Since he is persona non grata everywhere in the world except his native country, conductor Valery Gergiev finally has a replacement to conduct the Orchestre de Paris concert on 8 and 9 November 2022 at the Philharmonie de Paris. Mikhail Pletnev will be on the podium with the orchestra alongside Janine Jansen in a modified […]
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From 9 October 2022, the Vienna State Opera will revive David Pountney‘s production (created in 2002) of Leos Janácek‘s masterpiece to offer a role to the new star of sopranos. Jenufa will be performed by Asmik Grigorian, an exceptional voice and exemplary actress. Conductor Tomáš Hanus, a great specialist of the repertoire, made his debut […]
The 2022-23 “Moon Season” of the Opera Grand Avignon opens this Friday 7 October 2022 with a great 20th century masterpiece, Richard Strauss’ Der Rosenkavalier. The two performances conducted by Jochem Hochstenbach mark the great ambition of Frédéric Roels who had planned to inaugurate his new mandate as director and the renovated hall with this […]
On 5 September 2022, the pianist and conductor Lars Vogt passed away after a long illness. The Orchestre de chambre de Paris, which he conducted, and several of his artist friends have decided to pay tribute to him during the concert to be held tomorrow, Tuesday 4 October 2022, at the Philharmonie de Paris. Daniel […]
Until the end of 2022, the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels will become the temple of the Baroque with the announcement of a dozen concerts of early music where we will be able to meet some big names such as Marc Minkowski and his Musiciens du Louvre who are imagining a new symphony by Rameau […]
The Vienna Volksoper opens its new season with a show that combines opera and ballet, starting on 9 October 2022. Tchaikovsky’s Iolantha and The Nutcracker are the perfect double bill for the other Viennese stage, which brings together choreographer Andrey Kaydanovskiy and, above all, the two new heads of the Volksoper, Director Lotte de Beer […]
The Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, which is opening a great season with Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice, is launching the residency of the ensemble Les Siècles and its prestigious conductor, François-Xavier Roth. The orchestra, which performs on historical instruments, will be performing three symphonic concerts, one staged opera, one opera in concert version and two concerts for […]
Last minute: Unfortunately Adela Zaharia had to cancel her debut in Dresden for health reasons. Soprano Nina Minasyan replaces. A premiere is always an event in an opera house, especially when it is a renowned venue like the Semperoper Dresden and especially when it is a masterpiece like Verdi’s La Traviata! From 2 October 2022, […]
Julien Chauvin, the Concert de la Loge and the Chantres du Centre de musique baroque de Versailles, in partnership with the CMBV, are mobilising to revive C. W. Gluck’s Iphigénie en Aulide, first in Soissons (on 2 October 2022 at the Cité de la musique et de la danse de Soissons as part of the […]
The 32nd season 2022-2023 of Philippe Maillard Productions gives voice to countertenors with numerous concerts in Paris which will see Alexander Chance (5/10), Reginald Mobley (7/11), Tim Mead (16/11), Valer Sabadus (12/12), Hugh Cutting (30/01), Paul Figuier (6/03) or Andreas Scholl (24/01) on the occasion of his 30 years of career! Book your tickets […]













