Raphaël Pichon is a conductor who likes to play with scores. After the success of Miranda (a pasticcio based on a work by Purcell), the Opéra Comique entrusted him with a new production based on excerpts from Schubert’s operas. XWith these pieces put together, director Silvia Costa has built a production in which Stéphane Degout […]
From 5 to 24 March 2024, music lovers will be in Barcelona for the fifth edition of the Barcelona Obertura festival. The three major institutions in the Catalan capital (the Liceu, the Palau de la Música Catalana and L’Auditori) have joined forces to make Barcelona ” the best destination devoted to the most renowned and […]
The Opéra National de Lorraine is offering an opera of a different kind, programming Haydn’s famous oratorio Die Schöpfung (The Creation) from 18 to 23 February 2024 at the Opéra de Nancy. At a time when 38% of Americans still believe that the Earth was created less than 10,000 years ago, director Kevin Barz is […]
The year 2024 commemorates 200 years since the birth of Czech composer Bedřich Smetana (1824–1884), whilst also marking the 140th anniversary of his passing. In cooperation with the Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava, the National Moravian-Silesian Theatre will stand as the sole opera house worldwide commemorating these milestones by presenting its own productions of all eight completed […]
The most Italian conductor in the United States is coming to Europe with his orchestra. As Music Director of the Zurich Opera House and Washington‘s National Symphony Orchestra, he embarks on a tour with the symphonic ensemble from 16 to 28 February 2024 that will take him to Madrid, Zaragoza, Barcelona, Berlin, Nuremberg, Frankfurt, Cologne, […]
Rusalka will be on the bill at the Opéra Royal de Wallonie in Liège from 25 January to 4 February 2024 in a new production by Rodula Gaitanou that rectifies an oversight. For the very first time in its history, the ORW is programming Dvořák‘s superb and spellbinding masterpiece. The score will be conducted by […]
2023 was a busy year for commemorations, but apart from the Callas and Ligeti centenaries, not all the artists and composers received the same media coverage. Such is the case of Edouard Lalo, born on 27 January 1823, who received little coverage on his 200th birthday. The Palazzetto Bru Zane makes up for this injustice […]
The works of contemporary composer Steve Reich are performed all over the world, but this season Paris has the chance to host 16 works by the famous minimalist composer, including two French premieres, as part of the 34th edition of the Présences festival. From 5 to 11 February 2024, at the Maison de la radio, […]
From 9 May to 9 June 2024, the 47th edition of the Dresdner Musikfestspiele will be held under the title “Horizons“. As always, the programme, built by Jan Vogler, will feature great artists. In the iconic venues of this superb city on the banks of the Elbe, the famous cellist welcomes Jeanine De Bique, Matthias […]
