Classical Music – Page 49

New York Philharmonic Opens Its Season Amid Labor Talks and Troubles

The orchestra is working to negotiate a new contract with musicians, resolve a misconduct inquiry and hire a new chief executive.

By Javier C. Hernandez

Cape Town (South Africa) Classical Music Dalinda (Opera) Donizetti, Gaetano Lucrezia Borgia (Opera) Naples (Italy) Opera University of Cape Town

A (Very) Belated Donizetti Premiere in South Africa

The 1838 score for “Dalinda,” which uses chunks of “Lucrezia Borgia,” was found in Naples in 2019. A student company in Cape Town just gave the first staged performance.

By Roslyn Sulcas

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R. Peter Munves, Master Marketer of Classical Music, Dies at 97

As an executive at Columbia and RCA Records, he popularized the classics for mass audiences by applying the same techniques used to sell pop music.

By Adam Nossiter

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Michael Tilson Thomas Leads Mahler at the New York Phil

The conductor led the New York Philharmonic in Mahler’s Fifth Symphony, an inspiring opening night for a season starting off unsettled.

By Zachary Woolfe