While great choreographer Maurice Béjart is now celebrated at the Paris’ Palais Garnier, his company, the Béjart Ballet Lausanne is invited at les Chorégies d’Orange on 16 July to perform another masterpiece, Mozart’s The Magic Flute.

Peter Gelb, the General Manager of the New York Metropolitan Opera announced the Met has terminated its relationship with James Levine as Music Director Emeritus. After investigation, it appears that Mr. Levine had engaged in sexually abusive and harassing conduct.

Anne Sofie von Otter is « down under » to perform Schubert orchestrated Lieder by Reger and Britten with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra conducted by Donald Runnicles at the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall on 22, 23 & 24 March.

Maestro Myung-Whun Chung had a car accident and is unable to conduct the performances of Puccini’s La Bohème scheduled at La Fenice Theater in Venice from 16 to 25 March 2018. Conductors Stefano Ranzani and Francesco Lanzillotta replaces to conduct Francesco Micheli’s production.

Krzysztof Penderecki’s new opera Phaedra, commissioned by the Wiener Staatsoper can’t be realised. The great Polish composer announced he is not able to complete the composition and prefers to be released from his contract.

From 17 March at Paris’ Palais Garnier, brilliant production of Bartók’s Bluebeard Castle and Poulenc’s La Voix humaine from stage director Krzysztof Warlikowski is back on stage starring John Relyea, Ekaterina Gubanova and the fantastic Barbara Hannigan.

After a fantastic job done at the Opéra de Lyon, Serge Dorny has been named Director of one of the most brilliant Opera institution in the worls, the Bayerische Staatsoper from September 2021. The name of his Music Director has been announced also, Vladimir Jurowsky will succeed Kirill Petrenko.

A prodigious violinist but also an inspired performer, the young Daniel Lozakovich performs at Salle Gaveau on March 15 a Mozart, Schubert and Beethoven violin recital not to be missed to discover the fantastic artist.

The late Spanish conductor Jesús López Cobos was scheduled to conduct Verdi’s Aida in April-May at the Wiener Staatsoper, Evelino Pidó replaces.