Didn't get a ticket for Diana Damrau’s gig at (le) Poisson Rouge tomorrow? Well, it has been sold out for weeks. Happily, there's an alternative, because the recital, with music from her delightful … [Read more...] about Diana Damrau sings live from NYC’s Poisson Rouge
Daniel Barenboim
Milan’s tribute to Claudio Abbado – in words and pictures
An hour before Daniel Barenboim was scheduled to pick up his baton, there were already small groups of people huddled in various corners of Piazza della Scala in Milan. They were the first of … [Read more...] about Milan’s tribute to Claudio Abbado – in words and pictures
La Scala will stream Abbado tribute and Milan will plant 90,000 trees
In honour of Claudio Abbado, Milan's Teatro alla Scala will stream a live event for the first time, an event which has a particular importance for the theatre, and a symbolic one for the music world. … [Read more...] about La Scala will stream Abbado tribute and Milan will plant 90,000 trees
Lissner, Pereira, Barenboim, Chailly and sponsors: complications at La Scala
La Scala sovrintendente Stephane Lissner, on announcing that Daniel Barenboim will leave his post as musical director from 1 January 2015 - two years before the end of his contract - said that it will … [Read more...] about Lissner, Pereira, Barenboim, Chailly and sponsors: complications at La Scala
Riccardo Chailly is La Scala’s next musical director
Good news for the La Scala public: Riccardo Chailly will be the next musical director after Daniel Barenboim. He is a conductor whom singers love, and he loves singers, not afraid to 'accompany' when … [Read more...] about Riccardo Chailly is La Scala’s next musical director
Milan celebrates Verdi: free events at La Scala for the composer’s 200th anniversary
Next Thursday, 10 October 2013, Milan will celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Giuseppe Verdi. La Scala will open its doors for a series of free initiatives including films, recordings, … [Read more...] about Milan celebrates Verdi: free events at La Scala for the composer’s 200th anniversary
Alexander Pereira to take over at La Scala a year earlier than announced
Alexander Pereira will take over as the new sovrintendente or Chief Executive at the Teatro alla Scala in October 2014, that means a year earlier than anticipated. Stéphane Lissner will succeed … [Read more...] about Alexander Pereira to take over at La Scala a year earlier than announced
Pereira to head La Scala: career and love come together in Milan
October 2015 marks the start of Alexander Pereira's reign as sovrintendente of one of the world's greatest theatres, the Teatro alla Scala in Milan. Yesterday the city's mayor, Giuliano Pisapia, … [Read more...] about Pereira to head La Scala: career and love come together in Milan
Barbara Frittoli at La Scala: odd but nice
When the line up for a recital is a soprano, pianist and clarinetist one would assume that at a certain point all three would perform together. Not at La Scala when Barbara Frittoli gave her scheduled … [Read more...] about Barbara Frittoli at La Scala: odd but nice
The curse of the La Scala recital series? Barenboim bows out
Ok, the headline is a bit over the top, but the vocal recitals at La Scala have been having a spot of bad luck recently, especially seeing that there are only seven recitals each season. Just over … [Read more...] about The curse of the La Scala recital series? Barenboim bows out
Cecilia Bartoli on her sensual Norma and returning to La Scala
"It will not be a normal Norma!" joked Cecilia Bartoli to the Corriere della Sera's Giuseppina Manin. A joke that works better in Italian: "Sarà una Norma fuori norma!" She has sung the role in … [Read more...] about Cecilia Bartoli on her sensual Norma and returning to La Scala
Mark S Doss answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start singing? I was in the 5th grade when the music teacher, Mrs Mapson, asked me to sing the Wells Fargo Wagon song from Music Man. She heard me sing it back to her and then … [Read more...] about Mark S Doss answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition
Daniel Barenboim on The Beatles, and why he and Daniel Harding are at Italy’s biggest pop festival
Tomorrow evening marks the beginning of one of the largest pop music festivals in the world, that will have millions of Italians glued in front of their tvs until the finale at the weekend. The … [Read more...] about Daniel Barenboim on The Beatles, and why he and Daniel Harding are at Italy’s biggest pop festival
Cecilia Bartoli and La Scala: I can’t wait to come back!
After the extraordinary events during last Monday's concert with Cecilia Bartoli and Daniel Barenboim at La Scala in Milan, La Ceci let it be known that a handful of booers certainly won't stop her … [Read more...] about Cecilia Bartoli and La Scala: I can’t wait to come back!
Cecilia Bartoli triumphs at La Scala amidst catcalls and boos
After nineteen years, Cecilia Bartoli's return to Milan's La Scala tonight was long overdue. Daniel Barenboim was the instigator of the event: the opening of the La Scala Philharmonic's season. An … [Read more...] about Cecilia Bartoli triumphs at La Scala amidst catcalls and boos
Cecilia Bartoli rehearses with Daniel Barenboim at La Scala for her comeback concert tomorrow
As I write, Cecilia Bartoli is rehearsing with Daniel Barenboim and the La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra in the Milanese theatre. Tomorrow marks her comeback to the theatre after an absence of nearly … [Read more...] about Cecilia Bartoli rehearses with Daniel Barenboim at La Scala for her comeback concert tomorrow
Daniel Barenboim gets an early 70th birthday present in Berlin
On the eve of his 70th birthday, Daniel Barenboim has succeeded in launching a dream project: the creation of a music academy where young Arabs and Israelis will be able to train and study side by … [Read more...] about Daniel Barenboim gets an early 70th birthday present in Berlin
The Mikhailovsky Theatre opens its new season tonight with Semionova and Gomes in Giselle
Tonight the Mikhailovsky Theatre opens its 2012-2013 season with Polina Semionova dancing the eponymous heroine in Giselle. Semionova left to join the Berlin Staatsoper immediately after graduating … [Read more...] about The Mikhailovsky Theatre opens its new season tonight with Semionova and Gomes in Giselle
Barenboim and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra ride America’s classical charts with Beethoven For All
Decca Records has released a box set of the complete Beethoven symphonies which marks the beginning of the Beethoven Project, an unprecedented series of Beethoven recordings: all of the composer's … [Read more...] about Barenboim and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra ride America’s classical charts with Beethoven For All
Barenboim named as La Scala’s musical director
Daniel Barenboim has been named musical director of Milan's iconic La Scala opera house, filling a post left vacant when Riccardo Muti stormed out in 2005 amid artistic differences. Barenboim, 68, who … [Read more...] about Barenboim named as La Scala’s musical director
