Charles Dutoit has tested positive for COVID-19. The conductor, who was set to perform with the New Japan Philharmonic, wrote a letter to the orchestra noting, “I was looking forward to seeing you in Japan, but the test for the new coronavirus infection was positive. Since I had been vaccinated, my symptoms were suppressed, but after an examination at a {…}
The investigation against Charles Dutoit’s alleged sexual harassment has concluded. According to CBC, the investigation by the Montreal Symphony against Dutoit found that there was not enough proof to against the conductor. Earlier this year two members of the orchestra accused the conductor of sexual misconduct but failed to press charges. According to a statement OSM’s internal investigators, “After having {…}
The Associated Press has reported allegations that conductor Charles Dutoit sexually assaulted four women. According to reports the incidents happened between 1985 to 2010 and took place in five different U.S. cities. The alleged victims included soprano Sylvia McNair, now 61. The Grammy award-winning soprano told the AP that Dutoit “tried to have his way” with her after a rehearsal {…}
One of the great delights of today’s viewer technology is sitting in your living room, a cup of chocolate in your hand, and, before you, a vibrant, young orchestra, a brilliant and famous conductor, and a dozen notable first-class singers embarked in a world of eroticism with genius music – in other words, “Salome.” Thanks to Medici TV’s ample coverage {…}
The Verbier Festival will be live streaming a performance of Richard Strauss’ “Salome” on July 21, 2017. The opera will be a concert version of the famed work featuring Charles Dutoit as the conductor of the Verbier Festival Orchestra. Soprano Gun-Brit Barkmin will lead a cast that also includes Jane Henschel, Egils Silins and Gerhard Siegel, who recently performed the {…}