orr has asked for an appraisal of the collection at the Detroit Institute of Arts , sparking fears in artistic and … »Read
 

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Harold Shapero Dies

May 24, 2013 | MusicalAmerica.com
  Harold Shapero, neo-classical American composer, died on May 17 at a nursing home in Cambridge, Mass. He was 93.   Born in Lynn, Mass., Mr. Shapero became an accomplished pianist, playing in professional dance bands as a … »Read
 

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'Black Sheep' of the Wagner Clan Speaks Out

May 23, 2013 | Agence France-Presse
  As the musical world lavishly celebrates Richard Wagner's bicentenary, the composer's great-grandson insists he is no spoilsport by denouncing the German master as a narcissist, woman-hater, and an anti-Semite.   "I'm not out to … »Read
 
 

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