Maria Callas At 100: La Divina or La Traviata?
/It is an unprecedented phenomenon in operatic history that as Maria Callas began her premature and swift vocal decline, public adulation exponentially increased…
Read MoreIt is an unprecedented phenomenon in operatic history that as Maria Callas began her premature and swift vocal decline, public adulation exponentially increased…
Read MoreSoon to be demolished, the Frick Collection’s historic music room hosted the debut of many prominent artists. Raymond spoke to its retiring music director Joyce Bodig and recounts its storied history.
Read MoreClassical Voice’s Raymond Beegle chats with Berlin-based Italian conductor Antonello Manacorda two weeks before his Metropolitan Opera debut, conducting Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro.
Read MoreBob Bernard talks to LA Opera’s Rodolfo, the Albanian tenor Saimir Pirgu, over dinner at the Trump Golf Club restaurant in Rancho Palos Verdes.
Read MoreRaymond interviews maestro Fischer on the eve of his American tour with the Budapest Festival Orchestra.
Read MoreIn January, Raymond chatted with the busy maestro between two concerts on a variety of topics, including Beethoven, Toscanini, Mravinsky, cello and Hollywood music.
Read MoreEducated in the U.S. and Austria, now residing in Hanover, Germany, the globe-trotting, multilingual maestro is an ideal candidate to present the multicultural facets of the Taiwan Philharmonic.
Read MoreNow in his 60s, Ma is offering here his third complete recording of the Bach Cello Suites…the years of experience tell in the way that added depth of expression.
Read MoreHe was a singular American talent and one of the great orchestra conductors of his generation.
Read MoreClassical Voice talks to baritone George Gagnidze on the eve of his LA Phil debut singing Iago at the Hollywood Bowl.
Read MoreTwo Scottish sisters, who shot to prominence with their version of Mark Ronson's Uptown Funk, are topping the UK classical music charts with their debut album.
Read MoreMaking a belated Carnegie debut with these performances and also a rare appearance with the New York Philharmonic in February, Mr. Pappano is, at 57, unflashy but experienced and energetic, his performances stylish and dramatic. He is one of our most sought-after conductors, and the music world is eagerly waiting to learn what course he will choose in 2020, when his Royal Opera contract expires.
Read MoreAbout Winterreise… one song leads to another and the shape unfolds. Sometimes I go right into the next song, sometimes I wait. I listen for what should come next and let it unfold.
Read MoreThe great American choral conductor was a major contributor to the "Stravinsky Conducts Stravinsky" project at Columbia Records, and a champion of contemporary American choral music.
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