7 December is not only Saint Ambrose’s Day but also the traditional date for the season opening of the temple of opera, the famous Teatro alla Scala in Milan. This 2021-2022 season, Riccardo Chailly, its musical director, has chosen to invite the witches of Verdi’s Macbeth on stage with a dream cast, as usual! Lady […]
Verdi’s La Traviata at the Staatsoper Hamburg was supposed to be performed by the sweet and fragile Nadine Sierra, but as one star can hide another, it will finally be Pretty Yende who, from 2 to 16 December 2021, will be at the wheel of a bumper car in Johannes Erath‘s amazing staging. Book […]
Scheduled to open the season in 2020, Philip Glass’ Akhnaten, the masterpiece of 20th century opera, will be presented on the stage of the Opéra de Nice on 12, 14 and 16 November 2021, in the presence of the public. Bertrand Rossi, the new director of the Opéra de Nice, will inaugurate his mandate one […]
On 12 and 27 November 2021, the entire Théâtre des Champs-Elysées will blow out the candles by hosting two major events as Le Concert d’Astrée and L’Ensemble Matheus celebrate their anniversaries. For the 20th anniversary of her orchestra, Emmanuelle Haïm has built a Campra, Haendel, Purcell and Rameau programme (on Friday 12 November). She invited […]
The superstar soprano from all over the world has just undergone emergency shoulder surgery, leading to cancellations and a chain reaction. She was due to perform Verdi’s Nabucco at the Vienna State Opera in November, fortunatly Saioa Hernández and María José Siri have been called in to replace her. However, fans and her many admirers […]
Robert Carsen‘s production made a big impression in 1999 Handel’s Alcina returns to the Opéra national de Paris from 25 November to 30 December 2021, conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock (and Iñacki Encina Oyón on 26 and 28 December). The sumptuous cast of 1999 (Renée Fleming, Susan Graham, Natalie Dessay) is now composed with no less […]
Just arriving at the Philharmonie de Paris as Principal manager (since 1 November 2021), Olivier Mantei will not leave his previous position as director of the Opéra Comique unoccupied for long. On 21 October, “on the proposal of Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin, Minister of Culture, the President of the Republic decided to appoint Louis Langrée as director […]
Brussels’ famous cultural complex, the Palais des Beaux-Arts, today welcomes its new Director General. Appointed last October, Sophie Lauwers has held several positions within the institution. As an Exhibition Coordinator and then Director of Exhibitions, she has always sought to build synergies between classical and contemporary art. Along with La Monnaie, Bozar is the leading […]
Paris, the city of light, attracts art, culture and music lovers from all over the world. In more ways than one, the capital is a reference for the richness of its heritage and for a musical offer that has become exceptional. In December, magic happens everywhere, from the Grands Boulevards to the Sacré-Cœur, from the […]
Even if Parisians tend to think that the grass is always greener elsewhere in Europe, music lovers around the world will have their eyes on the French capital in December 2021 as the New Year celebrations are set to be particularly merry. Classical ballet excellence will be on stage at the Opéra Bastille with Don […]
