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So what do we think about this new initiative from the BBC, this idea to create a UK-wide scheme to introduce children to classical music through a proscribed list of "Ten Pieces"? -
The Column: Ralph Vaughn Williams' 'The Lark Ascending Wins' Again, But Why?
Here comes the unaskable question - what is it with The Lark Ascending? The Vaughan Williams work has again topped the Classic FM Hall of Fame poll. It might have been edged out by the Rach 2 for the last few years, but it is a -
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. -
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. -
The Column: Keep Calm and...Toi, Toi, Toi?
A Yiddish expression adopted by musicians worldwide. People ask me what have I learned, since starting a classical music consultancy company, that I didn't know when I was "just" a journalist. -
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. -
The Column: Renée Fleming's National Anthem at Superbowl XLVIII...What Controversy?
What's the fuss all about? The U.S. morning news bulletins are full of the news that, shock, horror, "Opera singer to sing national anthem at Superbowl." And? And yet the news teams (news!) are earnestly discussing the rights and wrongs of the decision to invite Renée Fleming -
The Column: Are Live Broadcasts Good for Classical Music?
Classicalite wants to know. Really. Not every question has a ready-made answer. Not every answer to the same question will be identical. I have a question, and I don't know the answer, nor do I know whether the answer will be different in different places. -
The Short Column: Classical Music Benefits Kids, A(nother) Study Says
So, here we go again--another year, another survey saying that classical music is good for kids. This one comes from the Institute of Education at the University of London. Children aged between seven and 10 were exposed to classical music at school assembly and a series.. -
The Column: Five Great Modern Operas That the New York Times Music Staff Missed!
The New York Times has published an interesting piece, their classical music writers giving their thumbs-ups to the modern operas they consider the most likely candidates for perennial popularity. Which, in opera terms, means at least a production every year or two... -
The Column: Royal Opera's New 'Parsifal' is a Radical and Truly Visionary Production
It may have divided opinion, but Classicalite's contributing editor was riveted by Covent Garden's big new production for Wagner's anniversary year. -
The Column: Met Opera Protests, Lots of Questions, But One Definite Answer
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