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The first Pianos Festival in Paris at the Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord

We think we know everything about piano but there is still a lot to explore. The first Pianos Festival, to be held in Paris at the Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord on December 16 and 17, 2018, offers a new approch on the famous instrument with a programmation clever and amazing. On historical pianos, romantic […]

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Emmanuelle Haïm leads the New York Philharmonic on November

Music mix, the famous baroque French conductor Emmanuelle Haïm leads the New York Philharmonic on 21, 23 & 24 November 2018 (at Lincoln Center David Geffen Hall) to perform Handel’s Water Music Suites and Selections from Rameau’s Dardanus when Sir Simon Rattle conducts the new Berlin’s Staatsoper unter den Linden production of Rameau’s Hippolyte et […]

Festival International d’Art Lyrique d’Aix-en-Provence 2019

A highly eventful 2018 season for Aix en Provence as this year the most famous French Festival celebrates its 70th anniversary. It has never been so imperative to reserve places in advance, especially as many productions are eagerly awaited. Mozart is, and has always been, the great composer of the Lyric Art Festival of Aix […]

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Ambroise Thomas’s Hamlet at the Opéra Comique with Sabine Devieilhe

This is the hit of the end of Paris’ season. At the gorgeous Opéra Comique from 17 December 2018, Ambroise Thomas’s Hamlet conducted by Louis Langrée has the best cast ever starring superlative bariton Stéphane Degout as Hamlet and soprano Sabine Devieilhe the new Ophélie and her debut as Shakespeare heroine! Few tickets are still […]

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Bartoli/Vivaldi, the love story is still going on…

The sublime Roman diva is back on the concert roads to perform arias from Vivaldi, her beloved composer. The tour begins in November and for exemple at Brussels’ Palais des Beaux-Arts on 20 November, at Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw on 23 or at Paris’ Philharmonie on 3 December…

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The New York Metropolitan Opera performs Boito’s Mefistofele

After the Chorégies d’Orange and the Opéra de Lyon in France, now the New York Metropolitan Opera performs Boito’s Mefistofele (from 8 November 2018). The cast is composed by brilliant Michael Fabiano facing vilain Christian Van Horn and sweet Angela Meade as the Goethe heros. Robert Carsen’s production is conducted by Carlo Rizzi and Joseph […]

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Alain Altinoglu at Brussels Palais des Beaux-Arts on November 25

Not to be missed at Brussels Palais des Beaux-Arts. On November 25, great conductor Alain Altinoglu conducts the Symphony Orchestra of La Monnaie-De Munt. The Artistic Director of the famous Brussels Opera conduts opera and symphonic concert as well. On Nov. 25, he conducts a symphonic concert with Beethoven’s Symphonies 1 & 3.

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For health reason, Leo Nucci is replaced in Nabucco in France

This was supposed to be the most remakable event of the month in France. Bariton Leo Nucci as Nabucco distributed in a concert version of Verdi’s masterpiece Nabucco at Lyon’s Auditorium on 5 & 7 November, Paris’ Théâtre des Champs-Elysées on 9 and Vichy Opéra on 11. For health reason, Nucci is to be replaced […]