At Juilliard, Students Learn That Opera Is Both Craft and Commodity By BLAIR TINDALL The Juilliard School in New York City has trained some of the world’s most prominent singers…
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The Oxford History of Western Music
A History of Western Music? Well, It’s a Long Story By JAMES R. OESTREICH OXFORD HISTORY OF WESTERN MUSIC By Richard Taruskin Illustrated. 4,272 pages. Oxford University Press. $500 until…
Philip Gossett Receives Mellon Distinguished Achievement Award
Philip Gossett, one of the world’s foremost experts on Italian opera, will receive one of four Mellon Distinguished Achievement Awards, an honor that carries with it a $1.5 million prize.…
Major Losses at the Berlin Opera Houses
Berliner Opernhäuser haben Millionenverluste gemacht 19:45 Uhr Die Staatsoper Unter den Linden Berlin – Die drei Berliner Opernhäuser haben im ersten Jahr der gemeinsamen Opernstiftung weniger Besucher als erwartet gehabt…
Trouble Down Under
Discord rings out as new opera director takes up the baton By Sharon Verghis December 16, 2004 Richard Hickox barely had time to adjust to the time difference before he…
Journal of Musicological Research
The *Journal of Musicological Research* has announced the release of Volume 23, Issue 3-4. The following is the table of contents from this issue: Paul Christiansen: “The Meaning of Speech…
Troubles at the Münchener Bach-Chor
Riss im Ensemble Bach-Chor ins Schlingern geraten Es schien perfekt eingefädelt: ein Konzert zum 50-jährigen Jubiläum, dann sogar mit dem künftigen Chef am Pult. Doch Ralf Otto, der charismatische Wunschkandidat…
An Invitation to the Opera
A Night At The Opera Dec. 10, 2004 – That’s the title of a very famous Marx Brothers movie–a movie that makes fun of all sorts of opera stereotypes. But…
Musicians Unite!
New, Musician-Run FM Station Plans Music Radio Revival A group led by two nationally known musicians has been awarded a contract to operate the Milwaukee Public Schools’ FM station, WYMS-FM…
The Guardian Reports on the Reopening of La Scala
Photo: AP/ Silvia Lelli/ Teatro Alla Scala. Glitz and clamour mark La Scala’s reopening night John Hooper in Rome Wednesday December 8, 2004 The Guardian Decked out in red roses…