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Two Mimì for the new Bohème at La Scala

In Milan, the 2021 season has not yet been announced but the productions are back in the temple of lyric art. From 4th to 17th November 2020, opera goers will be able to applaud Puccini’s La Bohème in Franco Zeffirelli’s famous classic production. As usual at La Scala, the cast is brilliant. Two Mimìs share […]

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Opéra Comique 2021, a dream season

Last Sunday, the 2021 season of the Opéra Comique was officially unveiled with the announcement of seven most enticing opera productions. As usual, contemporary creation is schedules with baroque operas and works from the repertoire of the 300-year-old institution. We will therefore discover Les Eclairs by contemporary composer Philippe Hersant (conducted by Ariane Matiakh and […]

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New Year at the mythical San Carlo in Naples

Naples is a fascinating city that belongs to those who know how to forget themselves there. Its convents, castles or old palaces can be discovered around an alley or drowned in the exuberant agitation of the Neapolitans. Among the many treasures hidden in the heart of the sparkling gulf, the Teatro di San Carlo is […]

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Festival de Pâques d’Aix-en-Provence 2021, grand cru!

The Easter Festival of Aix-en-Provence has just unveiled its 2021 season, which today makes it one of the unmissable events on the international classical music scene. The 2021 edition (from March 27th to April 11th 2021) will feature the big stars alongside the stars of tomorrow. Renaud Capuçon, the artistic director who is no longer […]

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Moving concert in memory of the victims in Paris

On 10 November 2020, a tribute will be paid to the victims of the November 2015 attacks in France with a concert at the Salle Gaveau. The Orchestre de chambre de Paris under the direction of Pierre Bleuse will create a work by composer Bechara El-Khoury entitled “Il fait novembre en mon âme” (It is […]

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Musical trip : New Year in Venice

“Music brings the soul into harmony with everything that exists.” (Oscar Wilde) The Teatro La Fenice in Venice is not only one of the most beautiful opera houses in the world but it is located right in the heart of the lakeside city of Venice. The prestigious New Year concert is conducted by Daniel Harding, […]

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Rome Opera House is open!

Rome’s Teatro dell’Opera opens its autumn season on October 18, 2020 with a rare opera by Mozart, Zaide. The new production, directed by Graham Vick and conducted by the music director of the Teatro dell’Opera, Daniele Gatti, is performed by the charming and precious soprano Chen Reiss along with Paul Nilon, Juan Francisco Gatell and […]

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Leipzig, more than ever Wagner’s city.

Oper Leipzig is already thinking ahead to 2022 by announcing the programme of an International Richard Wagner Festival to be held from 20 June to 14 July 2022. The 13 operas of the local and international celebrity will be performed by great artists such as Evelyn Herlitzius, Jennifer Holloway, Lise Lindstrom, Manuela Uhl, Markus Eiche, […]

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Tugan Sokhiev conducts the Orchestre de Paris, finally

After two missed concerts at the Philharmonie de Paris due to health constraints on air traffic, the great Russian conductor Tugan Sokhiev will conduct two concerts with the Orchestre de Paris, on October 18 and 19, 2020. Two newly scheduled evenings with a suite of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake (in a revised version by Tugan Sokhiev) […]