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Springsteen Sells Masters and Publishing to Sony for $500M

December 16, 2021 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Bruce Springsteen has sold both his recording masters and his song catalog to Sony Music and Sony Music Publishing, respectively, for $500 million, according to Billboard . He's been with the Columbia label--now owned by Sony--since the launch of … » Read
 

Reviews

For Better and Worse, Lang Lang Tackles the Goldbergs at the Barbican

December 16, 2021 | Anthony Brown, Musical America
Lang Lang has been making the rounds with his distinctive interpretation of Bach’s formidable Goldberg Variations . His recent performance at London’s Barbican met with a decidedly ambivalent response from Martin Kettle in The … » Read
 

Industry News

Metropolitan Opera Will Require Proof of Booster Vaccine for Entry

December 15, 2021 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
As of January 17, the Metropolitan Opera will require all who enter—from front of house to the stage door—to show proof of having received a booster shot if they are eligible. A two-week grace period will allow those who have not to … » Read
 

Special Reports

MA Top Professional of the Year: Lorna Aizlewood

December 16, 2021 | John Fleming, Musical America
Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel HarrisonParrott When Lorna Aizlewood assumed her top-level post with the venerable London-based artist management firm HarrisonParrott in 2018, she brought impressive experience as a corporate … » Read
 

Reviews

In San Francisco, Farewell to a Beloved Chorus Director

December 15, 2021 | Steven Winn, Musical America
As he led the San Francisco Opera Chorus through a concert that ran from Charpentier and Bach to Scott Joplin and Leonard Bernstein, Chorus Director Ian Robertson exhibited the sure-handed, self-effacing command that has marked his leadership of … » Read
 

People in the News

Sydney Symphony CEO Quits Abruptly

December 15, 2021 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
In what she calls “a hit job of the highest order,” Emma Dunch has exited her post as chief executive of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Dunch, who once worked as an independent fund raiser in New York City, after a brief tenure with … » Read
 

Industry News

Afghan Music Institute to Re-emerge in Portugal

December 15, 2021 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
On Dec. 13 the long journey to safety begun more than two months ago concluded with the arrival in Lisbon, Portugal, of a charter flight carrying 273 students, faculty, staff and immediate family members associated with the Afghanistan National … » Read
 

People in the News

Rome Opera Makes a Fresh Start with New Intendant & Music Director

December 14, 2021 | James Imam, Musical America
Francesco Giambrone, current intendant of Palermo's Teatro Massimo, is to take the same post with Rome's Teatro dell'Opera. Although his Massimo contract is due to expire next Spring, he may begin in Rome earlier than that—possibly in time … » Read
 

Industry News

Women Composers Marginalized by Entertainment Biz Males

December 14, 2021 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
While the push for gender equity in the entertainment industry is generating headlines in high profile areas such as directing and onscreen representation, the composition of film music has remained a decidedly male preserve. (Unlike the … » Read
 

Industry News

After Navigating Choppy Waters, the Greek National Opera Enjoys a Rebirth

December 14, 2021 | Clive Paget, Musical America
Exploring the Acropolis or wandering the ancient Athenian agora it’s impossible not to reflect on the vibrant, yet turbulent history of Greece, the country that in many ways has defined Western civilization as we know it. Fast forward 2,500 … » Read
 
 

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