Opera

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Christophe Rousset and Thomas Eitler-de Lint Have Choirs in Common

Two of the most famous choirs in Europe have just announced some changes. The Bayreuth Festival has recruited Thomas Eitler-de Lint, formerly of the Oper Leipzig, to take over the direction of the famous choir at Germany’s greatest festival. As the job is seasonal, Eitler-de Lint will retain his duties in Leipzig. In England, the […]

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Yannick Nézet-Séguin Continues to Soar

While navigating calm seas at the helm of the Metropolitan Opera in New York, the dynamic conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin has just had his contract as Music Director extended through the 2029-2030 season. New projects have been announced, including an all-new Ring cycle by Wagner, directed by Yuval Sharon, with Lise Davidsen, the new star soprano, […]

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Laure Favre Kahn is Well Surrounded

To mark the release of her new album, the unclassifiable pianist Laure Favre Kahn will give a concert on September 20, 2024, at the Vincennes Auditorium. Dédicaces, her 13th solo album, is crafted as a tribute to the personalities who have brought the musician a wealth of feelings and emotions. The album’s musical content was […]

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Maria Callas, the Unknown

An exclusive documentary about Maria Callas will be screened on Friday, September 20, 2024, at 8 p.m. at the Grand Action Cinema (5 rue des Ecoles, Paris 5), as not everything has been said about the greatest soprano of the 20th century! This documentary, Mary, Marianna, Maria: The Unknown Greek Years of Callas, was created […]

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Roberto Alagna Creates a Buzz Once Again!

After celebrating his 61st birthday on June 7, 2024 and preparing to celebrate his 40-year career with the release of a special box set featuring 33 CDs—the complete collection of his opera recordings for Warner Classics (originally published by EMI Classics, Virgin Classics, Warner Classics, and Erato)—Roberto Alagna, the unique, radiant superstar, will perform in […]

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Liège on the Banks of the Volga

The Royal Opera of Liège continues its exploration of forgotten or never-before-staged repertoires at the Théâtre Royal. Janacek‘s great masterpiece, Katia Kabanova, a powerful and moving opera that music lovers consider one of the rare works to prioritize, will be on stage from October 18 to 26, 2024. This brand-new production, directed by Aurore Fattier, […]

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A Bach Opera at the Oper Leipzig

The name Bach is invariably associated with the city of Leipzig, where the cantor spent most of his career. His son, Johann Christian Bach, was born there and, like Carl Philipp Emanuel (another of Bach‘s more famous composer sons), composed numerous operas. On September 21, 2024, for the season opening of the Oper Leipzig, Amadis, […]

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John Neumeier, from Hamburg to Baden-Baden

The great American choreographer John Neumeier has just turned a page in his exemplary artistic life. Having just bid farewell to the Hamburg Ballet, which he directed for 51 years, the choreographer is not giving up the stage. Beginning in the 1940s, his career, recently crowned with a “lifetime achievement award” by the specialized magazine […]

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Benjamin Bernheim’s Broken Dreams in New York

After shining in this same role at the Paris Opera, French tenor Benjamin Bernheim is preparing to conquer America as Hoffmann, the hero with broken dreams. Offenbach’s famous and unique opera, Les Contes d’Hoffmann, returns to the Metropolitan Opera starting September 24, 2024, as the season opener (notably with Pretty Yende as Olympia). But Parisian […]

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The return of the pig to the Opéra-Comique

The antics of Valérie Lesort and Christian Hecq, the famous directors, have made the beautiful evenings of the Opéra-Comique as with this priceless Domino Noir by Auber where the intervention of the pig José left its mark. The joyful production is being revived from September 20 to 28, 2024 with the musical direction of Louis […]