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Met Opera Adds 300 Theaters To Its HD Broadcasts
September 01, 2010 - Global | Classical
Live performances are now broadcast to 1,500 venues in 46 countries. » Full Story
Opera Australia Heading To Cinema Screens
August 31, 2010 - Global | Classical
CinemaLive will package the performances for cinematic releases, first in Australia and New Zealand and then internationally. » Full Story
Nicholas Riddle Promoted To Peters Edition Group CEO
August 18, 2010 - Global | Publishing | Classical
Nicholas Riddle has been promoted to Group CEO of international classical music publishing house Peters Edition. » Full Story
ECHO Klassik Winners Unveiled
July 20, 2010 - Global | Classical
The awards ceremony will be staged Oct. 17 in Essen. » Full Story
Classical Conductor Mackerras Dies At 84
July 15, 2010 - Global | Classical
He conducted the BBC Symphony Orchestra and was music director at the English National Opera. » Full Story
Report: Sony Planning Specialty Download Service
July 15, 2010 - | Classical
Sony Music Entertainment is planning a specialty digital download service dedicated to classical music and, perhaps, jazz, according to the AllThingsD blog. » Full Story
Andre Rieu's Maastricht Show To Hit Cinemas
July 14, 2010 - Global | Touring | Classical
His homecoming concert will be broadcast via satellite to cinemas in 27 countries. » Full Story
DEAG Classics Ups Stake In U.K. Promoter
June 23, 2010 - Global | Touring | Classical
The Berlin-based company now has full ownership of classical promoter Raymond Gubbay Ltd. » Full Story
Costa Pilavachi Returns To Universal
June 03, 2010 - Global | Classical
Costa Pilavachi, the former head of Decca and EMI Classics, has been appointed senior vice president, classical artists & repertoire, for Universal Music Group International (UMGI). » Full Story
Opera Singer Dies Before Starring World Cup Role
May 27, 2010 - Global | Classical
A South African opera singer personally chosen by Nelson Mandela to sing at the World Cup's opening ceremony has died two weeks before he was due to perform. » Full Story
Claudio Abbado's Illness Cancels La Scala Return
May 24, 2010 - Global | Classical
La Scala says illness has forced the cancellation of two highly anticipated concerts that were to mark Claudio Abbado's return to the Milan opera house after 25 years. » Full Story
Only Men Aloud Beats Pope At Classical BRIT Awards
May 14, 2010 - Global | Classical
Welsh male choir Only Men Aloud has triumphed over Pope Benedict XVI by winning the prestigious album of the year prize at the 2010 Classical BRIT Awards. » Full Story
Hayley Westenra Teams With Morricone
May 14, 2010 - Global | Classical
New Zealand-born soprano Hayley Westenra will team up with veteran Italian composer and conductor Ennio Morricone for her forthcoming classical studio album, set for international release in October 2010. » Full Story
'Rock Star Conductor' André Rieu: The Billboard Q&A
May 07, 2010 - Christian
The executives at André Rieu Productions are fond of calling their multimillion-selling boss "the most popular unknown artist in the world." They had better start thinking of a new sobriquet. » Full Story
Billboard 200 Movers & Shakers: Cypress Hill, Ratt, Luciano Pavarotti, 'American Idiot' and More
April 29, 2010 - Retail
A snapshot look at the most notable jumps and drops on this week’s Billboard 200. » Full Story
Bocelli, Bryan Adams To Headline World Cup 'Grand Finale'
April 29, 2010 - Global | Touring | Rock and Pop
Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli and Canadian rock singer Bryan Adams will perform at a FIFA-endorsed concert in South Africa to mark the end of the World Cup. » Full Story
Pope On Shortlist For Classical Brit Awards
April 13, 2010 - Global | Classical
Pope Benedict, whose voice is featured on an album of music from the Vatican, is nominated for a Classical Brit Award. » Full Story
BBC Network To Run Classical Chart
April 09, 2010 - Global | Classical
BBC Radio 3, a bastion of high culture on Britain's broadcasting landscape, will from next week run a classical music chart for the first time. » Full Story
Wolfgang Wagner, Longtime Bayreuth Director, Dies
March 22, 2010 - Classical | Global
Wolfgang Wagner, the grandson of composer Richard Wagner and the leader of the Bayreuth opera festival for more than half a century, has died, the festival said. » Full Story
Classical Music Sales Soar In Germany
March 15, 2010 - Global | Classical | Retail
Classical music was the big winner at retail in 2009 according to a statement issued by the German Federal Music Industry Association (BVMI). » Full Story
Founder of Harmonia Mundi Label Dies
March 02, 2010 - | Classical
Bernard Coutaz, who founded the respected independent classical record label Harmonia Mundi and ran it for five decades, has died. » Full Story
Finnish Composer Saariaho Wins Sonning Music Prize
February 08, 2010 - Global | Classical
Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho has won Denmark's highest musical honor, the 600,000 kroner ($110,000) Sonning Music Prize. » Full Story
@MIDEM: How Peter Gelb Transformed The Met Opera
January 24, 2010 - Global | Digital and Mobile | Classical
Peter Gelb, GM of the Metropolitan Opera in New York, revealed details during the MidemNet conference in Cannes of the Met's success with cinecasting of live opera. » Full Story
Cleveland Orchestra Musicians Strike Over Contract
January 18, 2010 - Classical
The musicians of the Cleveland Orchestra have put down their instruments and gone on strike because of a pay impasse with management, jeopardizing upcoming performances. » Full Story
Domingo Announces 5 Productions Of DC Opera Season
January 13, 2010 - Touring | Classical
The Washington National Opera will stage five productions in the 2010-2011 season, including a production of Giacomo Puccini's "Madama Butterfly" that's new to the nation's capital. » Full Story
 
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