For eleven seasons now, Christian Spuck has presided over the destiny of Ballett Zürich as director and chief choreographer. After shaping Switzerland’s largest company, he is now leaving to become artistic director of the Staatsballett Berlin. For his farewell to the Ballett Zürich, several events are being organised at the Opernhaus, such as the recording […]
One of the highlights of the 2022-2023 dance season at the Opéra national de Paris, The Dante Project by British choreographer Wayne McGregor enters the Paris Opera Ballet repertory on 3 May 2023 (until 31) at the Palais Garnier. Premiered in London in October 2021, the ballet is based on Dante’s Divine Comedy and features […]
In April, May and June 2023, the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia will welcome no fewer than four artists who will be making their debut with one of Italy’s most prominent orchestras. On 4, 5 and 6 May, the German conductor Markus Stenz, who has conducted all over the world, will lead the Roman […]
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 […]
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 […]
On 12 February 2023, the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin will present an all-French concert at the Berlin Philharmonie with Debussy’s Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, followed by Francis Poulenc’s Concert champêtre performed by Jean Rondeau on the harpsichord and Camille Saint-Saëns’s Symphony No. 3 with organ, featuring Thomas Ospital, the current organist at Saint-Eustache church in […]
While the Bozar in Brussels opens the ball of the Rachmaninov 2023 festivities (on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of his birth), the Opernhaus Zürich and the Tonhalle-Gesellschaft Zürich are joining forces for a concert cycle that begins on 12 February 2023, at the Opera House. The Piano Concerto No. 3 will be performed […]
The long-confined city of Sydney appointed the new Principal Conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra in 2020-2021, but Simone Young (the first woman to hold the post) was not able to lead her orchestra until July 2022, when the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall reopened. The upcoming 2023 season will therefore be her first full […]
The Grands Interprètes series is spoiling its audiences in Toulouse by inviting some big names in April 2023. On 4 April, the Halle aux Grains welcomes the prestigious Budapest Festival Orchestra and its legendary conductor Iván Fischer for a Dohnányi, Strauss and Bartók concert with the star violinist Renaud Capuçon. Fans should not miss the […]
New productions punctuate the 2022-2023 season of the Deutsche Oper Berlin with some highly anticipated operas. From 18 March 2023, Richard Strauss’s beautiful Arabella will be portrayed by Rachel Willis-Sørensen, the rising star of the sopranos. Donald Runnicles, the German institution’s artistic director, is conducting the production by Tobias Kratzer, who is back after his […]
