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Accordionist Ksenija Sidorova to Release 'Carmen' Redux via Deutsche Grammophon
Hans Zimmer Announces Retirement from Superhero Scoring After Latest Folly
Having spent a large portion of his career penning scores for superhero blockbusters, composer Hans Zimmer has announced that he is retiring from the business. The business, that is, of scoring for the cape. Director Dmitri Tcherniakov Combines Tchaikovsky's 'Nutcracker' and 'Iolanta' at Paris Opera
Stage director Dmitrii Tchneriakov has a dream. He wants to produce the entire Russian stage repertoire. Since this is Paris and not the New York Met, where every other production has to be one of Wagner's Ring Cycle, he just might be able to get it done. Tchneriakov got off to a good start recently when he combined two of Pyotor Tchaikovsky's pieces, Nutcracker and Iolanta and saw them performed at the Paris Opéra at the Palais Garnier March 14th.
