While she was preparing to conduct Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor at the Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège (from 19 to 30 November 2021) in a production by the late Stefano Mazzonis di Pralafera, the beloved conductor Speranza Scappucci, who is due to undergo surgery, will be replaced by Renato Balsadonna. In addition to a Wagner/Strauss concert […]
Verdi’s La Traviata at the Staatsoper Hamburg was supposed to be performed by the sweet and fragile Nadine Sierra, but as one star can hide another, it will finally be Pretty Yende who, from 2 to 16 December 2021, will be at the wheel of a bumper car in Johannes Erath‘s amazing staging. Book […]
Scheduled to open the season in 2020, Philip Glass’ Akhnaten, the masterpiece of 20th century opera, will be presented on the stage of the Opéra de Nice on 12, 14 and 16 November 2021, in the presence of the public. Bertrand Rossi, the new director of the Opéra de Nice, will inaugurate his mandate one […]
On 12 and 27 November 2021, the entire Théâtre des Champs-Elysées will blow out the candles by hosting two major events as Le Concert d’Astrée and L’Ensemble Matheus celebrate their anniversaries. For the 20th anniversary of her orchestra, Emmanuelle Haïm has built a Campra, Haendel, Purcell and Rameau programme (on Friday 12 November). She invited […]
The superstar soprano from all over the world has just undergone emergency shoulder surgery, leading to cancellations and a chain reaction. She was due to perform Verdi’s Nabucco at the Vienna State Opera in November, fortunatly Saioa Hernández and María José Siri have been called in to replace her. However, fans and her many admirers […]
Robert Carsen‘s production made a big impression in 1999 Handel’s Alcina returns to the Opéra national de Paris from 25 November to 30 December 2021, conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock (and Iñacki Encina Oyón on 26 and 28 December). The sumptuous cast of 1999 (Renée Fleming, Susan Graham, Natalie Dessay) is now composed with no less […]
Even if Parisians tend to think that the grass is always greener elsewhere in Europe, music lovers around the world will have their eyes on the French capital in December 2021 as the New Year celebrations are set to be particularly merry. Classical ballet excellence will be on stage at the Opéra Bastille with Don […]
Martha Argerich, the legendary pianist, has waited for Renaud Capuçon‘s proposal to perform Richard Strauss‘ Sonata for Violin and Piano for the very first time in her career. When asked why now? she replies: “Simply because I’ve never been asked before!” The concert will take place in Aix on 23 April 2022 at the Grand […]
For this new 2021-2022 season, ABAO Bilbao is offering an ambitious programme of new productions with 8 titles covering the French, Italian and German repertoire. (Verdi, Rossini, Offenbach, Poulenc…) The season just began with a major premiere: a new performance at the ABAO of Offenbach’s Tales of Hoffmann with an exceptional cast (Michael Fabiano, Jessica […]
The most Italian of French operas, Gounod’s Romeo and Juliet, has not been performed at the Opéra national de Paris since 1985 (sic). From 13 to 21 December 2021, the Opéra Comique will once again perform the great masterpiece with an ideal cast (Julie Fuchs, Jean-François Borras, Adèle Charvet, Philippe-Nicolas Martin, Jérôme Boutillier with Laurent […]
