It seems that Iphigénie en Tauride, one of Gluck‘s great masterpieces, is enjoying a revival. After several fine productions, it is now the Opéra Comédie de Montpellier that is hosting the lyrical tragedy from 19 to 23 April 2023, directed by Rafael R. Villalobos. After the great success of Hamlet at the Opéra national de […]
What if the best Parsifal of the season was Viennese? Wagner‘s opera will be performed at the prestigious Vienna State Opera from 6 to 16 April 2023, during Easter week as tradition demands. The sacred stage festival is conduted by Philippe Jordan, who has assembled a prestigious cast with Klaus Florian Vogt succeeding Jonas Kaufmann […]
The Aix premiere made a lot of noise, since Innocence, Kaija Saariaho‘s new opera has been heard in Amsterdam and Helsinki. Before San Francisco where it is scheduled for June 2024, Simon Stone’s production will be performed at Covent Garden at the Royal Opera House in London from April 17 to May 4, 2023 under […]
The Richard-Strauss-Tage (Richard Strauss Days Festival) will be held in Dresden from 2 to 16 April 2023, in the hall where many of his creations were performed, the Semperoper. Concerts and operas are on the programme, but Christian Thielemann, the Staatskapelle’s principal conductor, will not be attending for health reasons. Der Rosenkavalier is now conducted […]
Lars Von Trier’s movie made a lasting impression on the Cannes Film Festival in 1996 and then on audiences around the world. Breaking the Waves has since become an opera with music by Missy Mazzoli and a libretto by Royce Vavrek. Premiered in September 2016 at Opera Philadelphia, the production received the 2017 International Opera […]
The director Ted Huffman is flying from success to success. After his acclaimed Monteverdi in Aix-en-Provence last summer, his new production is eagerly awaited at the Oper Zürich, especially as it is a Shakespearean drama. From 10 April to 18 May 2023, Charles Gounod‘s masterpiece Romeo and Juliet will be conducted by Roberto Forés Veses […]
On Monday 17 April 2023, the Halle aux Grains in Toulouse will host a recital by a great lady of the piano. Maria João Pires was only 4 years old when she gave her first concert. Since then, she has lit up the great stages of the world, performing with the greatest. After deciding to […]
The Teatro alla Scala is performing for the second time at the Chorégies d’Orange. After a major concert with Maestro Riccardo Chailly last season, it is now the turn of the ballet company, directed since 2020 by Manuel Legris, to perform on the vast stage of the impressive ancient theatre. On 15 July 2023, La […]
Joyce DiDonato was due to take on the role of Carmen in Strasbourg, but will not be taking part in the production. Elena Maximova is replacing her. Other Carmens are expected in France in the near future, such as Marie-Nicole Lemieux at the Chorégies d’Orange or, closer, the flamboyant Gaëlle Arquez, who will be on […]
From 17 March to 4 April 2023, the Opéra de Lyon is holding its festival on the theme of “Crossing the gates” with three operas on the bill. With Mozart’s Nozze di Figaro, Bartók’s Bluebeard’s Castle and Bluthaus (The House of Crime) by Haas and Monteverdi. It will be a question of thresholds to be […]
