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Shoe mogul comes to the rescue of Italy's cultural treasures
La Scala opera house has become the latest Italian cultural landmark to benefit from the largesse of Diego Della Valle, of Tod's luxury leather goods.
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Opera of the surreal gives Dali an encore
Thursday, 9 June 2011
Dale Fuchs: The tortuous story behind the making of a new musical tribute is true to the artist's spirit.
Opera singer Boe bites the (tiny) hand that feeds him
Sunday, 5 June 2011
Emily Dugan and Nalini Sivathasan: The star of La Bohème picks rock classics over classic arias, to the dismay of others in the musical world.
Pianist Lang Lang hits out at 'Bang Bang' critics
Friday, 3 June 2011
Lang Lang, the one-time child prodigy pianist who is now considered one of the hottest properties in worldwide classical music, has hit back at critics who consider his performances to be flashy, empty affairs which detract from the seriousness of his art.
Opera stars pull out of tour of Japan over radiation fears
Wednesday, 1 June 2011
David Usborne: The meandering caravan that is the Metropolitan Opera while on the road arrived as scheduled in Japan this week for a long-planned 14-performance tour in Nagoya and Tokyo.
Oldest music hall faces demoliton after losing £4m Lottery Fund bid
Tuesday, 31 May 2011
The future of the world's oldest surviving music hall, Wilton's in London, is in doubt after the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) refused an application for £3.8 million to save the crumbling building, a relic of the Victorian East End that has been at the heart of the community for more than 150 years.
Glyndebourne attracts the Glastonbury crowd
Sunday, 15 May 2011
Kate Youde: Cut-price tickets and special deals for the under-30s are persuading more and more young music lovers to sample opera.
Barenboim strikes a divisive note once more
Wednesday, 4 May 2011
atrina Stewart: Conductor defies Israeli security to perform peace concert for Palestinians.
Why musicians can't resist the 9,997-pipe 'king of instruments'
Tuesday, 3 May 2011
Nitin Sawhney is the latest star to 'feel the noise' of the mighty Royal Albert Hall organ
Classical music festival fails to pay its performers
Sunday, 10 April 2011
Matthew Bell: Musicians, caterers and other suppliers are among those still owed tens of thousands of pounds by the organisers of Serenata.
Lost choral masterpiece finally finds a home... in the pop charts
Thursday, 17 March 2011
Rob Sharp: Alessandro Striggio's 1566 mass, performed by 40 choristers, sees voices, strings and brass meld into a jaw-dropping harmony.
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