If there is a story that is hardly laughable, it is the legend of Medea. One of the most terrible mythological figures, the magician helps the hero Jason to seize the Golden Fleece but, betrayed by the one she loves, sinks into a murderous madness. Until committing the irreparable by murdering his two children. She … Read more
The event for the benefit of the fight against poverty and climate change will be held on September 23 in New York. The Red Hot Chili Peppers and hip-hop singer Lauryn Hill will headline New York’s Global Citizen festival in September, a concert to rally support in the fight against poverty, organizers announced Tuesday. Other … Read more
Aerial view of the Paris Philharmonic concert stage (photo illustration). Florence Piot/Florence Piot – stock.adobe.com CRITICISM – After twenty-two years of absence internationally, the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra has just performed in Paris. An effective art of seduction. There are two ways of reporting on the two exceptional concerts just given by the Met Orchestra, in … Read more
The cliffhanger we missed. The very young Korean Taehan Kim surprisingly triumphs in Bozar. A portrait of the baritone of the moment and the voice of tomorrow. It’s about ten past twelve when I realize that an inevitable night’s sleep has suddenly become ten times more difficult. “But we haven’t written a word about him … Read more
The leading creator of Czech contemporary music and pianist Marek Kopelent received the Gold Award of the Authors’ Protection Association (OSA) for lifetime contribution in memoriam on Thursday. Just like last year, Marek Ztracený became the most successful composer of popular music and the most successful lyricist. This year he added a win in the … Read more
“Concert? What a concert, the Kissás won’t be coming until June.” Come on. For Christmas, his potato salad-numbed mind promises me the Philharmonic too. A concert, of course, but add mayonnaise. Half a year later, he is already making excuses that classical music is too serious for him, so go with someone else. So I … Read more
“You have just destroyed one of the most beautiful passages of this work.” This was the reprimand that the conductor William Christie addressed to the spectators of the National Auditorium in Madrid during a concert in December 2016. The maestro nationalized French stopped the interpretation of the Messiah of Händel when in the stalls a … Read more
The jury found that the planetary tube, Thinking Out Loud, by the British artist, was not a partial copy of the famous Let’s Get It On of the prince of soul Marvin Gaye in 1973. By Le Figaro with AFP Posted on 04/05/2023 at 19:22update on 05/04/2023 at 7:35 p.m. The British musician and singer, … Read more
Michelle Wu will perform Mozart’s Concerto No. 21 in May, during a free event organized with the city’s symphony orchestra. Par Le Figaro Posted on 04/17/2023 at 1:46 p.m. This content is not accessible. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu in December 2022 at the Earthshot Prize awards ceremony in Boston. Joseph Prezioso, AFP That a political … Read more
Sakamoto has been undergoing treatment for cancer in recent years. He was one of the founders and keyboardist of the pioneering electronic music group Yellow Magic Orchestra. He has also been nominated for a Grammy award several times. In addition to The Last Emperor, he composed music for more than 30 other films. The first … Read more