The Verona Arena Festival, to be held from June 8 to September 7, 2024, has just revealed the cast, but only of one production for the time being. Crowned Queen of Ice in Turandot in 2021, Queen of Egypt in Aida in 2022, Anna Netrebko confirms her place as the new muse of the world’s […]
Bookings are due by 15 December 2023 for the 45th edition of the celebrated Rossini Opera Festival, to be held from 7 to 23 August 2024 in the charming port city of Pesaro, Capital of Italian Culture 2024. On this occasion, not three but four productions are on the bill, including Bianca e Falliero (directed […]
From 20 January to 16 February 2024, the Palais Garnier reprises Laurent Pelly‘s production of Handel‘s Giulio Cesare, this time conducted by Harry Bicket. After her great success in Ariodante, Emily D’Angelo was eagerly awaited by music lovers in the title role alongside the celestial Lisette Oropesa (Cleopatra) and Marianne Crebassa. A happy event keeps […]
The Gran Teatre del Liceu was looking forward to offering one of the most exciting performances of the international season with Adriana Lecouvreur in June 2024. However, Jonas Kaufmann has cancelled his participation “for reasons beyond the Theatre’s control”, according to the Liceu. Another leading singer, Anita Rachvelishvili, who was due to perform as la […]
As it does every year on 7 December (Saint Ambrose’s Day, patron saint of the city of Milan), Milan’s famous Teatro alla Scala opens its season with a highly anticipated production. Verdi’s Don Carlo was chosen by the renowned conductor Riccardo Chailly, its artistic director, to open the 2023-2024 season. As always, he has assembled […]
Tugan Sokhiev, the great Russian conductor who worked successfully at the helm of the Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse for 14 years, returns to the pink city but this time to conduct the Mahler Chamber Orchestra for an exceptional concert as part of the excellent Les Grands Interprètes serie. Prokofiev‘s suites from Romeo and […]
Currently conducted by Jaap van Zweden, the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra is 50 years old. To celebrate the event, their conductor is taking the artists on a European tour from 24 February to 8 March 2024. Dresden (Kulturpalast) on 24 February, Zurich (Tonhalle) on 26 February, Toulouse (Halle aux Grains) on 28 February, Aix-en-Provence (Grand […]
It’s a birthday no music lover worth his salt could ever forget. Today, 2 December 2023, Maria Callas, the legendary soprano, celebrates her 100th birthday. Happy birthday, madam, and thank you for everything you have contributed to the many opera lovers who still treasure you in their hearts! Maria Callas © Publifoto – Milan […]
The great artist Paavo Järvi has more than one string to his bow, conducting prestigious orchestras around the world every season. Conductor of the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich since 2020, he maintains a special relationship with his other orchestra, the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, of which he has been Artistic Director since 2004. Following the success of his […]
