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Vienna’s new Tchaikovsky forces

The Vienna Volksoper opens its new season with a show that combines opera and ballet, starting on 9 October 2022. Tchaikovsky’s Iolantha and The Nutcracker are the perfect double bill for the other Viennese stage, which brings together choreographer Andrey Kaydanovskiy and, above all, the two new heads of the Volksoper, Director Lotte de Beer […]

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The brand new tenant of the Champs-Elysées

The Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, which is opening a great season with Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice, is launching the residency of the ensemble Les Siècles and its prestigious conductor, François-Xavier Roth. The orchestra, which performs on historical instruments, will be performing three symphonic concerts, one staged opera, one opera in concert version and two concerts for […]

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Music tasting in Rocamadour

The Festival of Sacred Music of Rocamadour, which was held from 15 to 26 August 2022, is playing the prolongation with greed. On 28 October, at the Château de Mercuès, which is opening its doors specially for the occasion, an evening of cross-tasting is proposed with tasting of exceptional wines, of appetizers tuned to each […]

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A very famous patient dies in Dresden

Last minute: Unfortunately Adela Zaharia had to cancel her debut in Dresden for health reasons. Soprano Nina Minasyan replaces.    A premiere is always an event in an opera house, especially when it is a renowned venue like the Semperoper Dresden and especially when it is a masterpiece like Verdi’s La Traviata! From 2 October 2022, […]

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Towards the Gluck Renaissance ?

Julien Chauvin, the Concert de la Loge and the Chantres du Centre de musique baroque de Versailles, in partnership with the CMBV, are mobilising to revive C. W. Gluck’s Iphigénie en Aulide, first in Soissons (on 2 October 2022 at the Cité de la musique et de la danse de Soissons as part of the […]

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Countertenors give voice in Paris!

The 32nd season 2022-2023 of Philippe Maillard Productions gives voice to countertenors with numerous concerts in Paris which will see Alexander Chance (5/10), Reginald Mobley (7/11), Tim Mead (16/11), Valer Sabadus (12/12), Hugh Cutting (30/01), Paul Figuier (6/03) or Andreas Scholl (24/01) on the occasion of his 30 years of career!   Book your tickets […]

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Animals Invasion at the Philharmonie de Paris

Famous for its exceptional acoustics, the Philharmonie de Paris welcomes all sounds and even the cries of animals. It is a fantastic bestiary, both visual and aural, that is exhibited from 20 September 2022 to 29 January 2023. In a playful and sumptuous setting, MUSICANIMALE offers a journey of 150 works and art objects organised […]

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Brussels focuses on the Czechs

As the Czech Republic takes over the presidency of the European Union for six months in July 2022, the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels is taking advantage of this to highlight Czech artists and composers in its 2022-2023 season. Nine musical events will be held during which Jan Kučera and the Prague Philharmonia, the Pavel […]

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Les Surprises at the Philharmonie de Paris

On Wednesday, October 5, 2022, Mozart is in the spotlight at the Philharmonie de Paris with Les Surprises. In an approach of musicological and historical research, the ensemble co-founded and directed by Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas performs on period instruments (a Gräbner 1791 piano and a Hemsch 1761 harpsichord) vocal works by the divine composer, […]

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The San Carlo in Naples is moving

While major highlights have already been announced (such as Saint-Saëns’ Samson et Dalila starring Anita Rachvelishvili), the magnificent Teatro San Carlo in Naples will close its doors from January to March 2023 for renovation, forcing the orchestra, chorus and corps de ballet to move. During the three months of work in one of Italy’s most […]