In August, all fans will attend Wagner’s masterpiece Parsifal at Sydney Opera House (on 9, 12 & 14) starring fantastic tenor Jonas Kaufmann as Parsifal (apparently, some tickets remain available)
Music Pics
Great pianist Murray Perahia concludes the recital season of the Paris’ Philharmonie Grande salle Pierre Boulez, on 22 June with a nice Bach, Schubert, Mozart and Beethoven programme.
Superb vocal ensemble Vox Luminis conducted by Lionel Meunier performs on 30 May in the ideal set of Paris’ Oratoire du Louvre, Schütz’s Musikalische Exequien and Bach’s motets
Major event for all opera lovers, on 20 June, one of the greatest young Monteverdi specialist, conductor Leonardo García Alarcón conducts the Chœur de Chambre de Namur and the Cappella Mediterranea at Festival de Saint-Denis to perform l’Orfeo, Monteverdi’s masterpiece!
The last concerts with Alan Gilbert conducting the New York Philharmonic are opera performances with the semi-staged performances of Wagner’s Das Rheingold on June 1, 3, and 6, at Lincoln Center (David Geffen Hall) starring Eric Owens as Wotan, Jamie Barton as Fricka and Christopher Purves as Alberich.
The last opera production of the season La Monnaie-De Munt, Verdi’s Aida at Palais de La Monnaie à Tour & Taxis, from 16 May is directed by stage director Stathis Livathinos who directs his first opera production to be conduct by Alain Altinoglu.
One of the great event of the Parisian season takes place from 9 to 17 May at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande is performed by perfect soprano Patricia Petibon and baritone Jean-Sébastien Bou staged by Eric Ruf, with the great conductor Louis Langrée and the Orchestre National de France. Benefit from 30% […]
A beautiful concert announced at Berlin’s Philharmonie on 10 May, Vladimir Ashkenazy conducts the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin to perfom Shostakovitch’s Symphonie No. 8 and rare Nikolai Miaskowsky Cello Concerto with great cellist Truls Mørk
Major event in the pink city, somptuous tenor Juan Diego Flórez performs a song recital on 19 June at Toulouse’s Halle aux Grains with songs by Rossini and also opera arias by Mozart, Puccini, Massenet or Verdi.
Congrats ! British cellist Steven Isserlis has been awarded the Wigmore Medal in recognition of his achievements as a musician and for his commitment to London’s Wigmore Hall. He joins the club of previous recipients such as András Schiff, Thomas Quasthoff, Menahem Pressler or Dame Felicity Lott













