The opening of the 2017-2018 season of the Opéra national de Paris on September 9th will be joyful with Lehár’s Die lustige Witwe conducted by talented young conductor Jakub Hrusa and in the leading roles two great artists Véronique Gens and Thomas Hampson!
Conductor Kirill Petrenko has to withdraw from conducting the Concertgebouworkest for health reasons. Cristian Măcelaru replaces him on June 14th, 15th and 16th.
Great cast tomorrow 14 juin at Philharmonie Berlin where Jakub Hrusa conducts the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin with pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet to perform Liszt’s first concerto!
Superb recital on June 18th at Amsterdam’s Het Concertgebouw where great pianist Murray Perahia performs Bach, Schubert, Mozart and Beethoven…
A dream come true: Cecilia Bartoli and Philippe Jaroussky together on stage at Paris’ Salle Gaveau on June 22th to perform Italian Baroque opera arias and duets!
A tribute to great director Giorgio Strehler and Sets and costumes designer Luciano Damiani at Teatro alla Scala de Milano from June 17th with the revival of 1965’s production of Mozart’s Die Entführung aus dem Serail already conducted by Zubin Mehta.
An unusual double bill at the Opéra de Montepellier from June 9th, Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi is performed with rare Nino Rota’s opera La Notte di un Nevrastenico.
Great event at Sydney Opera House from June 29th to July 1st : fantastic pianist Martha Argerich is on stage with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Dutoit to perform Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No.1!
Ludovic Tézier will not torment Jonas Kaufmann, as the baryton no longer makes his role debut as Iago in Otello at Covent Garden from June 21th to July 10th. He is replaced by Marco Vratogna.
From tonight, Verdi’s Rigoletto performed at the Wiener Staatsoper is conducted for the first time in the house by Sascha Goetzel, starring Aida Garifullina as Gilda.
