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Francesca Zambello To Lead Glimmerglass Opera

“Glimmerglass Opera, the 35-year-old summer opera festival in Cooperstown, N.Y., has named Francesca Zambello as its general and artistic manager.” The well-known and well-traveled director “will likely give the small company, which presents four operas a season, a higher profile.”…

Two Montreal SO Discs Ruled Un-Canadian By Junos

The recordings, under OSM music director Kent Nagano, are of Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde (on Sony) and Unsuk Chin’s Violin Concerto (on the Montreal-based label Analekta); both use German soloists. Says a Juno spokesman, “We understand that the OSM is Canadian. But it was in the Soloist with Large Ensemble Accompaniment (category), so the focus is on the soloist. And the soloist, not being Canadian, can’t qualify.”…

Edo De Waart To Leave Hong Kong Phil

The Dutch conductor, who has been at the helm of the HKPO since 2004, steps down at the end of his current contract in 2012. He now makes his home in Wisconsin, where he is music director of the Milwaukee Symphony; in 2010 he begins a stint as artistic partner of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra….

‘American Idol’ Reveals Surprising Top 12 Results

As ‘American Idol’ prepared to unveil its top 12 finalists, host Ryan Seacrest warned viewers, ‘We could be in for a surprise or two.’ He should have said three or four. Lilly Scott, Alex Lambert, Katelyn Epperly and Todrick Hall were the contestants

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‘American Idol’ pares down to 12 finalists

, cutting Lambert, Hall, Scott and Epperly

The Strokes confirmed for this year’s Lollapalooza festival

Julian Casablancas reveals the band will play the Chicago event, according to reports

Faithless announce UK tour and ticket details

Dance trio to hit the road in May

Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody has been singing with a dislocated jaw for eight years

Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody has been singing with a dislocated jaw for the past eight years. The frontman revealed that he got the ailment after he fell down a flight of stairs during a night out in Glasgow in 2002, but only recently had it x-rayed

Killing Joke announce rescheduled UK shows and album release date – ticket details

Killing Joke have announced the rescheduled dates for their forthcoming UK shows and the release of their new album. As previously reported, , but now they’ll perform in Edinburgh on October 15 and London on October 16. Meanwhile, the group have also