From 24 February, the Wiener Staatsoper opens his stage to a new 100 % baroque production with Händel’s Ariodante staged by David McVicar and conducted by William Christie with Les Arts Florissants and a beautiful cast : Sarah Connolly, Chen Reiss, Christophe Dumaux…
An exceptional pianist in reciatl at Aix-en-Provence’s Grand Théâtre de Provence, on 4 February, Nikolaï Lugansky performs Schumann, Chopin and Rachmaninov, a recital not to be missed !
On 24, 26 & 29 March, great baritone Thomas Hampson performs as Don Alfonso in Mozart’s Così fan tutte de Mozart at Bayerische Staatsoper.
Hosted by soprano Natalie Dessay, the final of the great French Contest “Voix Nouvelles” who awarded the amazing Natalie, Karine Deshayes, Anne-Catherine Gillet or Stéphane Degout among others, will be hel on 10 February at Paris’ Opéra Comique and live on Facebook.
It is still time to party in Venezia where Lehár’s masterpiece Die lustige Witwe (or The Merry Widow or La vedova allegra) is performed from 2 February (promo) at gorgious Teatro La Fenice sateged by Damiano Michieletto and conducted by Stefano Montanari.
Check out our classification of outfits NOT recommended for opera. Between blunders and tastings, here are the mistakes not to commit! 1- (big) jewels … At the opera or in a concert hall, the only instruments that make music are on stage or in the orchestra pit. Jewelry and other accessories must remain silent to […]
Far from being an unusual topic, the way you dress up at the opera can be a real headache for those who go there for the very first time, but also for music lover who does not necessarily know what to wear in opera houses abroad. Let’s say it, there is no real rule! Let’s take […]
With a Stravinsky & Tchaikovsky programme, great conductor Riccardo Chailly is on tour with his Filarmonica della Scala at Müpa Budapest (on 25 January), Paris Philharmonie (on 26) or Luxembourg Philharmonie (on 27).
A superb diptyc is announced at Brussel’s La Monnaie / De Munt from 6 March, Damiano Michieletto’s production of Cavalleria rusticana & Pagliacci is conducted by Evelino Pidò starring soprano Ainhoa Arteta as Nedda and Eva-Maria Westbroek & Alex Penda sharing the role of Santuzza.
