Verdi’s Don Carlo opens the 19/20 season of Madrid’s Teatro Real. Nicola Luisotti conducts the production of the great Scottish director David McVicar. Three distrubutions alternate with Ainhoa Arteta, María Agresta, Francesco Meli or Silvia Tro Santafé, among others. Performances starts on September 18, 2019.
Summer in Italy has been quite eventful. First, Alexander Pereira the famous director of La Scala in Milan has been brutaly dismissed (causing the cancellation of Cecilia Bartoli’s performances). Then, another great institution had problem with financial difficulties. General director and musical director, Fabio Luisi quitted the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. Musical chairs, Alexander […]
On the occasion of the Musikfest Berlin 2019, Robin Ticciati begins his season at the head of the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin conducting a concert version of Antonín Dvořák’s masterpiece, Rusalka. Soprano Sally Matthews plays the pretty wavy with Pavol Breslik as Prince. The only performance will take place at the Berlin Philharmonic on September 19th. […]
The talented conductor Lionel Bringuier born in Nice has been named Associate Artist by his hometown. During the 19/20 season, he will conduct 5 concerts with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Nice. For the first ones on September 26 and 27, 2019, great pianist Hélène Grimaud joins to perform Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G.
His debut as Werther in Paris and then on stage at Zurich Opera was sensationel. Juan Diego Flórez performs now as the tormented hero in Massenet’s masterpiece from September 17 to October 5, 2019 at the Royal Opera House in London. The elegant Benoît Jacquot’s production also starring Isabel Leonard as Charlotte and Jacques Imbrailo […]
Benvenuto Cellini by Berlioz at Château de Versailles: 150 artists on the Royal Opera stage for the new season’s event opera Benvenuto Cellini, a comic-opera, describes the flamboyant destiny of the Florentine goldsmith, founder and sculptor, Benvenuto Cellini. Considered too modern and highly criticised when it was created, Benvenuto Cellini is finding today its deserved […]
Paris undoubtedly attracts many enthusiasts of art, culture and music. In more ways than one, the City of Light is a reference for the richness of its heritage and for a musical offer that has become exceptional. This stay is ideal for attending major shows in three iconic venues. The gold and velvet of the […]
Florence and music is a very great story! Opera was born there and the city has since then continued to take the art of classical music to the highest level. Florence is also a city of incredibly rich culture. Inaugurated in the midst of the crisis, the brand new Teatro del Maggio Musicale is finally […]
Habemus director ! The white smoke finally came out from the Palais de l’Elysées after several months of expectations. The name of the new director of the Paris National Opera is now known. Alexander Neef, the current general manager of the Canadian Opera Company in Toronto will succeed Stéphane Lissner from 2021-2022 season. M&O wishes […]
The International Piano Festival of La Roque d’Anthéron, the greatest piano festival in France opens its doors from July 19th to August 18th with 95 concerts scheduled and more than 500 artists invited! Among the world’s great stars, the fortunate audience will be thrilled to enjoy piano recital by Evgeny Kissin, Grigory Sokolov, Arcadi Volodos, […]
