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Excitement was in the air at the Royal Opera House, Mumbai when I met with the curator, Asad Lalljee. In a few short hours, the very first full opera was to be performed at this historic venue since its reopening. I was there to gain an insight into the mind
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Maria Badstue had set aside all thoughts of her adoption from India. An invitation to conduct an opera in Mumbai made her confront her past. The Royal Opera House in Mumbai is poised to stage its first full-length Italian opera, Domenico Cimarosa’s comedy Il Matrimonio Segreto, with a run
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Karl Lutchmayer is one of the celebrated pianists as well as an instructor, who has worldwide recognition. His roots in India has brought him back to the country a few years ago where he has been touring widely; taking master classes as well as performing for concerts with various other
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Amar Muchhala is that rare Indian artiste who is assimilating himself in the world of opera on the international stage Indian tenor Amar Muchhala completed his studies in the opera course at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and continues his vocal training with Janice Chapman. His training in Western
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We seldom come across musicians who have a global approach towards music and appreciate the oneness behind the creation of the same. While many of the younger generation are slowly edging towards Western Music despite their Indian roots, one vibrant violinist named Ritu Gopal has followed the same path but
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Nikhil Sardana: What does the name "Stop-Gaps" stand for? Alfred D'Souza: The Stop-Gaps initially started as a spontaneous and temporary choral group formed to raise funds for a pressing social need. Our aim was to provide relief to the washermen, or "dhobis," whose homes
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As I was leaving the Tata theatre, I ran into the composer Reena Esmail after her premiere performance of ‘This Love Between Us’. She expressed great pride in seeing the ramparts around the precinct of the NCPA, bearing her name and photograph. Though my heritage is entirely Indian, I come
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Nikhil Sardana: What is the history of Musée Musical? When was it established in India and how did your family come about acquiring this business? MH Das: I recollect my father informing me that the owner of Misquith, a Portuguese citizen who was a piano tuner by profession, incurred a
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Serenade Team: Schönberg and Berg in their atonal music used forms from centuries ago. They incorporated fugues, canons, the sonata form, etc. They always had this organic link with this tradition of centuries in Western art music. Today, with people like Iannis Xenakis or Edgard Varèse (going into more electronic
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Sebanti Chatterjee: Hello! Tell me a little bit about your journey. I mean how you started playing the instrument. Ahmed Mukhtar: I used to live with my family in the outskirts of Baghdad, which is the capital of Iraq, the big city. There, most of those people, came from the
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Nikhil Sardana: The year after the Israeli Philharmonic concerts in India in 1993, Zubin and Zarin Mehta decided to set up the Mehli Mehta Music Foundation in memory of their father. What were the initial activities carried out by the foundation? Mehroo Jeejeebhoy: The Mehli Mehta Music Foundation was set
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Serenade Team: Is this your first time performing in India? Please share your background with us. Aveline Gram: Yes, this is my first time in India and thus also my first performances in India. I am very much looking forward to that! I have performed many times in European countries,