Simplicity, truth and naturalness: these, according to Gluck, are the eternal attributes of beauty and the ultimate goal to which he aspired. "Alceste must not merely please us now while she is still ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Perhaps the most arresting moment of the Vienna State Opera’s “new” Alceste production is the Queen’s arrival at the ...

For all the high esteem in which Gluck`s ”Alceste” is held by historians, this embodiment of the composer`s famous ”noble simplicity” is more written about than performed-and it is performed only when ...

Simplicity, truth and naturalness: these, according to Gluck, are the eternal attributes of beauty and the ultimate goal to which he aspired. "Alceste must not merely please us now while she is still ...

In the Concerto grosso Op. 6 No. 1, ripieno soloists Catherine Martin and Oliver Webber gave a spirited lead to the small but meaty string ensemble – a very different sound to the airy elegance Curnyn ...

VIENNA (AP) — In a story Nov. 23, The Associated Press reported that Canadian tenor Josef Kaiser was unable to sing in a performance of "Alceste" because of a sudden voice loss. The report should have ...