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Two Big-house Operas Succeed in a Small One
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Pelléas et Mélisande and Salome are big-house works, most often tackled by companies with larger stages and budgets than Des Moines Metro Opera. But the company more than justified the presence of both pieces on its 2024 … »
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BSO Principal Bass of 48 Years to Step Down
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When the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s (BSO) principal bass Edwin Barker first set foot on the Tanglewood campus in the summer of 1975, he could hardly have imagined that the BSO and its summer headquarters would be an integral part of his … »
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Yuja Wang: ''It's Hard for Me to Stop.''
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At age 37, Yuja Wang sits at the very pinnacle of the world of classical pianists. Her concerts sell out nearly immediately, and they almost invariably garner rave reviews. She was from the outset, observes an interviewer for The Telegraph , … »
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U.K. Gov't Arts Support Sinks Among Europe's Lowest
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A new report produced by the University of Warwick and the Campaign for the Arts shines a harsh light on the state of arts funding in the U.K. Since 2010, Britain has cut its total culture budget by six percent; in that same interval, Germany, … »
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At Aix, Fraught Monodramas vs. Traditional Tear Jerker
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AIX-EN-PROVENCE—Under its three most recent artistic directors, the Aix-en-Provence Festival has built a reputation for commissioning new music, reviving experimental works, and bundling them in among the season’s more high-profile … »
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Easing Classical Music Back Into Linc Inc's Summer Priorities
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Yesterday, Lincoln Center invited a gaggle of local press to witness a rehearsal by the Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center—the rebranded Mostly Mozart Festival ensemble—under its new Music Director Jonathon Heyward. Their … »
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Storied Music School Recruits a Familiar Face
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Welz Kauffman, who led the Ravinia Festival for almost two decades before his departure in 2020 , is returning to Chicago. On Sept. 30, he will begin his tenure as executive director and CEO of the Old Town School of Folk Music. He succeeds Jim … »
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Young Musicians Who Escaped the Taliban Persevere
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One of the many casualties of the Taliban’s brutal return to power in Afghanistan in August of 2021 was the nation’s musical life. Music of any sort was quite simply banned , anyone caught playing an instrument could face severe … »
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World's Accordionists Squeeze Together for Confab
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The accordion, an instrument generally associated with polka bands, rarely gets much respect. That won’t be the case in Kansas City between July 23 and 27, when the Accordionists and Teachers Guild International holds its annual festival. … »
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New Opera Wows the Crowd, but Not the Critic
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The centerpiece of Des Moines Metro Opera’s 2024 season was the world premiere of the Damian Geter/Lila Palmer opera American Apollo , a chronicle of the years-long relationship between John Singer Sargent and his Black model, Thomas … »
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