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Great composer, shame he couldn't play
Friday, 20 November 2009
Letter uncovered in museum reveals how Edward Elgar was so bad at the trombone it made people laugh
Edward Seckerson: The Age of Aquarius dawns again
Monday, 2 November 2009
It's been pretty scary returning from the Big Apple eager to share one's excitement over the glorious revival of the 'American Tribal Love-Rock Musical' "HAIR" and finding yourself confronted with a series of puzzled faces - "What's 'Hair'?"
McCall Smith makes monkey out of Macbeth
Monday, 19 October 2009
Author's first foray into opera recasts Shakespearean characters as baboons.
Overtures, arias and... tweets: The world's first Twitter opera
Sunday, 9 August 2009
The libretto has been taken from the sublime to a ridiculous conclusion. Instead of a "little book" - its literal meaning – the latest, and most avant-garde, of operas will feature little "tweets".
Stressed-out listeners turn to classical
Friday, 7 August 2009
Radio audiences are turning to the soothing properties of classical music as a means of coping with the traumas brought on by the economic downturn, gloomy weather and summer exams, according to official listening statistics released yesterday.
First airing for piece Mozart composed at the age of eight
Monday, 3 August 2009
An Austrian pianist has performed for the first time two newly-discovered pieces of work claimed to be by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, which were found where the composer once lived.
Bayreuth Festival opens with new generation of Wagners at helm
Saturday, 25 July 2009
Half-sisters take over from their father, after protracted battle to end his directorship
New Mozart works discovered
Thursday, 23 July 2009
The International Mozarteum Foundation says it has discovered two new works composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
A fight at the Opera
Thursday, 25 June 2009
Lowry centre fears for its future when Royal Opera House moves north
Composer Nicholas Maw dies in US
Wednesday, 20 May 2009
One of Britain's leading composers, Nicholas Maw, best known for his symphonic work "Odyssey" and his opera based on "Sophie's Choice," has died at his US home aged 73, the BBC reported.
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