Ironically, the first staging, in Moscow in 1877, was a failure, and it was not until Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov created a new version in St Petersburg in 1895 …
On May 4-5, budding conductors from Hong Kong, Singapore and mainland China will deliver their own interpretations of Debussy’s Prelude a l’apres-midi d’un faune and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No.5 by working …
In 1887, he decided to “upgrade” an earlier Spanish-themed piece he wrote for solo violin solo and orchestra into five-movement romp for the whole orchestra with splashes of festive flair. …
Seiji Ozawa, the Japanese conductor who amazed audiences with the lithe physicality of his performances during three decades at the helm of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, has died, his management …
Days ago, Warner Bros. Discovery announced it’d shelved another film: Coyote vs. Acme, which was intended to be the newest film for the Looney Toons brand. Originally meant for Max …
Beethoven’s Leonore Overture No. 3 is an expression of nobility, tragedy, and ultimately freedom. The composer had intended it as an overture to his only opera, Fidelio, but deemed it …