Italy’s Classic Voice magazine has published a list of the current maximum fees paid by the Italian opera houses, and, surprisingly – though according to many singers I know, not surprisingly – the length of time that some artists have to wait to receive their payment. €30,000 is currently the top for conductors such as Barenboim, […]
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Gramophone Magazine’s Classical Music Awards 2011 – shortlists
Gramophone‘s shortlists are out for this year’s awards. No real surprises, but then those Gramophone people have great taste! Here’s a sample: Opera: Die Zauberflöte – René Jacobs; Akademie für Alte Musik Ermione – David Parry; LPO Verdi’s Otello – Colin Davis; LSO Solo Vocal: Richard Rodney Bennett, Songs before Sleep – Sophie Daneman; Susan Bickley; Iain Burnside Britten, Songs & Proverbs […]
Ask me anything, said piano star Lang Lang
Readers of The Times asked Lang Lang questions – here are some of his answers: What’s the one thing that no one knows about you? LL: Every time when my flight is landing, I switch on the overhead light, count to ten and turn it off, to bring luck to the next city. Which composer […]
