On November 16, 2024, the Chapelle Royale of Versailles will host the dynamic ensemble Il Caravaggio and its conductor Camille Delaforge, as they explore the origins of Mozart. The work on the program, Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots (The Obligation of the First Commandment), is in fact Mozart’s first sacred opera. Rarely performed, this early […]
Otello, one of Giuseppe Verdi‘s ultimate masterpiece and an opera of his later years, is back on stage at Venice’s Teatro La Fenice, which is pulling out all the stops to welcome its Shakespearean hero. The Moor of Venice will be performed from November 20 to December 1, 2024, by the incandescent tenor Francesco Meli, […]
She made a sensation at the 2023 Aix Festival (once again!), Marianne Crebassa is returning to the defining role in Picture a Day Like This, in Paris from October 25 to 31, 2024. George Benjamin‘s opera is being revived at the Opéra-Comique after the critical success it garnered during its Aix premiere. In this new […]
After the disheartening revelations that naturally led to the withdrawal of their principal leader, the brilliant ensemble Les Siècles, in residence at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées since 2022, is bouncing back by announcing the names of seven replacements. Jakob Lehmann, Ustina Dubitsky, Franck Ollu, Pierre Bleuse, and Simon Proust will conduct the various scheduled events […]
The next spectators seated in one of the chairs at La Scala in Milan, the temple of opera, will undoubtedly notice a significant change. The seatbacks have been upgraded to provide subtitles, no longer in just two languages but now in five! Italian, English, French, German, and Spanish are now available, allowing music lovers to […]
From November 19 to 30, 2024, London, Luxembourg, Paris, Hamburg, Berlin, Amsterdam, Munich, and Vienna will welcome Venezuelan maestro Rafael Payare for a grand celebration! The new Music Director of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra will embark on a European tour to celebrate the orchestra’s 90th anniversary, founded exactly on November 16, 1934. Payare, who follows […]
Carlo Vistoli, one of the few Italian countertenors, has just been recognized by the San Francisco Opera by winning the 2024 Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Emerging Stars Competition. After recently winning the “Abbiati” Prize from the Italian music critics, this is another accolade for Vistoli, who made his San Francisco debut in the […]
Mourad Merzouki is a choreographer who is always full of surprises. A prominent figure in the hip-hop movement of the 90s, he has since established his style with an eclecticism that constantly drives him to seek inspiration in all disciplines, including sports. The French artistic swimming team secured fourth place at the Paris Olympics thanks […]
As part of the Dublin Theatre Festival, the young Irish composer Emma O’Halloran is presenting two new works, Trade and Mary Motorhead, on the stage of the Pavilion Theatre in Dún Laoghaire, from 11 to 13 October 2024. For the occasion, she is adapting two plays with burning themes by her uncle Mark O’Halloran, a […]
While a new Ring cycle by Wagner is announced at the Metropolitan Opera, where the magnificent Lise Davidsen will be Brünnhilde in a new production by Yuval Sharon, the new star soprano of Wagnerian roles has finally been announced as Isolde in 2025-2026, in a new production that will mark Sharon‘s debut at the Met. […]
