Category: music

“If approved by the EU competition authorities, the deal would make Universal, already the world’s largest record company, the industry’s biggest music publisher as well, ahead of EMI and Warner Music.”

Opera director Christoph Loy shows up to first rehearsal of London’s Royal Opera House production of Mozart’s “La Finta Giardiniera”, then walks off the project, disappearing…

Opera director Christoph Loy shows up to first rehearsal of London’s Royal Opera House production of Mozart’s “La Finta Giardiniera”, then walks off the project, disappearing…

English National Opera is taking a big chance in presenting a hip hop opera who’s subject is Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi. “This is crunch time for the ENO. Can the company really attract a young Asian audience and persuade them that they might want to return for a Madam Butterfly or a Bohème? Or will they simply succeed in alienating their loyal opera fanbase in the attempt?”

English National Opera is taking a big chance in presenting a hip hop opera who’s subject is Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi. “This is crunch time for the ENO. Can the company really attract a young Asian audience and persuade them that they might want to return for a Madam Butterfly or a Bohème? Or will they simply succeed in alienating their loyal opera fanbase in the attempt?”

Huge gaping blocks of empty seats for some performances, there are. But this summer’s Proms sold more tickets than ever. There are, reports Norman Lebrecht, reasonable reasons that the Proms have empty seats…

Huge gaping blocks of empty seats for some performances, there are. But this summer’s Proms sold more tickets than ever. There are, reports Norman Lebrecht, reasonable reasons that the Proms have empty seats…

Jay Greenberg is a 15-year-old composer who’s being touted for great things. The hype is building. “But although no one can prophesize what kind of composer Greenberg will turn out to be, he will not be the next Mozart. No one can be that, no one should be that. If we come away with nothing else from the 250th anniversary of Mozart’s birth, which is being celebrated this year, it should be that times have changed and that it isn’t nice to exploit kids.”

Jay Greenberg is a 15-year-old composer who’s being touted for great things. The hype is building. “But although no one can prophesize what kind of composer Greenberg will turn out to be, he will not be the next Mozart. No one can be that, no one should be that. If we come away with nothing else from the 250th anniversary of Mozart’s birth, which is being celebrated this year, it should be that times have changed and that it isn’t nice to exploit kids.”

The company will mount the four-opera production with the help of a $6 million gift from Eli Broad.