The brilliant choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui has added another string to his bow by also directing opera. His arrival at the helm of the Grand Théâtre de Genève ballet in 2022 naturally led him to propose a new production in which all the performing arts will be brought together. From 21 February to 2 March […]
Since 21 January 2024, the Semperoper in Dresden has been staging a revival of Richard Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde under the musical direction of Christian Thielemann, marking an eagerly awaited debut for Klaus Florian Vogt in the role of Tristan. After an absence of more than ten years, Marco Arturo Marelli‘s production, first performed in […]
While he is currently appearing at the Opéra Bastille in the role of Maurice de Saxe in Cilea’s Adriana Lecouvreur (alongside Anna Netrebko from 16 to 25 January 2024), tenor Yusif Eyvazov is due to give a recital at the Salle Gaveau on 29 January 2024 as part of the Philippe Maillard Productions season. One […]
From 5 to 24 March 2024, music lovers will be in Barcelona for the fifth edition of the Barcelona Obertura festival. The three major institutions in the Catalan capital (the Liceu, the Palau de la Música Catalana and L’Auditori) have joined forces to make Barcelona ” the best destination devoted to the most renowned and […]
The year 2024 commemorates 200 years since the birth of Czech composer Bedřich Smetana (1824–1884), whilst also marking the 140th anniversary of his passing. In cooperation with the Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava, the National Moravian-Silesian Theatre will stand as the sole opera house worldwide commemorating these milestones by presenting its own productions of all eight completed […]
The works of contemporary composer Steve Reich are performed all over the world, but this season Paris has the chance to host 16 works by the famous minimalist composer, including two French premieres, as part of the 34th edition of the Présences festival. From 5 to 11 February 2024, at the Maison de la radio, […]
The Cannes Dance Festival is offering the first edition of MOV’IN Cannes, its dance film competition. For its twenty-fourth edition, the event is breaking new ground while forging a natural link with cinema, an art form that is in the DNA of the city of Cannes. Seven professional judges from the two artistic fields, including […]
In keeping with its desire to involve an orchestra in its programming, the Grand Théâtre de Provence is welcoming the Cercle de l’Harmonie and its conductor Jérémie Rhorer to take up residence in Aix-en-Provence. A number of projects have been developed, including immersion courses in the orchestra, backstage tours, discoveries of the different professions involved […]
Jonathan Tetelman, the new tenor the world over has been snapping up, is Werther in Baden-Baden, directed by Robert Carsen. Having already performed the role in Lima and Montevideo, the American-Chilean artist offers his European premiere on 24 and 26 November 2023 to Festspielhaus audiences who will be able to say “I was there”. As […]
As she prepares to perform in Sydney in the concert hall of Jørn Utzon’s famous Opera House on 9-11 November 2023, legendary violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter has chosen music by John Williams. The immortal composer of music for Star Wars, Jaws and Shindler’s List has specially written a concerto for the exceptional artist who commissioned it. […]
