You have to browse the Teatro San Carlo’s website in Naples to find the information. Although he was scheduled to perform in a series of Puccini’s Tosca performances in September 2025, alongside Sondra Radvanovsky and Anna Pirozzi in alternating casts, Jonas Kaufmann has mysteriously disappeared from the lineup. However, on January 31, in the “News” […]
The great soprano Lise Davidsen, who recently triumphed by stepping in for Anna Netrebko in Richard Strauss‘s Ariadne auf Naxos in Vienna, has just announced a double happy event. Indeed, the Wagnerian singer is expecting twins. At this time, we do not know if she will name them Sieglinde and Siegmund. However, she is putting […]
An exciting event is brewing at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, which will host Benjamin Bernheim’s first Parisian Werther. Widely considered one of today’s greatest French tenors, he will perform from March 22 to April 6, 2025, in a production directed by Christof Loy. This staging also marks a milestone for another beloved artist, well-known to […]
On January 9, 2025, Viennese director Otto Schenk passed away at the age of 94. He left an indelible mark on the world of opera with his remarkable productions, which have been performed across the global opera stage. The Met Opera in New York fondly remembers his grand Wagner productions, just as the Wiener Staatsoper […]
Born on March 26, 1925, and a towering figure in contemporary music, Pierre Boulez passed away on January 5, 2016, at the age of 90. In this 2025 season, when he would have turned 100, the French Ministry of Culture, in collaboration with the Philharmonie of Paris, is launching “L’année Boulez.” The general curatorship of […]
As the final of the 7th Voix des Outre-mer Competition, of which she is the patron, takes place tonight, Karine Deshayes is expected in Bordeaux from January 29 to February 6, 2025, and then in Toulouse from March 26 to April 6, 2025, to embody the role of roles: Norma, which she currently performs like […]
As part of the Artist Spotlight series, the New York Philharmonic invites renowned voices to perform in recital. For Valentine’s Day, glamour will grace the stage of the Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall, as the guest artist is none other than soprano Renée Fleming. Her accompanist has just been announced: the renowned pianist and […]
Víkingur Ólafsson, who dedicated his entire 2023-2024 season to Bach’s Goldberg Variations in concert and on record with the release of a CD, has just been named Instrumentalist of the Year 2024 by Musical America. The outstanding pianist has also made headlines by surpassing the milestone of one billion streams worldwide. His album Goldberg Variations […]
The Chorégies d’Orange have unveiled their 2025 program, packed with prestigious events. Highlights include unmissable concerts (Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique conducted by Michele Spotti, Mozart’s Requiem under the baton of Diego Ceretta featuring Jessica Pratt, a recital by Renaud Capuçon, and Paul McCartney’s Liverpool Oratorio), Swan Lake performed by the Ballet Preljocaj, and two operas in […]
A major work by Handel returns to the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées for only five performances, from February 6 to 15, 2025. Semele, the oratorio perfectly suited to staging, was last seen in Paris in 2004 under the baton of Marc Minkowski with direction by David McVicar. This time, the highly anticipated production is entrusted to […]
