MET STARS: From 2002 until 2021 the late Maria Nockin reported from Arizona, mostly on live opera productions.
DISCUSSION: Defining Our Field - what is 'classical music' to us, why are we involved and what can we learn from our differences? Read John Dante Prevedini's essay, watch the panel discussion and make your own comments.
Al fresco - Italian for 'fresh' - is generally used, when writing about classical music in English, to refer to concerts held out of doors. In an age of electronic amplification, classical music is increasingly performed out-of-doors, often in parks, gardens and outdoor auditoria, usually during summertime.
Ensemble. Schubert's Octet and the Spirit of Vienna - Giuseppe Pennisi reports from the final concert of a Schubert festival in Rome
Ensemble. Italian Operas in Miskolc - Anett Fodor sends her final report from the 2019 Bartók Plus Opera Festival
Ensemble. Especially Successful - Gillian Wills reports from the Australian Fesival of Chamber Music