On June 18th, Paris’ somptuous Palais Garnier will be the perfect set to welcome the beautiful Anja Harteros in a song recital with lieder from Schubert, Schumann and Berg.

Great conductor Herbert Blomstedt who will turn 90 in July, received the Leipzig’s Medal of Honour, the city where he was Principal Conductor of renowned Gewandhaus Orchestra.

In August, all fans will attend Wagner’s masterpiece Parsifal at Sydney Opera House (on 9, 12 & 14) starring fantastic tenor Jonas Kaufmann as Parsifal (apparently, some tickets remain available)

Major event for all opera lovers, on 20 June, one of the greatest young Monteverdi specialist, conductor Leonardo García Alarcón conducts the Chœur de Chambre de Namur and the Cappella Mediterranea at Festival de Saint-Denis to perform l’Orfeo, Monteverdi’s masterpiece!

Major event in the pink city, somptuous tenor Juan Diego Flórez performs a song recital on 19 June at Toulouse’s Halle aux Grains with songs by Rossini and also opera arias by Mozart, Puccini, Massenet or Verdi.

Congrats ! British cellist Steven Isserlis has been awarded the Wigmore Medal in recognition of his achievements as a musician and for his commitment to London’s Wigmore Hall. He joins the club of previous recipients such as András Schiff, Thomas Quasthoff, Menahem Pressler or Dame Felicity Lott

Cast change for the Staatskapelle Berlin, great Chinese pianist Lang Lang is forced to cancel the performances scheduled on 5 & 6 June due to inflammation in his left arm. Fortunatly, young and talented Russian pianist Denis Kozhukhin steps in.