Death of Michel Buruiana
On 13 February 2017, at the age of sixty-three, Michel Buruiana died. He was a journalist, writer, businessman, producer, impresario and artistic advisor. Michel Buruiana…
Yearly Archives: 2017
DSO Premiere: Rouse’s Fifth Symphony Warrants Second Hearing
ROUSE: Symphony No. 5 (world premiere). BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major Op. 19. RESPIGHI: Pini di Roma (Pines of Rome). Emanuel…
Lebrecht Weekly – Not bad music, just not very good Bartók
The unique selling point of this release is what appears to be the first recording of Bartók’s piano quartet in C minor, an unpublished work…
With This St. John Passion, MasterVoices Announces There’s a New Evangelist in Town
PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND TEXT ANALYSIS: MasterVoices’ new English-language version of J.S. Bach’s St. John Passion, translated by Michael Slattery (at Carnegie Hall, February 9, 2017,…
VO PRESENTS THREE NEW OPERA PRODUCTIONS AND BOLD PROGRAMMING AT THE INAUGURAL VANCOUVER OPERA FESTIVAL : April 28 to May 13, 2017
Otello, Dead Man Walking and The Marriage of Figaro feature superb singers, stunning designs. Vancouver Opera Festival will be a wide ranging celebration of the…
Unveil of the 2017-2018 Program of the Metropolitan Opera on New York : Yannick Nézet-Séguin Will Lead Two Operas
CANADA Unveil of the 2017-2018 program of the Metropolitan Opera on New York : Yannick Nézet-Séguin will lead two operas. [New York Times] [Le Devoir] Interview with…
2017 Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts Winners Announce
Ottawa, February 15, 2017 – The Canada Council for the Arts announced today the winners of the 2017 Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media…
Two Projects Proposed to Keep the House and the Memories of Pierre Boulez
CANADA The Regroupement des artisans de la musique will present on Wednesday an action plan to try to be more remunerate for their music, especially…
Mezzo-Soprano Stephanie Blythe Mans Up! – for Rossini’s Seminal Tancredi at Opera Philadelphia
REVIEW: Opera Philadelphia’s new production of Rossini’s early masterpiece, Tancredi; INTERVIEWS: with the production’s stars – mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe, soprano Brenda Rae. “What a wonderful…
Angèle Dubeau Will Tour for One Last Time
CANADA Angèle Dubeau will retire from touring this fall. [Le Devoir] [La Presse| On February 18, the Calvinist Geneviève Soly will play a concert of Bach’s…
