A leading composer and conductor of opera in Germany, Manfred Gurlitt’s Jewish ancestry led to his music being banned. Emigrating to Japan, Gurlitt became a pioneer of opera and Western classical music in Japan, a legacy still felt today.
Brett Dean, Heather Betts and Lotte Betts-Dean sit down to discuss their work on Of One Blood, a new opera dramatising the lives of Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots – affairs of the family all round.
The Royal College of Music offers an enviable nurturing ground for the next generation of operatic talent. Audrey Hyland, head of the Vocal and Opera faculty, talks about what makes the department special.
The Royal Opera’s Principal Guest Conductor explains her passion for opera, her journey into the pit and how good conductors share the attributes of football managers.
The Japanese mezzo soprano is returning to the New National Theatre, Tokyo for her role debut in Massenet’s Werther. We talk about her love for Rossini, and expansions into later Romantic opera.
The trailblaizing playwright makes a return to the operatic stage to direct a new production of Strauss’ Salome with Regents Opera – held in an old boxing venue, an apt location given the opera’s bloody subject...
Gonzalo Tello is the classical music critic of El Comercio Newspaper. Has been writing about opera, classical music and other performing arts since 2004 from Lima and New York City. He founded "Ópera Perú" in 2007 to promote musical arts in Peru and the region, since the lack of interest in national media. Interviews, reviews, new media and trends in classical music are the main focus in this project. Tello worked as collaborator with El Comercio Newspaper since 2004, "ProÓpera" of Mexico, and "Mundo Clásico" of Spain since 2009, "Cosas" y "¡Hola! Perú" magazines since 2010.
He founded the Wagner Society of Lima in 2010. He was producer and host of the weekly show "Ventana Cooltural" on MulaTV until 2012. He is a frequent collaborator with Radio Filarmonía 102.7 fm, the only classical radio station of Peru. Tello hosts “Une soirée musicale francophone” dedicated to French classical music, and “Tardes de Ópera”, hosting Metropolitan Opera radio transmissions and all-time opera recordings.
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