Following a performance of Richard Strauss‘s Die Frau ohne Schatten at the Wiener Staatsoper on 14 October 2023, conductor Christian Thielemann (who is particularly in the news after being appointed to replace Daniel Barenboim at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin) has been made an Honorary Member of the Vienna State Opera. Since his […]
Although her name does not yet appear officially on the Opéra national de Paris website, Pretty Yende will be on stage at the Palais Garnier for the special gala tribute to Maria Callas on 2 December 2023, the hundredth anniversary of her birth. From a stage to the other, from 30 November to 27 December […]
The line-up for the 11th Festival de Pâques d’Aix-en-Provence has been unveiled by Dominique Bluzet, the Festival’s Executive Director, and Renaud Capuçon, its Artistic Director, with, as usual, events featuring major international stars such as conductors Tugan Sokhiev, Daniele Gatti, François-Xavier Roth, Christoph Eschenbach and Jean-Claude Casadesus, pianists Alexandre Kantorow and Elisabeth Leonskaja and, violinists […]
Having just enchanted her fans in Lecocq’s La fille de Madame Angot at the Opéra Comique, Véronique Gens has just been recognised by the British magazine Gramophone as Artist of the Year. She received her award at the Gramophone Classical Music Awards 2023, which also honoured the CD ‘Rivales’ recorded with Sandrine Piau and Julien […]
Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker is a must-see for the festive season. In 2023-2024, the family show combining excellence and entertainment is on the bill of major companies such as the Opéra national de Paris and the Royal Opera House in London. A quick look at ticket sales reveals that December is still the most opportune time of […]
From 9 November to 3 December 2023, the Zurich opera house will be staging Götterdämmerung, Twilight of the Gods, the final part of Wagner‘s famous Nibelungen Ring tetralogy. Other performances of the complete cycle are scheduled at the Opernhaus in May 2024, but another Ring event has been announced for Berlin during the Festtage at […]
Having sung the role on stage many times, the extraordinary Cecilia Bartoli is back on tour in the guise of the Egyptian queen Cleopatra in Giulio Cesare in Egitto, Handel‘s masterpiece. The Orchestre Les Musiciens du Prince – Monaco conducted by the loyal Gianluca Capuano is at the helm, with a cast chosen to surround […]
The Grands Interprètes series in Toulouse invites Laurence Equilbey to conduct the Insula Orchestra and the Accentus Choir on Wednesday 20 December 2023 at the Halle aux Grains for a seasonal programme. Surrounded by Sandrine Piau, Paul-Antoine Bénos-Dijan, Stuart Jackson and Alex Rosen, the conductor will conduct Handel’s Messiah. Get your tickets for Messiah to […]
At the end of an amazing show at the Opéra Comique on 8 October 2023, the winners of the Voix Nouvelles 2023 competition were announced, crowning the favourite artist as predicted. Following in the footsteps of some big names such as Natalie Dessay, Karine Deshayes and Stéphane Degout, Lauranne Oliva, the talented 22-year-old soprano, takes […]
Legendary conductor Riccardo Muti is taking his orchestra – the Chicago Symphony Orchestra – on a European tour from 11 to 29 January 2024. This new year will start on the theme of excellence, given the dedication and professionalism this great artist is renowned for. Cologne, Essen, Frankfurt, Luxembourg, Milan, Paris, Rome, Turin, Vienna as […]
