The year 2025 is undoubtedly a Pierre Boulez Year, marking the centenary of his birth. He was a great composer, an influential conductor, as well as a teacher and philosopher. Wednesday, March 26, 2025, marks the exact 100th anniversary of his birth. On this occasion, the city of Baden-Baden, where he is buried, and the […]
From May 8 to June 4, 2025, Léo Delibes’ ballet Sylvia will be performed at the Palais Garnier—an unmissable event! This revival is all the more symbolic as Sylvia was the very first classical ballet choreographed at Garnier in 1876, just one year after the inauguration of this true cultural temple and one of Paris’ […]
After a rich Fauré Year in 2024, celebrating the centenary of the famous composer’s passing, a major event is on the horizon. The Requiem, an absolute masterpiece by Fauré and a cornerstone of Western musical literature, will be conducted by Raphaël Pichon at the helm of Ensemble Pygmalion during a European tour from May 11 […]
Is it necessary to introduce Verdi, who is at home in opera houses worldwide, and especially at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice? Indeed, many masterpieces by the composer from Busseto premiered on this legendary stage. At 30, he achieved his first triumph with Ernani (in 1844), soon followed by the audience’s ovations for Rigoletto […]
From March 29 to April 9, 2025, laughter will replace tears at Teatro alla Scala with L’Opera seria, commedia per musica by Florian Leopold Gassmann. This three-act opera is a hilarious parody of the 18th-century operatic world, gleefully mocking the behavior of all those involved through countless misunderstandings. The greed of producers, the pretentiousness of […]
The magnificent city of Dresden will host the 48th edition of the Dresdner Musikfestspiele from May 17 to June 14, 2025, with love as the central theme of the season! As always, Jan Vogler, the renowned cellist and artistic director of the festival, has invited leading orchestras and top-tier artists to celebrate their love for […]
Valentine’s Day may be over, but the lovers of Verona are still being celebrated in Belgium and in London. The stars of the Royal Ballet perform on the legendary stage of Covent Garden until 26 May 2025, in Kenneth MacMillan‘s splendid and iconic choreography. Starting on March 15, 2025, at the Opera of Ghent, and […]
The ballet company of the Paris National Opera is experiencing two significant events in quick succession, marking a transition in 2025 with the departure of two of its Étoiles. On March 1st, Mathieu Ganio bid farewell to the Parisian stage after a final performance as Onegin in John Cranko’s ballet. A few weeks later, in […]
For the past two seasons, this Wagnerian event has been taking place in Dresden with an incredible project led in collaboration by Jan Vogler and Kent Nagano. The two artists, supported by the Dresdner Festspielorchester in collaboration with Concerto Köln, have decided to revive the famous cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen in a historically informed interpretation. […]
Since this summer, music lovers have known that Voltaire aspired to provide Rameau with an opera libretto about Samson, the well-known biblical figure famous for his complicated history with the temptress Delilah, who cut his hair. Unfortunately, royal censorship refused to allow this sacred story to be staged in an opera (something Saint-Saëns would achieve […]
