The new production of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly at the Rome Opera, from 16 to 25 June 2023, is likely to be the talk of the town. Although it marks the return of Italian soprano Eleonora Buratto as Cio-cio-san after her success at the Metropolitan in New York, and although Roberto Abbado, the highly experienced conductor, […]
The Palazzetto Bru Zane has been accustomed to rediscoveries for almost fifteen years now, but the announcement of the programme for the 10th edition of its Festival in Paris (from 19 June to 4 July 2023) is still surprising. On the programme, the rare Grisélidis by Jules Massenet, created in 1901 at the Opéra-Comique, will […]
At 63, George Benjamin is one of the most prominent composers of our time. After the huge success of Written on Skin, premiered in 2012 in Aix-en-Provence, Lessons in Love and Violence, his third opera, premiered in London in 2018, will be performed at the Zurich Opera House from 21 May to 11 June 2023 […]
The flamboyant and committed violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja is very much involved in changing attitudes. The Gstaad Menuhin Festival & Academy (14 July to 2 September 2023), whose theme for the 2023 season is “Humility”, has asked her to be the spokesperson for a “Change” cycle from 2023 to 2025, inspired by the words of Yehudi […]
Music & Opera Magazine – Special Festival is out! In this issue, the programmes of 203 Festivals in 27 countries and as many ideas to find the paths of summer and autumn in classical music! The big institutions as well as the smaller but no less interesting ones can be found in the pages to […]
For eleven seasons now, Christian Spuck has presided over the destiny of Ballett Zürich as director and chief choreographer. After shaping Switzerland’s largest company, he is now leaving to become artistic director of the Staatsballett Berlin. For his farewell to the Ballett Zürich, several events are being organised at the Opernhaus, such as the recording […]
Not a single concert without a woman composer on the programme! The new 2023/2024 season of the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin is distinguished by its commitment to artists who have been left in the shadows for too long. Robin Ticciati, Principal Conductor and Artistic Director of the renowned Berlin orchestra, will program at least one work […]
The news would almost have gone unnoticed, but on 23 April 2023, after an acclaimed performance of Lohengrin in which she performed as Ortrud, the great Wagnerian soprano Nina Stemme was made an honorary member of the Vienna State Opera, a title that crowns an exemplary career… Your tickets for Nina Stemme’s performances […]
Breaking the waves, Lars von Trier’s film Grand Prix at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival, will not be screened at the Salle Favart in Paris on 28, 30 and 31 May 2023, but will be performed in its operatic version. The multi-awarded work by female composer Missy Mazzoli was premiered at the Philadelphia Opera in […]
