Music Reviews
Salzburg Easter Festival Embroiled in Fraud Probe (Update1) Austrian prosecutors are
investigating the former managing director of the Salzburg
Easter Festival for embezzlement and fraud that may have
totaled more than 2 million euros ($2.75 million).
Austria Probes Suspected Fraud at Salzburg Easter Festival Austrian prosecutors are
investigating the former managing director of the Salzburg
Easter Festival for embezzlement and fraud that may have
totaled more than 2 million euros ($2.75 million).
Baton Meister Honeck Pitches Pittsburgh to Foreign Businesses When Pittsburgh tries to lure a
foreign company, it often turns to maestro Manfred Honeck and
the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra to close the deal.
Royal Opera House Chief Tony Hall Appointed to House of Lords Tony Hall, the 58-year-old chief
executive of London’s Royal Opera House, has been named as a
peer in the House of Lords, the U.K. parliament’s upper
chamber, the House of Lords said on its Web site.
Domingo Sings Live at Film Theaters as New York Met Goes Global Sally Greenhill, who dreams of
seeing the Metropolitan Opera in person one day, has found the
next best thing: watching it live at a London movie theater.
Van Gogh’s Last Letter, Jamie T’s Angst: Great London Weekend Rapper Jamie T is bringing his
stories of urban angst to the O2 Brixton Academy; start your
weekend with him on Friday.
Sleepwalking Soprano Dessay Teeters Atop Piano at Paris Opera Bellini’s 1831 opera “La
Sonnambula” follows a tradition -- established by Joseph
Weigl’s once wildly popular “Die Schweizerfamilie” (1809) --
of setting sentimental plots in a peaceful Alpine surrounding.
Sony Pays $3 Million to Win Pianist Lang Lang: Norman Lebrecht The richest headhunt ever seen in
classical music has ended with the world’s most coveted pianist
switching teams at a critical moment for the industry.