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Paul du Quenoy on “The Ring Without Words” by the National Symphony Orchestra, Washington, D.C.

In the small German town of Bayreuth, the maestros heirs battle for succession, threatening to change Europes most storied opera festival forever.

SIR – Paul Patterson, Fujitsu’s Europe boss, has admitted that the company helped the Post Office in prosecuting innocent sub-postmasters (report, January 17).

A decade of colossal productivity and ambition as recorded music takes off

The Australian conductor will also be the first woman to perform the Ring cycle at the annual celebration of Wagner since it began in 1876

One of the most revolutionary decades in the history of recorded music

From purpose-built opera houses hosting summer performances to big name pop artists and rock stars taking to stages all over the county, Gloucestershire’s calendar is brimming with exciting music events and concerts to catch in 2024.

An American in Paris, composition by George Gershwin, subtitled “A Tone Poem for Orchestra.” It premiered at Carmegie Hall in New York City on Dec. 13, 1928, and it was the first of Gershwin’s purely orchestral works, with no role for piano but plenty of jazz harmonies and spirit. In 1951 (after

'Siegfried' offers some of Wagner’s finest singing in an opera that has its flaws alongside its emotional highs.     

Some very fine singing within a panoply of impressive digital imagery makes 'Die Walküre' a winner on many levels.