Puccini still present in Torre del Lago. While Verona has closed its arenas, the Gran Teatro all’aperto Giacomo Puccini, the open-air theater in Torre del Lago will welcome the Puccini Festival this summer 2020, from June 26 to August 21. A reduced program will be performed with three Puccini’s opera productions: Tosca, Madama Butterfly and […]
The current health situation and the regulations adopted by the Austrian federal government urge the Festival to cancel. The only survivor, the very popular Rigoletto will be kept next summer. The production, as spectacular as it is moving, will be presented on the floating stage of the 2021 festival. Photo : © DR Anja […]
A new job for Renaud Capuçon. While he is already the brilliant artistic director of the sumptuous Easter Festival of Aix en Provence, the famous violinist has been appointed artistic director of the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra. His contratc starts with the 2021-2022 season. Photo : Renaud Capuçon © Herve COSTE/MAXPPP
The news came out this week: against all expectations, the 2020 edition of the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro will take place from August 8 to 20, 2020 but in a lighter version. Only La cambiale di matrimonio maintained will be given at the Teatro Rossini on August 8, 11, 13, 17 and 20. The opera […]
It’s a huge surprise. As venues are heading towards an upcoming reopening, the Metropolitan Opera has just announced the cancellation of the start of its 2020-2021 season. The Covid is obviously the cause in a city that has one of the largest numbers of cases in the world. The Met will open on December 31, […]
Our colleagues from Opéra Magazine brings a good news from the Macerata Festival in the impressive arenas of the Sferisterio. With all health guarantees, Mozart’s Don Giovanni directed by Davide Livermore will be performed as annouced while a concert version of Verdi’s Il trovatore will take place. You can still book your tickets on M&O […]
Major event of the 2021 Arena di Verona Opera Festival! On June 19 and 22, 2021, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the creation of Verdi’s Aida, a concert version of the masterpiece will be conducted by the great Riccardo Muti with an exceptional cast, as it should be, Sonya Yoncheva, Anita Rachvelishvili, […]
Verdi’s La Traviata at the Teatro Digitale” dell’Opera di Roma. The production by the filmmaker Sofia Coppola which has been a big hit when it was created in 2016 is now available online on the YouTube channel of the Italian institution as well as a many opera and ballet titles. Enough to wait until the […]
An example to follow ? The Minister-President of Bavaria Markus Söder announced a rescue plan for the cultural sector by increasing public spending on Culture from 90 million euros to 200 million. His statement “Bavaria is a country of culture” should be listened by a lot of leaders … Photo : Façade du Nationaltheater © […]
One of the best orchestras in the world defends one of the greatest composers at a Virtual Festival. The Amsterdam Concertgebouworkest offers on its virtual platform the 10 Mahler symphonies performed by Mariss Jansons, Daniele Gatti, Lorin Maazel, Ivan Físcher, Fabio Luisi, Bernard Haitink or Pierre Boulez while awaiting the reopening of the legendary hall. […]
