The great prima ballerina assoluta Alessandra Ferri has just been appointed the new director of the Vienna Opera Ballet. From 1 September 2025, she will succeed Martin Schläpfer, who has decided not to renew his contract. The Etoile will take over the artistic direction of the ballet company (and also that of the Wiener Staatsoper […]
For three seasons now in Paris, the Opera a Palazzo troupe has been bringing intense emotions to its audiences, welcoming them to the most beautiful venues in the capital. After the Hôtel Dosne-Thiers in the Nouvelle Athènes and the Musée Jacquemart-André, it is now the doors of the Hôtel de La Monnaie, on the Quai […]
From 6 to 29 November 2023, the Opéra Bastille once again welcomes the aesthetic universe of Bob Wilson with his production of Puccini’s Turandot. For the occasion, two sopranos were to alternate on stage. While Tamara Wilson will make her Paris Opéra debut before playing Beatrice di Tenda in Bellini’s opera on the same stage […]
After Trois mélodies sur des poèmes de Pierre de Ronsard recorded for the B Records label, young French composer Othman Louati reunites with his interpreter, soprano Marie-Laure Garnier, for the world premiere of his very first opera, Les Ailes du désir. The libretto by Gwendoline Soublin, based on an original idea by Johanny Bert, is […]
María de Buenos Aires, Ástor Piazzolla‘s tango opera combining song, theatre and dance, is on at the Grand Théâtre de Genève from 27 October to 5 November 2023, directed by Ticino-born Daniele Finzi Pasca. Soprano Raquel Camarinha performs as Maria opposite Inés Cuello, a great tango voice, in the male role of Payador. The musical […]
Today, 25 October 2023 is World Opera Day. It’s a special day for the opera world and for Music & Opera, even if, happily, it’s Opera Day for all music lovers! Find all the operas of the 2023/2024 season
In a short space of time, soprano Lise Davidsen has easily established herself as one of the greatest voices of her generation. Her unique dramatic soprano has led to her being named Artist of the Year 2024 at the 63rd Musical America Worldwide Awards. Conductor Antonio Pappano, soloist Anthony McGill, composer Kevin Puts and the […]
On Monday 16 October 2023, the grand foyer of the Théâtre du Châtelet hosted the first awards ceremony for the cultural media L’éloge. Co-created by Constance Arnoult and Anaëlle Malka, the Instagram account has more than 25,000 followers and shares tips, recommendations, interviews, reports, etc. to democratise culture and make it accessible to all. Based […]
A sensitive pianist if ever there was one, Ivo Pogorelich makes his grand return to Paris in the famous Piano**** series on 7 November 2023. The Grande Salle Pierre Boulez at the Philharmonie de Paris welcomes the artist for an all-Chopin recital, including the Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58. Chopin and Pogorelich, […]
