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Julie Roset’s Diary (1/3)My Debut at the Met in New York!
After an initial baroque-focused chapter of her career with, among others, Leonardo Garcia-Alarcón, William Christie, and Raphaël Pichon, Julie Roset, now 28, is making her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in New York… in “Arabella” by Richard Strauss! Discover her fascinating American journal, kept from 6 October to 10 November 2025.
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Saint-Guillaume Choir (France)140 Years Devoted to Bach
In Strasbourg, the Saint-Guillaume Choir has been resonating with the music of Bach for 140 years. Founded when Alsace was under German rule, it helped to rekindle Bach’s presence in France after 1918. Championed by Ernest, Fritz and Charles Munch, and courted by Honegger and Poulenc, it continues its journey today under the baton of 32-year-old conductor Étienne Ferrer.
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Bach’s Cantatas as He Dreamed Them 2/2The Tölzer Knabenchor Extends Bach’s Choral Vision
Three hundred years ago, the composer wanted more singers—and didn’t get them. But now, the Tölzer Knabenchor – as part of Ultra HIP music’s BACH-ENTWURFF-PROJEKT- is recording several of Bach’s cantatas using the vocal forces he wished for.
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20 Years of Cappella MediterraneaLeonardo, Mariana, Valerio and the others
At the helm of Cappella Mediterranea, Argentine conductor Leonardo García-Alarcón brings friends and partners into a sweeping saga that links libraries and stages, South America and Baroque Europe, record and video. And he insists: early music doesn’t exist. The moment it is performed, it becomes alive!
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Baroque MastersReinhard Goebel: “I Don’t Miss the Violin!” (2/2)
Legendary violinist and founder of Musica Antiqua Köln, Reinhard Goebel now views the baroque world from a distance. Having moved to the podium of modern symphony orchestras, he remains driven by the same quest: to rediscover the logic of phrasing, and the hidden meaning within music.
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