Gavin Dixon

1 month ago | gramophone.co.uk | Gavin Dixon

⭐⭐⭐⭐ Ian Koziara as Parsifal and Nicholas Brownlee as Amfortas and the Frankfurt Opera Ensemble (Photo: Monika Rittershaus)If, like me, you thought of Brigitte Fassbaender as a mezzo who recently turned to directing, you haven’t been paying attention. Fassbaender made the switch in 1995, and since then has held Intendant positions at Brunswick and Innsbruck. Nor is she new to Wagner, having directed a Ring Cycle at the Tiroler Festspiele Erl between 2021 and 2024.

1 month ago | medium.com | Gavin Dixon

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1 month ago | gramophone.co.uk | Gavin Dixon

Gavin Dixon The opera director Pierre Audi has died in Beijing at the age of 67. Audi was principally associated with the Almeida Theatre in London and with Dutch National Opera. He pioneered a collaborative approach between art forms, which saw him work with some of the leading names in the visual arts and architecture. The repertoire of works that he directed was wide, ranging from the Baroque through to Wagner and into the present day, including nearly 40 world premieres.

Mar 13, 2025 | gramophone.co.uk | Gavin Dixon

Gavin Dixon The composer Sofia Gubaidulina has died in Germany at the age of 93. Gubaidulina was one of the leading Russian composers of her generation, pioneering Modernist techniques and religious themes at a time when both were repressed by the Soviet authorities. She spent the last decades of her life in Germany, writing large-scale works to commissions from Western orchestras, but always retaining strong links to her Orthodox faith and Russian roots.

Aug 27, 2024 | cambridge.org | Gavin Dixon

In 1990, Alfred Schnittke and his wife, Irina, settled in Hamburg, the city remaining the composer's home until his death in 1998. The years that followed were the most productive of the composer's life. He was already at the peak of his fame and attracted many commissions for large-scale works. He was remarkably industrious despite serious health problems, suffering strokes in 1985, 1991 and 1994, the last paralysing the right side of his body.