New contender in the battle of the upper shelves
New contender in the battle of the upper shelves by Norman Lebrecht / February 23, 2000 MORE trouble between the sheets. Word leaks from New…
Browsing: The Telegraph
Roberto Alagna and Angela Gheorghiu – The Singing World’s Golden Couple?
The Singing World’s Golden Couple# ##by Norman Lebrecht / February 16, 2000 THE Alagnas are splitting up, one hears. Word of their separation has been…
Why artists have a duty not to ostracise Austria
Why artists have a duty not to ostracise Austria by Norman Lebrecht / February 10, 2000 TO boycott or not to boycott? That is the…
Going…going…gone? UK Public Libraries
ISSUE 1720 Wednesday 9 February 2000 Going…going…gone? UK Public Libraries Let’s act now before libraries stamp out the last of our books, says Norman…
Domingo goes solo
Domingo goes solo There could be a new lease of life for the aging tenor, says Norman Lebrecht ON Sunday afternoon, Placido Domingo did something…
Can he see off the gremlins?
Can he see off the gremlins? Disaster has dogged the new Royal Opera House. But closure is not an option, says boss Michael Kaiser. Norman…
Dissident notes
Dissident notes What Shostakovich is really all about, by Norman Lebrecht THERE is a striking symmetry between the Holocaust “denial” issues that are being heard…
A great time to give
A great time to give Norman Lebrecht on how the Gordon Brown is about to create a Third Way of paying for the arts THIS…
How will this century sound?
How will this century sound? Classical music faces a new age in unexpectedly buoyant form. It is livelier and more surprising than at any time…
