BBC Music Magazine - December 2023

In this issue

Maria Callas
Ashutosh Khandekar marks the centenary of ‘La Divina’ with a look at what set the soprano apart from all others.

Rising in the East
The Symphony Orchestra of India is rapidly winning fans at home and abroad, as Owen Mortimer reports.

Arias of achievement
Tom Stewart learns how the Glyndebourne Academy is providing rare opportunities to enter the world of opera

DECEMBER 1944: Glenn Miller goes missing over the English Channel

'In The Mood', 'Moonlight Serenade', 'Chattanooga Choo Choo'. The titles are familiar, the tunes indelible, and as the early rumblings of World War II emerged in Europe they catapulted Glenn Miller and his Orchestra to heady levels of celebrity in his native US.

3 mins

The power of redemption

Poulenc hoped his religious music might atone for personal sins, but the compassion of his works served as a lesson for the church

2 mins

Richard Morrison

Today, the term 'diva' is a long way removed from its glowing origins

3 mins

AVOICE for the ages

As we celebrate the centenary of legendary soprano Maria Callas, Ashutosh Khandekar explains why she has remained such a powerful influence on successive generations of fans and singers

9 mins

Kirill Karabits

After over a decade at the helm, the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra's hugely popular chief conductor explains to Rebecca Franks what he has planned for his final season

7 mins

Marking time

Johann Nepomuk Maelzel invented weird and wonderful devices, but none were more successful than the metronome

6 mins

The first spin

A pioneering venture by the Gramophone and Typewriter company in 1906 produced the first recording of Handel's Messiah, Simon Heighes takes a listen to the original 25 shellac-disc set

7 mins

Rising in the East

When Zubin Mehta made his recent debut with the Symphony Orchestra of India, it marked a coming of age for an ensemble still in its teens. Owen Mortimer reports on its upcoming UK tour and ground-breaking training for young musicians

7 mins

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