Music & Opera

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Jonathan Nott rubs shoulders with angels and a saint

Conductor Jonathan Nott, currently the brilliant musical director of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (whose contract has been extended until 2026), will soon be starring in a new production at Geneva’s Grand Théâtre. From 11 to 18 April 2024, Olivier Messiaen’s colossal masterpiece Saint François d’Assise will be staged by the Franco-Algerian visual artist […]

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A very new Ravel in Montpellier!

The Radio France Montpellier Occitanie Festival, to be held from 8 to 20 July 2024, has just announced a very fine programme, with one astonishing piece of information. On 9 July, François-Xavier Roth, at the helm of the Les Siècles orchestra, will conduct a world premiere of a previously unpublished work by Maurice Ravel. We […]

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Jonas Kaufmann in the Arena after Anna Netrebko

The great Verona Arena Festival is gradually announcing its cast. After the announcement of superstar Anna Netrebko (on August 2, 9 and 16 2024) in Puccini‘s Tosca, it will be Jonas Kaufmann‘s turn to come to the legendary Verona stage to sing in the composer’s masterpiece on the occasion of his anniversary year. The superstar […]

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Jan Vogler launches the first Hojotoho!

On Saturday 9 April 2024 in Prague, the exceptional concert performance of Wagner’s Die Walküre will have the flavour of the inauguration of the Dresdner Musikfestspiele. Indeed, since last season, the celebrated cellist Jan Vogler, artistic director of the prestigious German festival, has teamed up with conductor Kent Nagano for a major Wagnerian project. To […]

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The Philharmonie doubles up on International Women’s Rights Day

On Saturday 9 March 2024, the day after International Women’s Rights Day, the Philharmonie de Paris is hosting a forum entitled “Matrimoine: (pour) faire genre?” Throughout the day, round tables, discussions and interviews will be held with special guests such as historian Michelle Perrot, cellist Héloïse Luzzati, founder and director of the Elles Women Composers […]

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Double celebration in Toulouse

2024 is a year rich in celebrations, with a number of important anniversaries. Puccini, who died 100 years ago, cannot overshadow another major figure in classical music, Gabriel Fauré. He died the same year as the Italian opera composer, and was born in Pamiers in the Ariège region, 70km from Toulouse. Of course, the pink […]

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A new year in Venice with Daniel Harding

It’s become an institution! Every year, the New Year’s concert in Venice‘s splendid Teatro La Fenice invites a leading figure from the world of classical music to conduct four concerts to mark the arrival of the new year. As in Vienna, the announcement of the conductor is eagerly awaited, and it is Daniel Harding‘s name […]

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A new title for Sir Simon Rattle

Sir Simon Rattle, the world’s best-known British conductor, who led the Berliner Philharmoniker for 16 years and the London Symphony Orchestra from 2017 to 2023, where he remains Chief Conductor Emeritus, will be the new Principal Guest Conductor of the Czech Philharmonic from the 2024/25 season. Discover all upcoming performances featuring Simone Rattle © Astrid […]

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Comique brings together all the arts

Louis Langrée, the famous conductor and artistic director of the Opéra-Comique, is inviting all the arts to the stage of the Salle Favart where, from 9 to 16 March 2024, you can see ballet and opera. By bringing together Igor Stravinsky‘s Pulcinella and Maurice Ravel‘s L’Heure espagnole, he has invited the étoile Clairemarie Osta to […]

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Audrey Hepburn returns to Paris

Audrey Hepburn, the unforgettable performer of My Fair Lady, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Funny Face and Charade, Sabrina and many others, loved Paris and Paris continues to pay her tribute. In a show entitled Dans les yeux d’Audrey, choreographer François Mauduit pays tribute to her with a ballet freely inspired by her life when she dreamed […]