Monteverdi Choir – Page 2

Maestro Accused of Striking Singer at Performance Apologizes

John Eliot Gardiner expressed regret after he was accused of lashing out at a singer after a concert in France, and he withdrew from the rest of a planned tour.

By Javier C. Hernandez

Classical Music France Gardiner, John Eliot Les Troyens (Opera) Monteverdi Choir Opera Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique

John Eliot Gardiner, Famed Conductor, Accused of Hitting Singer

John Eliot Gardiner was accused of lashing out backstage at a singer who had headed the wrong way off a podium during a performance of Berlioz’s opera “Les Troyens.”

By Javier C. Hernandez

Bartoli, Cecilia Berlin Philharmonic Boston Symphony Orchestra Classical Music Currentzis, Teodor I Fleming, Renee Gardiner, John Eliot Hinterhauser, Markus (1958- ) Kissin, Evgeny Monteverdi Choir Opera Salzburg Festival Theater Utopia (Music Group)

Amid Global Turmoil, Salzburg Festival Plans a Summer of Reflection

“Our present reality seems to be completely out of joint with universal bonds and perspectives,” the festival’s artistic director said.

By Javier C. Hernandez

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