George Bizet’s The Pearl Fishers (Les Pȇcheurs de Perles) is a work of such notorious boredom that is it easy to understand the decision of the Berlin Staatsoper (still in its temporary home in the Schiller Theater) to spice it

Have you ever wondered how entire orchestras and their staff are seamlessly moved from country to country when they are on tour? Neeta Helms and Classical Movements are the behind-the-scenes wizards who organize 55-70 symphony and choral tours each year.

On ‘The Integrity and Quality of Each Individual Moment’ Italian American tenor Leonardo Capalbo chats to me on his day off in Warsaw, in the middle of a production of La Traviata at the Teatr Wielki. His hotel room faces

Viola Sonata in B-flat Major, Op.36 II. Barcarolla. Andante con moto From Bel Canto – The Voice of the Viola (2017) Released by Harmonia Mundi Vieuxtemps: Viola Sonata in B-flat Major, Op.36 – II. Barcarolla. Andante con motoHere the diva