Time seems to have no hold on the voice of Sandrine Piau, the divine French soprano who is embarking on a recital tour with a luxury partner, pianist David Kadouch, at the Grand Théâtre de Genève on 1 March 2024 or as part of the Festival de Saint-Denis on 9 June. A CD has just […]
The Athénée Théâtre Louis-Jouvet has the excellent idea of reviving an intimate and powerful production. Created by the Royaumont Foundation, the production of Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande, directed by Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier, runs from 15 to 25 February 2024 with a fresh cast of young artists trained at the abbey. Jean-Christophe Lanièce returns […]
After the altercation that shook the entire musical sphere this summer, John Eliot Gardiner cancelled all his concerts and was due to return to the stage in spring 2024. The conductor has just announced that he is extending his absence while accepting full responsibility for his actions, which he says he deeply regrets. The Beethoven […]
2024 is a year of celebration with the 100th anniversary of Puccini’s death, but the great Italian composer cannot make us forget his compatriot Ferruccio Busoni, who died the same year. Although he spent most of his career in Austria and Germany, it is only natural that the Berlin Philharmonie should be the venue for […]
What better gift than to spend Valentine’s Day in the company of Marina Viotti? In Aix-en-Provence, the Grand Théâtre de Provence has invited the mezzo to perform with the Cercle de l’Harmonie conducted by Jérémie Rhorer on 14 February 2024 in a recital entitled ‘Amor, Furor‘. The special Valentine’s Day programme features arias from Verdi […]
The brilliant choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui has added another string to his bow by also directing opera. His arrival at the helm of the Grand Théâtre de Genève ballet in 2022 naturally led him to propose a new production in which all the performing arts will be brought together. From 21 February to 2 March […]
Elena Stikhina (one of the 2016 winners of the Operalia Competition) continues her faultless career, notably as a special guest of the Wiener Staatsoper, a major international stage. The Russian soprano will be performing as Tosca on 2, 5 and 10 February 2024 before taking on the two heroines of Il Trittico, another superb masterpiece […]
Since 21 January 2024, the Semperoper in Dresden has been staging a revival of Richard Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde under the musical direction of Christian Thielemann, marking an eagerly awaited debut for Klaus Florian Vogt in the role of Tristan. After an absence of more than ten years, Marco Arturo Marelli‘s production, first performed in […]
While he is currently appearing at the Opéra Bastille in the role of Maurice de Saxe in Cilea’s Adriana Lecouvreur (alongside Anna Netrebko from 16 to 25 January 2024), tenor Yusif Eyvazov is due to give a recital at the Salle Gaveau on 29 January 2024 as part of the Philippe Maillard Productions season. One […]
