A major premiere at the Opéra National du Capitole de Toulouse, which, from 23 to 30 May 2023, is bringing a great masterpiece by Britten into its repertoire. The Rape of Lucretia, a pocket opera created in 1946 at the Glyndebourne Festival, is a poignant work that will be directed by Anne Delbée and conducted […]
Today the dance world is paying its last respects to the great choreographer Pierre Lacotte. On 10 April, his wife Ghislaine Thesmar, danseuse étoile, announced the passing of the master of dance at the age of 91. Student at the Paris Opera School of Dance, then a dancer at the prestigious Paris Opera House, he […]
The city of Montpellier will once again make bodies vibrate from 20 June to 4 July 2023 by inviting dancers, choreographers, companies, panels, dance lessons… For its 43rd edition, the Montpellier Danse festival is questioning the place of memory in contemporary dance. “This edition should have echoed the noise and fury of the world… perhaps […]
Having just founded the musical association Sourire Music, the superb soprano Chen Reiss received a few privileged guests in Paris, on 26 March 2023, in the Parisian mansion Le Sourire de Passy for a private concert in the spirit of the salons of the 18th and 19th centuries. On this occasion, she presented this new […]
As the 2023-2024 season of the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris has just been unveiled, the Italian countertenor Carlo Vistoli seems to be taking the lion’s share of the spotlight by interpreting three emblematic roles of the great Baroque repertoire. In May 2023, he will be Orlando in Antonio Vivaldi’s Orlando furioso (with Jean-Christophe Spinosi […]
On Monday 17 April 2023, the Halle aux Grains in Toulouse will host a recital by a great lady of the piano. Maria João Pires was only 4 years old when she gave her first concert. Since then, she has lit up the great stages of the world, performing with the greatest. After deciding to […]
It is now official, the flamboyant pianist Khatia Buniatishvili is expecting a happy event. The many fans she did not choose to be the father of her child will undoubtedly be heartbroken, as will the audience at Carnegie Hall where she was expected to perform on 11 May 2023. Rest assured, the concert has been […]
The King’s Singers, arguably one of the world’s most renowned vocal ensembles, have found themselves in the spotlight despite themselves. While the group is currently touring the United States, one of their concerts has been cancelled due to the sexual orientation of one of their singers, with his ” lifestyle that contradicts Scripture” being cited […]
Last December, the Opéra de Tours had the privilege of discovering Reynaldo Hahn’s O mon bel inconnu, the latest production from the Palazzetto Bru Zane, well known for giving back to France a large part of its culture. The three-act musical, with a libretto by Sacha Guitry and directed by the delightful Emeline Bayard (who […]
The white smoke was eagerly awaited and it is finally Olivier Py who has been appointed Director of the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. A great theatre and opera director, actor, author, director of the Théâtre national de l’Odéon from 2007 to 2012 and of the Festival d’Avignon from 2013 to 2022, Olivier Py is […]
