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Job Opening: Roger Wright, BBC Proms and Radio Three Controller, Leaving for Aldeburgh Festival
The U.K.'s classical landscape was hit by the cultural equivalent of a bombshell earlier this week as news spread that Roger Wright, the controller of BBC Radio Three and of the BBC Proms, will step down to run the Aldeburgh Festival. -
The Column: Will DreamCenter Shanghai Really Rival Broadway and the West End?
So, apparently Shanghai is going to be the next big theater center in the world. New York has Broadway, London has the West End, and now Dreamworks is piling $2.4 billion into the Chinese city to make it a third entertainment destination to rival those two great theater capitals. -
Who Next for Minnesota Orchestra (Litton, Petrenko, Heras-Casado)...If Not Osmo Vänskä?
As is being reported, it's not yet a done deal for Osmo Vanska to return to the Minnesota Orchestra as music director. But who would be a good choice? -
Music Criticism Is Tongue-Tied, Says Daily Beast's Ted Gioia
A very interesting piece comes to us from Ted Gioia at The Daily Beast about music criticism, or rather its death, or rather its inability or unwillingness to use technical language or display, you know, any kind of actual knowledge. It's especially interesting because it seems to take the viewpoint of ... -
Happy 100th Birthday, Ralph Vaughan Williams 'London' Symphony!
A Vaughan Williams masterpiece is 100 this month. Has anyone noticed? -
Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along Bags Seven Olivier 2014 Nominations
In true Sondheim fashion, fashion was proved wrong as the passing of time has led to acceptance, respect and acclaim for Merrily. The latest triumph is its just-announced seven nominations in the UK's 2014 Olivier Awards. -
Len Cariou Joins Nathan Lane, Megan Mullally, Patrick Wilson, Sierra Boggess for One-Off 'Guys and Dolls' at Carnegie Hall
Full casting has been announced for Carnegie Hall's one-off concert performance of 'Guys and Dolls' on April 3 at 7:30 p.m. And, following in the well-established tradition of classically-inflected musical theater concerts, the line-up is stellar. -
Italian Tenor Renato Cioni, One of Maria Callas' Leading Men, Dies at 84 on Elba
From an era when Italianate (and indeed, Italian) tenors were in more plentiful supply, Renato Cioni has passed away at the age of 84. He was also one of the last links to the age of Maria Callas, as one of her last Cavaradossis in Puccini's Tosca -
The Column: Is the UK-Russia Year of Culture 2014 Under Threat Now?
What usually happens when the UK wants to express its annoyance with a state too big to rattle any sabres at (quite often Russia)? The spat will play out in the safe but very public arena of the arts. -
Classicalite Recording News: Conductor Kent Nagano’s Daughter, Pianist Karin Kei Nagano, Debuts on Canada's Analekta
The Montreal Gazette has reported on a notable new release from the Analekta label, one of the leading Canadian recording companies. The reason that it will be of especial interest to some casual observers is that the pianist showcased on it is one Karin Kei Nagano--the 15-year-old daughter of Kent, revered chief conductor of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra. -
Classicalite's Five Best: Rock Stars and Their Musical Mentors
The trend of recent decades of rock stars to turn to classical music isn't so very surprising. No, especially not when you consider some very direct influences between the mainstream classical world and the rockers. Here, then, are Classicalite's Five Best rock stars and their classical mentors. -
Composer Charlotte Bray Sells New Work, Bar-by-Bar, for Music in the Round Residency
An interesting article over at The Guardian reports on Brit composer Charlotte Bray's novel idea for fundraising her latest piece. She is selling it. One bar at a time. -
The Column: Keep Calm and...Toi, Toi, Toi?
A Yiddish expression adopted by musicians worldwide. -
Classicalite's Five Worst: Valentine’s Day Music
As an L.A. Philharmonic tweet today pointed out, Valentine's Day is only two weeks away. So, on behalf of all those devil-may-care counter-culturists out there, here Classicalite's Five Worst options for totally inappropriate music to hear on February 14th. -
The Column: All (or Most) Change in United Kingdom's Classical Music Scene?
But I wouldn't bet against Kirill Karabits being snapped up. Bournemouth has historically been a springboard for higher-profile appointments--and being from that town, myself, I yield to no one in my borderline fanatical admiration for its orchestra.
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