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ABC documentary Knowing the Score charts Simone Young’s meteoric rise to become one of the world's top conductors

The story of Australia's greatest living conductor rivals the drama of Tár, but its real-life protagonist is relatively unknown. A new documentary for ABC TV wants to change that.

ABC News

Yevgeny Prigozhin, 'Putin's Chef,' has emerged from the shadows with his Wagner Group

Yevgeny Prigozhin, known as "Putin's Chef" because of his company's origins in the catering business, now fields a mercenary army of 50,000. Its role in Ukraine is central to Russia's war effort.

WEKU

Brünnhilde’s Dream/Counterpoise at the Wigmore Hall review: an imaginative recasting of Wagner’s heroine

Using barely any of the composer’s music, this collage of 19th and 20th century songs shed new light on the iconic character

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Yevgeny Prigozhin, known as Vladimir Putin's chef, revealed as Wagner Group mercenary boss

Yevgeny Prigozhin, an elusive Russian oligarch linked to an election-meddling troll farm, now openly admits he founded the private military company doing Vladimir Putin's bidding in Ukraine. But his brazen new approach could spell trouble for the president.

ABC News

RBSO concert tests the limits of sound

A programme of Borodin, Wagner, and Brahms/Schönberg in the Thailand Cultural Centre on Sept 2 afforded the Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra the opportunity to demonstrate their ability to perform at both the quietest and loudest of dynamics. Experienced Greek conductor Myron Michailidis and Italian mezzo-soprano Lucrezia Venturiello made their Thailand…

Bangkok Post

Russia’s private military contractor Wagner comes out of the shadows in Ukraine war

Mercenary group does not officially exist but is playing a more public role and openly recruiting in Russia

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson isn’t finished. His next move in politics may be even more alarming

Once out of office, the former PM could emulate US media shock-makers, wielding influence without accountability, says Guardian associate editor Martin Kettle

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Why Canada's Supreme Court isn't likely to go rogue like its U.S. counterpart

The appropriate role of courts has once again been called into question in the aftermath of the recent decision by the United States Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade.

The Conversation

The week in classical: Rusalka; Pekka Kuusisto / London Chamber Orchestra; LCMF

A visceral production of Dvořák’s opera about a love-stricken water nymph; a jolly evening with the Finnish violinist and conductor; and a journey to the outer limits

The Guardian - UK

An ex-member of one of the world's most dangerous mercenary groups has gone public

The Wagner Group, known as "Putin's shadow army," has come to the world's attention because of the Ukraine war. Marat Gabidullin, who left Wagner after fighting in Syria, has written a book about it.

WEKU

The singing was great – but what was it about? Why opera companies should explain themselves better

Opera Australia has received outstanding reviews for its Melbourne season of Richard Wagner’s opera Lohengrin.

The Conversation

Hear works of three master composers

The Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra will take music lovers to explore the power of the orchestra in a classical programme of works by three of history's most renowned composers of orchestral music.

Bangkok Post

Zurich Ring Cycle focuses on dysfunctional family of gods

Andreas Homoki’s production of Richard Wagner’s “Das Rheingold” that opened at the Zurich Opera is a family affair, stripping Wagner’s mythology of usual trappings, instead laser-focused on a dysfunctional, brooding bunch consumed by greed

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