All is not lost for Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande starring Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Chiara Skerath and Alexandre Duhamel which was to be one of the highlights of the Bordeaux National Opera season. The performances are cancelled and yet rehearsals and recordings remain possible, the artists and technicians continue to work to record a CD to […]
Due to the new sanitary conditions, the concert in memory of the victims of the 2015 attacks initially scheduled for 10 November 2020 at the Salle Gaveau will be recorded that same day in the Grande Salle Pierre Boulez of the Philharmonie de Paris. It will be broadcast live on Friday 13 November at 20:30 […]
The Opera Grand Avignon announces that it can continue its artistic creation activity. Two new productions will therefore be presented live to the public on the institution’s YouTube channel or on its website. Scheduled on Saturday 14 November 2020 at 4pm, Stravinsky’s The Soldier’s Story by the Ballet de l’Opéra Grand Avignon, choreography by Eugénie […]
The renowned Wiener Staatsoper is also adjusting to the time of confinement by offering the free broadcast of a selection of recordings from its digital archive during its temporary closure in November. Among the performances on line, on Friday 6 November 2020, starting at 19:00, Tchaikovsky’s Eugen Onegin (with Andrè Schuen and Nicole Car) in […]
The board of directors of the Teatro alla Scala, the temple of opera in Milan, has just announced news that could shake the lyrical planet. The traditional season-opening performance on December 7th will not be able to take place. As the sanitary conditions to host the new production of Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor are not […]
(updated on Thursday, November 5, 2020) Germany: closure of cultural institutions until 30 November 2020 Germany is now facing a significant increase in Covid-19 cases. Angela Merkel announced on Wednesday 28th October a partial lockdown implying notably the closure of cultural institutions. These measures valid for the whole country apply from Monday 2 November until […]
It was to be one of the highlights of the season, the new production of Rameau’s Hippolyte et Aricie by Jeanne Candel was expected at the Opéra Comique from November 11th. All is not lost because, thanks to everyone’s efforts, opera lovers will have the chance to attend the unique livestream performance on ARTE Concert […]
Announced for the reopening of the Opéra Bastille in December 2020, La Traviata by Simon Stone changes cast. Baritone Peter Mattei withdraws from the production. The role of Giorgio Germont will be performed by the great Ludovic Tézier. Who else !? Photo : La Traviata 19-20 © Charles Duprat / OnP
Changes at the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich, where several members of the corps de ballet tested positive. The Swan Lake performances are cancelled, but the renowned Opera House is facing up to the situation and rescheduling new dates, including two new performances of Humperdinck’s Hänsel & Gretel on 14 & 15 December 2020. Info & […]
