The so-called “Prima”, the opera which opens the season at the city’s Teatro alla Scala, is one of Milan’s great traditions. This year, on the day of St.Ambrose the patron saint of the city,for the first time in the presence of a live audience after shows were cancelled in December 2020, the classic “Macbeth” by Giuseppe Verdi will be performed under conductor maestro Riccardo Chailly.
In 1940, Walt Disney used the movie Fantasia to test the very first surround audio system for cinematic audiences. Today’s new technologies are making it easier and easier to immerse yourself fully in a musical universe from the comfort of your own home.
July 21st was the release date of Divine Tides, the long-awaited album by “super-duo” Ricky Kej and Stewart Copeland
A quick chat with Mercan Dede, AKA Arkın Ilıcalı. The eclectic Turkish-Canadian musician is about to release the third chapter of his two-volume collection entitled “Ludovico Einaudi: Mercan Dede Reimagined”.
A podcast recorded entirely in English offers a glimpse of what goes on behind the scenes of Ludovico Einaudi’s music, and the reasons for his international success.
Having reached mainstream fame through Afrikan blues, the griot art and culture is now adapting to new languages and challenges, proving its tenacity and a strong connection to the present.
