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Un Moto di Gioia: Cecilia Bartoli at 60

Cecilia Bartoli at 60: A celebration of a career built on curiosity and transformation. James Jolly explores how this mezzo-soprano sensation became both a global star and a musical archaeologist, constantly pushing the boundaries of classical music.

By James Jolly

Reading time estimated : 7min read

Daniel Harding in LA, Marin Alsop on TV, opera at the top of the CN Tower, and more

June 1: This week in classical music

By Alix Haywood

Reading time estimated : 3min read

Elim Chan in San Francisco, Felicity Lott passed away, and the enduring appeal of Tosca and the Graduation March

May 25: This week in classical music

By Alix Haywood

Reading time estimated : 3min read

Kissin’s single encore in Chicago, King Charles’s new stage curtains in London, tech billionaires at the opera, and more

May 18: This week in classical music

By Alix Haywood

Reading time estimated : 4min read

Gabriela Lena Frank wins the Pulitzer, the Kronos Quartet’s second Tiny Desk Concert, and more

May 11: This week in classical music

By Alix Haywood

Reading time estimated : 3min read

Has a long-lost Stradivarius been found?, Sofiane Pamart on shaking up classical music, and more

May 4: This week in classical music

By Alix Haywood

Reading time estimated : 3min read

Michael Tilson Thomas passed away, Beatrice Venezi was fired, The Met lost a $200 million deal, and more

April 27: This week in classical music

By Alix Haywood

Reading time estimated : 3min read

Michael Tilson Thomas dies at 81

Renowned conductor, composer, and educator Michael Tilson Thomas has died at the age of 81.

By Editorial Team

Reading time estimated : 1min read

Britten’s War Requiem: “My Subject is War, and the Pity of War”:

James Jolly revisits Britten’s War Requiem, born from Coventry’s destruction and consecration. Latin ritual meets Wilfred Owen’s trench poems in a searing memorial that still warns, consoles, and endures.

By James Jolly

Reading time estimated : 6min read

The role of the music director, how opera is funded in Germany, the Guadagnini violin knocked to the ground and more

April 20: This week in classical music

By Alix Haywood

Reading time estimated : 4min read

Catch up on the latest medici.tv replays

Puccini's La Bohème

Handel's Alcina

The Merry Widow by Franz Lehár

Handel's Semele

Leonardo García-Alarcón conducts Cavalli, Cesti, Monteverdi and Stradella — With Carlo Vistoli

Leonardo García-Alarcón conducts Francesco Cavalli — With Mariana Flores

Verdi's Simon Boccanegra

Gidon Kremer and Kremerata Baltica perform "America": Barber, Bernstein, Glass

Yunchan Lim in recital: Schubert and Scriabin