While the new production of Offenbach’s La Périchole is delighting such a large audience that the performances are almost sold out, the Opéra Comique is hosting on Saturday 11 June 2022 at 8pm, the concert version of another opera no less delightful. Phryné, the only “comic” opera by Camille Saint-Saëns and one of his most […]
The 41st “Franco Abbiati” prizes awarded by the Italian Music Critics have crowned many artists for the year 2021, such as singers Eleonora Buratto and Iván Ayón Rivas, Alpes Chauhan (conductor of the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra Regionale Toscana and Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano), Damiano Michieletto (for the staging of Verdi’s Rigoletto […]
Since its opening, the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg has been fully booked, which often discourages the goodwill of a good number of travellers who want to experience the hall from the inside. The smart ones will hurry to book the newly announced concerts in the framework of the Elbphilharmonie Sommer 2022, where they can find a […]
The famous Moor of Venice makes a diversion to London’s Royal Opera House where, from 12 to 24 July 2022, tenor Russell Thomas performs as the Shakespearean hero of Verdi’s opera, alongside Hrachuhí Bassénz as Desdemona and Christopher Maltman as Iago. The revival of Keith Warner’s production, in which a certain Jonas Kaufmann has been […]
Although it has participated in the success of many festival evenings, the Orchestre de Paris has not returned to Aix in four years. This 2022 season marks the great return of the Orchestra to the city of Aix, which will even be in residence at the Festival International d’Art Lyrique d’Aix-en-Provence with three events. Richard […]
As the Voix des Outre-mer competition enters its fifth year, its President, the solar countertenor Fabrice di Falco, has just been promoted to the rank of Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres by Mrs Roselyne Bachelot, French Minister of Culture. This honour highlights the remarkable work accomplished by the artist both as a soloist and […]
It is with great sadness that we learn of the death of Teresa Berganza. Thanks to the recording, the great Spanish mezzo will remain an eternal Carmen, a vibrant Sesto and a mischievous Rosina. « Dans le livre d’en haut, si ta page est heureuse, mêle et coupe sans peur, la carte sous tes doigts […]
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Just one year ago, a rather special venue opened in Paris. For one evening, the magnificent salons of the Dosne-Thiers Foundation (on the Place Saint-Georges in the perfectly suitable district of New Athens) were transformed into the home of Violetta Valéry, the Palazzo of La Traviata. To celebrate the event, Opera a Palazzo, the organiser, […]
The lovers of Verona come down to Naples at the Teatro di San Carlo where, from 22 to 28 May 2022, Romeo and Juliet, the famous Prokofiev’s ballet, is performed. The great Italian institution is hosting the Birmingham Royal Ballet’s production and, above all, Kenneth MacMillan’s beautiful choreography, which will be performed by the étoiles […]
