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Funding Cuts Shorten WNO's Season
The financial challenges stemming from the funding cuts implemented by Arts Councils England and Wales have forced the Welsh National Opera (WNO) to cut performances scheduled for its 2024-25 season. ACE reduced funding to the company by 35 … »
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Cinci Opera to Stage McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio
In 1991 Liverpool native Paul McCartney composed his Liverpool Oratorio in response to a request from the Royal Liverpool Orchestra, then celebrating its 150 th anniversary. Its premiere in the city’s cathedral that year featured soprano … »
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(Yet) Another Take on the Chicago Appointment
The meteoric ascension of Klaus Mäkelä—he will be just 32 when he becomes music director of both the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in 2027—has left more than a few observers thinking he has … »
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NY Phil to Tour China
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Philharmonic will give five concerts in China this summer in what it says will be first visit to the mainland by a U.S. orchestra since 2019. Outgoing Music Director Jaap van Zweden will conduct the performances … »
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Pappano's First LSO Season Will Focus on Homegrown Composers
Sir Antonio Pappano’s inaugural season as chief conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra launches on Sept. 11 with the world premiere of Sir James Macmillan’s Concerto for Orchestra, an LSO commission. The orchestra will offer 51 … »
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Minnesota O Launches 'Nordic Soundscapes' in 2024-25
Next season marks Thomas Søndergård’s second as music director of the Minnesota Orchestra, and he’ll be on the podium for 12 programs that collectively introduce 13 works new to the ensemble’s repertoire. Many of … »
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In San Francisco: A Chance to Reboot, with the Right Leader
The doom and gloom surrounding the San Francisco Symphony since Esa-Pekka Salonen announced he would not renew his contract, due in large measure to the ensemble’s dire financial situation, has left some devotees searching for what Joshua … »
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Rough Seas at Odyssey Opera
BOSTON--What do Wagner’s Rienzi, Verdi’s Giovanna D’Arco, Saint-Saens’s Henry VIII , Mascagni’s Zanetto , and Castelnovo-Tedesco’s The Importance of Being Earnest have in common besides obscurity? The answer is … »
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DSO Will Honor JoAnn Falletta at Next Women's Confab
In November the Dallas Symphony Orchestra (DSO) will host its sixth annual Women in Classical Music Symposium. “I am incredibly proud of the impact… [it] has had over the past five years,” noted Kim Noltemy, the DSO’s … »
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New AFM-Hollywood Deal Adds Streaming Royalties
Hollywood musicians, represented by the American Federation of Musicians (AFM), voted to ratify a new agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. AFM International president and chief negotiator Tino Gagliardi labeled … »
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