THE STATE OF

CLASSICAL MUSIC

TODAY

Danielle de Niese

7 West 54th Street, 5th Floor, New

York, NY 10019 USA

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Classical music refers to any music composed from the baroque to the romantic period,

or any music that lasts a long time. It is among the categories of music that have

different genres and have a specific market. People who perform this type of music are

opera singers, orchestra musicians, and many more. Its presence in the music industry

may not be as mainstream as pop music, but it still gets an amazing number of fans and

enthusiasts.

The Unexpected Change

A 2014 infographic shared by Bachtrack, a leading website offering information about

classical music concerts, opera and dance performances around the world, shows that

conductors and composers are getting younger. The average age of the busiest

conductors in 2010 is 61 years old, but it went down to

50 years old four years later. Some examples are Gustavo Dudamel (33), Andris Nelsons

(36), and Andrey Boreyko (57).

The Overseas Move

An article published by Newsweek

revealed that many young North

Americans, Dutch, Italians, South

Koreans, Japanese, Scandinavians, Latin

Americans, and Russians go to

Magdeburg in Germany to pursue a

career in opera. General Manager of

Theater Magdeburg, Karen Stone, said

that there are fewer opportunities for

young singers today, so they go to

Germany instead.

The reason is countries such as

Germany, Australia, and Switzerland

have many opera houses—even more

than for their size. Despite being a

different environment, many aspiring

opera singers around the world go to

other countries to look for a steady

employment. They believe that they will

have better chances of singing for more

roles. When they also become

successful, they might have a chance to

make a name for themselves like the

renowned opera soprano, Danielle de

Niese.

In today’s modern world, many types of music are striving and classical music is one of

them. People have different preferences in music, so aspiring singers and musicians go

to places where they know they can share their talent.

RESOURCES:

http://bachtrack.com/25/1083/43/open

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jennifer-rivera/what-do-opera-singers-

act_b_5569307.html

http://www.danielledeniese.com/