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Ordered in a free-associative manner – similar to the popular trivia game Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon – six general topics address current issues of interest in the classical music community, from famous opera houses to the Florida Grand Opera Orchestra. At Bloomberg.com, an new 800 million dollar opera house opening in Oslo, Norway...
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Articles of Interest
Bombs Away
British critic and author Norman Lebrecht really, really doesn’t like Herbert von Karajan, one of the most renowned orchestra and opera conductors of the 20th century. Mr. Lebrecht assigns all sorts of blame on...
Stepping Up From the Pit
Funny, unexpected things can happen at the opera. Stage props can drop and roll into the pit. Lights go out. Fire alarms can go off. Sometimes a lead singer falls ill or loses their...
Agreement Goes "International"
The recent tentative agreement between the management and musicians of Arizona Opera has been chronicled in the April issue of the trade paper for the American Federation of Musicians. On page nine of the...
You Think You Got it Bad?
Being a classical musician can be pretty stressful sometimes. Musicians are one of few workers who perform their job in front of an audience. There is no spell-check, no do-overs and no second chances...
