Spectators at the Festival dell’Arena di Verona who were present at the incredible temple of opera on 28 August 2022 for a performance of Verdi’s Aida were in for a nice surprise. While another tenor had been announced, they were able to witness the Verona stage debut of Jonas Kaufmann as Radames. After the recitals, […]
The climate situation is also an issue for the world of culture. The prestigious Gstaad Menuhin Festival & Academy has unveiled a new strategy to reduce its carbon footprint, which amounted to 82 kg of CO2 per spectator in 2019. Christoph Müller, the artistic director, has set his 2023-2025 programme under the sign of change with […]
The Music & Opera Around the World Guide 2022-2023 is out! The book offers a detailed view of the opera and music season of opera houses, dance companies and orchestras around the world. You will find : – The season of the most famous orchestras and opera houses in the world with photos and all […]
While the second round has only just ended in Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, the fifth edition of the Voix des Outre-mer competition is already shaping up to be a memorable one. The first final was held in Saint-Ouen (at the Region’s headquarters) on Saturday 2 July 2022 for candidates from Ile-de-France representing Martinique, Guadeloupe, Reunion, Guyana […]
Not to be missed this summer, the lovely Riches Heures Musicales de la Rotonde festival (in Simiane-La-Rotonde in Haute-Provence) is celebrating an anniversary this year. The fortieth season like a fireworks takes place from 5 to 13 August 2022 with prestigious guests such as Sandrine Piau, Christophe Rousset and the splendid Karine Deshayes. More […]
The Metropolitan Opera has awarded the 2022 Beverly Sills Artist Award with $50,000 to help launch the recipient’s career. After Erin Morley, Brenda Rae, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Ben Bliss and Ryan Speedo Green were awarded as a group in 2021 due to Covid, baritone Will Liverman is the new star with a bright future. He […]
Giselle, the masterpiece of the white ballet, was created at the Royal Academy of Music on 28 June 1841 and returns to the Opéra national de Paris from 25 June to 16 July 2022. A few Premium seats at the Palais Garnier are still available on the Music & Opera website. More info and […]
While the new production of Handel’s Giulio Cesare at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées is a success, another production by Damiano Michieletto will soon be on the bill. Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia, an absolute masterpiece of the buffa genre, is on at the Opéra Bastille from 30 May to 19 June 2022. The cast, conducted […]
While the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris has just announced its new 2022-2023 season, a press release announces the very first change and it is a happy news! She was scheduled to perform Offenbach’s La Périchole, directed by Marc Minkowski and staged by Laurent Pelly, from 13 November 2022 but Marianne Crebassa is expecting a […]
With bookings already in full swing, the Chorégies d’Orange is looking forward to lyrical and symphonic productions with some changes. Following the sad death of Nicholas Angelich, pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard has agreed to perform Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto No. 5 alongside Myung-Whun Chung and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France (7/7). Fabio Sartori has given up […]
