After the Opéra Comique’s production last May, La Périchole, Jacques Offenbach‘s delightful opera buffa, is once again on stage in Paris. The Théâtre des Champs-Elysées will host a brand new production by Laurent Pelly from 13 to 27 November 2022. After the great success of his Lakmé at the Salle Favart (with Sabine Devieilhe), the […]
José Martinez, 53, former director of the Spanish National Dance Company and danseur Etoile of the Ballet de l’Opéra de Paris, has been appointed Director of Dance of the Ballet de l’Opéra de Paris. He will replace Aurélie Dupont, who left her position on 31 July 2022, and will take up his post on 5 […]
As Bizet’s Carmen, the most performed French opera in the world, returns to the Opéra Bastille from 15 November to 3 December 2022 (then from 28 January to 25 February 2023) in Calixto Bieito‘s production, the bill holds a surprise. Alongside Michael Spyres’ Don José, Carmencita is perfomed by Gaëlle Arquez, who will then be […]
While the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden was waiting for the performances of Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde (17-20 November 2022) conducted by Teodor Currentzis with his MusicAeterna orchestra, the conductor announced that some singers were no longer fully available for the solo parts. So no more Wagner, but an alternative of comparable value has been found with Verdi’s […]
London’s Royal Opera House has announced the name of Antonio Pappano’s successor as Music Director of the great English institution, who will take up his post in 2025. He is the excellent Czech conductor Jakub Hrusa, 41, currently Principal Conductor of the Bamberger Symphoniker, Principal Guest Conductor of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and of the […]
Budding Parisian soloists who are used to singing in the shower are invited to get out of their bathroom to show off their vocal organs. In partnership with the BETC communication agency and JCDecaux, on Thursday 27 October from 10am to 7pm, the Opéra Comique is organising “It’s show(er) time”, a happening where everyone is […]
She had not returned to the Grands Interprètes serie since 2018, Khatia Buniatishvili will be at the Halle aux Grains on Tuesday 13 December 2022 to perform works by Bach, Mozart, Chopin, Liszt Rachmaninov and Prokofiev. The popularity of the great pianist is so important that it is best to rush for the last remaining […]
Aix-en-Provence, the beautiful city of culture, will be in the spotlights in 2023. In July, the International Festival international d’art lyrique will celebrate its 75th summer, but before that, from 31 March to 16 April 2023, the 10-year anniversary edition of the Easter Festival will take place. Dominique Bluzet and Renaud Capuçon, respectively Executive Director […]
The reference book on the coming season, the Music & Opera 2022-2023 Guide is out of stock. With music lovers back in theatres rushing to buy all copies, sales forecasts have been greatly exceeded. For those who are behind, a digital version is now available for €40 on the M&O website. As for the lucky […]
