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 Opéra National de Lorraine is offering an opera of a different kind, programming Haydn’s famous oratorio Die Schöpfung (The Creation) from 18 to 23 February 2024 at the Opéra de Nancy. At a time when 38% of Americans still believe that the Earth was created less than 10,000 years ago, director Kevin Barz is […]
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 most Italian conductor in the United States is coming to Europe with his orchestra. As Music Director of the Zurich Opera House and Washington‘s National Symphony Orchestra, he embarks on a tour with the symphonic ensemble from 16 to 28 February 2024 that will take him to Madrid, Zaragoza, Barcelona, Berlin, Nuremberg, Frankfurt, Cologne, […]
2023 was a busy year for commemorations, but apart from the Callas and Ligeti centenaries, not all the artists and composers received the same media coverage. Such is the case of Edouard Lalo, born on 27 January 1823, who received little coverage on his 200th birthday. The Palazzetto Bru Zane makes up for this injustice […]
The Verona Arena Festival, to be held from June 8 to September 7, 2024, has just revealed the cast, but only of one production for the time being. Crowned Queen of Ice in Turandot in 2021, Queen of Egypt in Aida in 2022, Anna Netrebko confirms her place as the new muse of the world’s […]
Bookings are due by 15 December 2023 for the 45th edition of the celebrated Rossini Opera Festival, to be held from 7 to 23 August 2024 in the charming port city of Pesaro, Capital of Italian Culture 2024. On this occasion, not three but four productions are on the bill, including Bianca e Falliero (directed […]
From 20 January to 16 February 2024, the Palais Garnier reprises Laurent Pelly‘s production of Handel‘s Giulio Cesare, this time conducted by Harry Bicket. After her great success in Ariodante, Emily D’Angelo was eagerly awaited by music lovers in the title role alongside the celestial Lisette Oropesa (Cleopatra) and Marianne Crebassa. A happy event keeps […]
The Gran Teatre del Liceu was looking forward to offering one of the most exciting performances of the international season with Adriana Lecouvreur in June 2024. However, Jonas Kaufmann has cancelled his participation “for reasons beyond the Theatre’s control”, according to the Liceu. Another leading singer, Anita Rachvelishvili, who was due to perform as la […]
As it does every year on 7 December (Saint Ambrose’s Day, patron saint of the city of Milan), Milan’s famous Teatro alla Scala opens its season with a highly anticipated production. Verdi’s Don Carlo was chosen by the renowned conductor Riccardo Chailly, its artistic director, to open the 2023-2024 season. As always, he has assembled […]
