One of the major September events was held at the Philharmonie de Paris with the coronation of Rebecca Tong, laureate of the first International Conductors’ Competition, La Maestra. Taking advantage of a concert cancellation, the Orchestre de Paris has the excellent idea of inviting the victorious conductor to conduct Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20 and […]
In Milan, the 2021 season has not yet been announced but the productions are back in the temple of lyric art. From 4th to 17th November 2020, opera goers will be able to applaud Puccini’s La Bohème in Franco Zeffirelli’s famous classic production. As usual at La Scala, the cast is brilliant. Two Mimìs share […]
Last Sunday, the 2021 season of the Opéra Comique was officially unveiled with the announcement of seven most enticing opera productions. As usual, contemporary creation is schedules with baroque operas and works from the repertoire of the 300-year-old institution. We will therefore discover Les Eclairs by contemporary composer Philippe Hersant (conducted by Ariane Matiakh and […]
The Easter Festival of Aix-en-Provence has just unveiled its 2021 season, which today makes it one of the unmissable events on the international classical music scene. The 2021 edition (from March 27th to April 11th 2021) will feature the big stars alongside the stars of tomorrow. Renaud Capuçon, the artistic director who is no longer […]
On 10 November 2020, a tribute will be paid to the victims of the November 2015 attacks in France with a concert at the Salle Gaveau. The Orchestre de chambre de Paris under the direction of Pierre Bleuse will create a work by composer Bechara El-Khoury entitled “Il fait novembre en mon âme” (It is […]
Rome’s Teatro dell’Opera opens its autumn season on October 18, 2020 with a rare opera by Mozart, Zaide. The new production, directed by Graham Vick and conducted by the music director of the Teatro dell’Opera, Daniele Gatti, is performed by the charming and precious soprano Chen Reiss along with Paul Nilon, Juan Francisco Gatell and […]
Oper Leipzig is already thinking ahead to 2022 by announcing the programme of an International Richard Wagner Festival to be held from 20 June to 14 July 2022. The 13 operas of the local and international celebrity will be performed by great artists such as Evelyn Herlitzius, Jennifer Holloway, Lise Lindstrom, Manuela Uhl, Markus Eiche, […]
After two missed concerts at the Philharmonie de Paris due to health constraints on air traffic, the great Russian conductor Tugan Sokhiev will conduct two concerts with the Orchestre de Paris, on October 18 and 19, 2020. Two newly scheduled evenings with a suite of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake (in a revised version by Tugan Sokhiev) […]
While the Ile-de-France Final has just taken place in Paris at the Théâtre du Châtelet, the Concours Voix des Outre-mer announces the next dates of the third edition (18 November final Guadeloupe, 25 November Guyana, 3 December Reunion Island, 9 December Mayotte, 17 December Martinique, with selections in Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, New Caledonia and French […]
One of the world’s greatest opera, the Metropolitan Opera has announced the complete cancellation of its 2020-21 season. Even though the 2021-2022 season has been announced at the same time, it is obviously a shock for all music lovers who now fear a domino effect in the United States. Fortunatly, operas in Europe are still […]
