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'The Column: Renée Fleming's National Anthem at Superbowl XLVIII...What Controversy?

What's the fuss all about? The U.S. morning news bulletins are full of the news that, shock, horror, "Opera singer to sing national anthem at Superbowl." And? And yet the news teams (news!) are earnestly discussing the rights and wrongs of the decision to invite Renée Fleming to this august occasion, reading out (mostly hostile) tweets and reassuring viewers that, yes, she is actually pretty darn good.

By James Inverne

'81 Can Wait: James Inverne's Tribute to Maestro Claudio Abbado (1933-2014)

They were the words all music-lovers hoped never to hear, though they knew the day was inevitable. Claudio Abbado has passed away. He defied the odds to live a full decade beyond an illness that had looked likely to kill him. In that time, he gave us performance after performance of stunning brilliance.

By James Inverne
'UPDATE: BBC Young Musician 2014 Finalists Announced, Jazz Contest Added

In a world suffused with competitions for young musicians, the BBC's is one of the most useful. To start with, it offers a lot of broadcast time. It also offers high-level U.K. engagements. And the BBC Young Musician finalists for 2014 have been announced.

By James Inverne

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'The Column: Renée Fleming's National Anthem at Superbowl XLVIII...What Controversy?

'81 Can Wait: James Inverne's Tribute to Maestro Claudio Abbado (1933-2014)

'UPDATE: BBC Young Musician 2014 Finalists Announced, Jazz Contest Added

'The Column: The Crisis of the United States of America's Classical Recording Scene

'Gergiev, Nelsons, Gilbert or Alsop...Who is the World’s Busiest Conductor?

'With Andrés Orozco-Estrada as Principal Guest Conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, What Will Happen to Vladimir Jurowski?

'Don't Cry for Me, El Sistema: Late Venezuelan Leader Hugo Chávez Gets Musical Debut in Minsk

'Classicalite Recording News: Extreme Mozart Opera from Teodor Currentzis on Sony Classical

'The Column: Are Live Broadcasts Good for Classical Music?

'Birtwistle, Adès, Turnage...Oliver Knussen: Who Will Replace Sir Peter Maxwell Davies as Master of the Queen's Music?

'Violinist Nicola Benedetti Reveals Pressures from "Cut-Throat" Music Industry on BBC [AUDIO]

'The Short Column: Classical Music Benefits Kids, A(nother) Study Says

'Conductors in Conversation, No. 1: Manfred Honeck

'Classicalite Recording News: U.S. Digital Sales Down While U.K. Up, Old and New(er) Tech Both on the Rise

'2014, the Year of Pierre Monteux (Remember Him?)