Music Pics

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Musical trip : Magical New Year in the City of Lights

Paris undoubtedly attracts many enthusiasts of art, culture and music. In more than one way, the City of Light serves as a benchmark for the richness of its heritage and for a musical offering that has become exceptional. More than ever, this stay is conducive to an unforgettable New Year’s Eve with three major shows […]

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Sébastien Daucé’s Royal Night at the TCE

Created at the Théâtre de Caen (France) in November 2017, Le Ballet royal de la nuit (a reconstitution of the ballet danced by His Majesty Louis XIV at the age of 15) was so successful that a new tour is being organised. Directed by Francesca Lattuada, Sébastien Daucé directs his ensemble Correspondances at the Théâtre […]

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Lohengrin changes both director and format

The Leipzig Opera House, which was to perform a new production of Wagner’s Lohengrin by Katharina Wagner, has to adapt to health measures. On November 7, 2020, it will premiere the Wagner’s opera in a reduced format currently being edited by Prof. Schirmer (Intendant of the Oper Leipzig), Oper Leipzig’s head dramaturge, Dr. Christian Geltinger, […]

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In Paris, one musical less, one ballet more

While the Théâtre du Châtelet has just announced the cancellation of 42nd Street, the flagship show of the end of the year (postponed to the 2021-2022 season), the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées schedules a new ballet on Thursday 15 October 2020. The stars of four French dance companies (Ballet de l’Opéra national de Bordeaux, Ballet National […]

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No Tugan Sokhiev at the Orchestre de Paris

The Paris’ Philharmonie was supposed to welcome the great Russian conductor Tugan Sokhiev to conduct two concert series of the Orchestre de Paris in September and October 2020, but health constraints on air traffic prevented him from doing so! The good news is that the concerts will take place, with two luxury replacements: Esa-Pekka Salonen […]

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Concert and ballet performances are back at the Palais Garnier!

All the teams of the Paris National Opera are mobilised to welcome again the audience in the best conditions and in compliance with current regulations. A new programme of concerts and ballets is specially scheduled to be performed on the forefront of the stage, as the stage is still under construction. The performances begins on […]

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Anna Netrebko reached by Covid 19

As she announces herself on her Instagram account: “I had two choices: stay at home or go back to work and risk getting sick. I chose and I have no regrets. I have been in hospital for five days now for Covid pneumonia and I will recover soon. I am not as easily affected. […] […]

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Franco Fagioli and Maxim Emelyanychev perform Handel’s rarity

The Atrides did not only inspire operas by Gluck or Richard Strauss. Handel composed an Orestes in 1734 which will be performed thanks to Maxim Emelyanychev at the head of Il Pomo d’Oro. Franco Fagioli as the tormented hero and also Francesca Aspromonte, Krystian Adam or Julia Lezhneva perform a concert version in Paris (Théâtre […]

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A great season of « Grands Interprètes » in Toulouse!

The pink city can be proud of his renowned opera and orchestra, but Toulouse is also fortunate to have the concert serie named « Les Grands Interprètes ». The begining of the 2020-2021 season is particularly promising since artists such as Cecilia Bartoli (October 13, 2020), Iván Fischer and Alexandre Kantorow (October 23, 2020), Philippe […]