Since this summer, music lovers have known that Voltaire aspired to provide Rameau with an opera libretto about Samson, the well-known biblical figure famous for his complicated history with the temptress Delilah, who cut his hair. Unfortunately, royal censorship refused to allow this sacred story to be staged in an opera (something Saint-Saëns would achieve […]
A great musician, conductor, and exceptional human being, Maestro Christoph Eschenbach is celebrating his 85th birthday today, February 20, 2025! Christoph Eschenbach has had an extraordinary life journey. He was born in Wroclaw on February 20, 1940, or rather in Breslau, which was then a German city before becoming Polish again in 1945. His mother, […]
Since 2024, when the centenary of Giacomo Puccini’s passing was celebrated, the Festival of Torre del Lago, dedicated to the renowned Italian opera composer, has been changing its traditions. Indeed, the cast lists for the 2025 season have already been announced. Featured at the 71st edition of the Puccini Festival 2025, five of the composer’s […]
Khatia Buniatishvili is not only a great pianist but also one of the few classical musicians widely known to the general public. Without breaking the codes of classical music even in her glamourous dress, her intelligently crafted recitals convey passion and evoke deep emotions for those fortunate enough to attend. The downside of such stardom […]
You have to browse the Teatro San Carlo’s website in Naples to find the information. Although he was scheduled to perform in a series of Puccini’s Tosca performances in September 2025, alongside Sondra Radvanovsky and Anna Pirozzi in alternating casts, Jonas Kaufmann has mysteriously disappeared from the lineup. However, on January 31, in the “News” […]
Among the great Italian Baroque composers who deserve to be rediscovered, Alessandro Scarlatti stands out, especially on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of his death. The composer—born in Palermo in 1660 and deceased in Naples on October 22, 1725—is the most distinguished representative of the Neapolitan school, with 114 operas to his name. Far […]
Freshly crowned, the winners of the Voix Nouvelles Competition are heading out on tour, with a stop scheduled for February 17, 2025, at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées. Emy Gazeilles, Livia Louis-Joseph-Dogué, Juliette Mey, Héloïse Poulet, Léo Vermot-Desroches, and Lotte Verstaen are already familiar names and will become even better known during this concert featuring opera […]
The great soprano Lise Davidsen, who recently triumphed by stepping in for Anna Netrebko in Richard Strauss‘s Ariadne auf Naxos in Vienna, has just announced a double happy event. Indeed, the Wagnerian singer is expecting twins. At this time, we do not know if she will name them Sieglinde and Siegmund. However, she is putting […]
An exciting event is brewing at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, which will host Benjamin Bernheim’s first Parisian Werther. Widely considered one of today’s greatest French tenors, he will perform from March 22 to April 6, 2025, in a production directed by Christof Loy. This staging also marks a milestone for another beloved artist, well-known to […]
