Sumi Jo Review

If you remember soprano Sumi Jo’s sudden departure from Sydney and the role of Lucia and the more recent cancellations of tours by Jessye Norman and Deborah Voigt, then you’re no stranger to the vagaries of casting in opera. Zachary Woolf of the New York Times takes a closer look: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/23/arts/music/karita-mattila-and-peter-gelb-on-cancellations.html?ref=music

Marin Alsop has blazed a trail as one of the few females at the pinnacle of the world of conducting. She is the first female to conduct the Last Night of the Proms. The fact this milestone needs to be observed and commented on is telling in itself. As she takes the baton for this traditional…