Martha Argerich, the legendary pianist, has waited for Renaud Capuçon‘s proposal to perform Richard Strauss‘ Sonata for Violin and Piano for the very first time in her career. When asked why now? she replies: “Simply because I’ve never been asked before!” The concert will take place in Aix on 23 April 2022 at the Grand […]
It was supposed to be one of the highlights of the 250th anniversary season of the Royal Opera of Versailles, but the pandemic has come and gone… Fortunately, the beautiful classical production of Grétry’s masterpiece, Richard Cœur de Lion, is being revived for four performances from 11 to 14 November 2021 in the historic venue […]
Discover Opéra sur Seine (Opera on the Seine), a new exceptional concept in Paris. On the program: a dinner, a cruise and an opera recital on the Seine. Experience a magical moment full of emotions aboard the River Palace and with the artists of the Opéra Clandestin company. These talented opera singers will perform alongside […]
The Palazzetto Bru Zane teams always delights music lovers with their many exciting rediscoveries of the 19th century French repertoire. Intense musicological work on Offenbach is bearing fruit on the stage with the exhumation of the complete original 1866 version (never heard before) of the Opéra-bouffe masterpiece, Offenbach’s La Vie Parisienne. For the first time, […]
To celebrate the World Opera Day, OperaVision honors 7 opera houses around the world, from Tokyo to Rome and Paris, by broadcasting a selection of performances for free online throughout the day. This is the 3rd edition of the “World Opera Day” which aims to promote actions in the direction of young talents. On the […]
For this new 2021-2022 season, ABAO Bilbao is offering an ambitious programme of new productions with 8 titles covering the French, Italian and German repertoire. (Verdi, Rossini, Offenbach, Poulenc…) The season just began with a major premiere: a new performance at the ABAO of Offenbach’s Tales of Hoffmann with an exceptional cast (Michael Fabiano, Jessica […]
The most Italian of French operas, Gounod’s Romeo and Juliet, has not been performed at the Opéra national de Paris since 1985 (sic). From 13 to 21 December 2021, the Opéra Comique will once again perform the great masterpiece with an ideal cast (Julie Fuchs, Jean-François Borras, Adèle Charvet, Philippe-Nicolas Martin, Jérôme Boutillier with Laurent […]
This opera is not a complete discovery, yet it is particularly scheduled on the 2021-2022 season. Handel’s Partenope is on tour with Les Arts Florissants under the alternating direction of William Christie and Paul Agnew. In November, the Teatro Real in Madrid will present a production by Christopher Alden with Iestyn Davies and the brilliant […]
The event went almost unnoticed, but on 8 October 2021 Munich inaugurated the Isarphilharmonie, its new ephemeral concert hall! The paradox is well known. Unlike its rival Berlin, Germany’s musical capital, which has a superlative opera house and some of the best orchestras in the world, can only accommodate them in the Gasteig, which has […]
Bologna’s Teatro Communale is making Italian history by appointing for the very first time a woman as head of an opera house. After having been Music Director of the Graz Opera and Philharmonic Orchestra, Ukrainian conductor Oksana Lyniv will step on her new role in January 2022. She is also well known to be the […]
