He Made the Met Opera’s Chorus the Best in the World
Donald Palumbo, a mild-mannered but relentless perfectionist, is stepping down after 17 years as the company’s chorus master.
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After Outcry, Concertgebouw Will Allow Jerusalem Quartet to Perform
The Dutch concert hall reversed course after facing criticism for canceling performances by the Israeli ensemble because of security concerns.
Barbara Hannigan, Daring Singer and Maestro, to Lead Iceland Symphony
Hannigan, the rare artist to have a career as a soprano and a conductor, will assume a full-time conducting post for the first time.
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A Night to Remember at the Opera, Complete With a Phantom
About 130 children took part in a sleepover at Rome’s opera house, part of a campaign to make up for a lack of music education by making the theater and the art form more familiar and accessible.