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
Sir Antonio Pappano performs in London not at the Royal Opera House this time but at the Royal Festival Hall on 11 May to conduct the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia with Chinese superstar pianist Yuja Wang in Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No.1
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
Just after her big success as Snegourotchka at Opera Bastille, gorgeous soprano Aida Garifulina joins on stage superb tenor Lawrence Brownlee to perform a bel canto aria recital, at Paris’ Théâtre des Champs Elysées on 16 May.
From 30 April, Geneva’s Opéra des Nations performs a new production of Mozart’s Così fan tutte staged by Swiss director David Bösch who directed the production of Haendel’s Alcina here last season
Cast change for the Staatskapelle Berlin, great Chinese pianist Lang Lang is forced to cancel the performances scheduled on 5 & 6 June due to inflammation in his left arm. Fortunatly, young and talented Russian pianist Denis Kozhukhin steps in.
