Created at the Théâtre de Caen (France) in November 2017, Le Ballet royal de la nuit (a reconstitution of the ballet danced by His Majesty Louis XIV at the age of 15) was so successful that a new tour is being organised. Directed by Francesca Lattuada, Sébastien Daucé directs his ensemble Correspondances at the Théâtre […]
The Paris’ Philharmonie was supposed to welcome the great Russian conductor Tugan Sokhiev to conduct two concert series of the Orchestre de Paris in September and October 2020, but health constraints on air traffic prevented him from doing so! The good news is that the concerts will take place, with two luxury replacements: Esa-Pekka Salonen […]
As she announces herself on her Instagram account: “I had two choices: stay at home or go back to work and risk getting sick. I chose and I have no regrets. I have been in hospital for five days now for Covid pneumonia and I will recover soon. I am not as easily affected. […] […]
On October 1 and 4, 2020, aficionadios from all over the world will come to Barcelona to attend the concert version of Verdi’s Il Trovatore starring Anna Netrebko, Yusif Eyvazov, Ludovic Tézier and Gustavo Dudamel. The well-known Venezuelan conductor is performing with the soprano superstar for the very first time. More info / Book […]
The Atrides did not only inspire operas by Gluck or Richard Strauss. Handel composed an Orestes in 1734 which will be performed thanks to Maxim Emelyanychev at the head of Il Pomo d’Oro. Franco Fagioli as the tormented hero and also Francesca Aspromonte, Krystian Adam or Julia Lezhneva perform a concert version in Paris (Théâtre […]
The great Italian composer passed away this summer and yet, his name and his music canno’t disappear. The city of Rome where he was born decided to rename the Auditorium Parco della Musica which is now called the Auditorium Parco Della Musica “Ennio Morricone”. A beautiful tribute to one of the major figures of 20th […]
After Mady Mesplé’s death this summer, French lyric art once again is mourning a great artist. Soprano Christiane Eda-Pierre passed away at the age of 88 this Sunday, September 5, 2020. She began her career at the Nice Opéra in Bizet’s Les Pêcheurs de Perles. The Opéra national de Paris, La Monnaie de Bruxelles and […]
A lot of artists encounter many difficulties of movement as the great mezzo Agnes Baltsa who had to cancel her song recital at the Vienna Opera, on September 29, 2020. The evening is nevertheless maintained starring now Jonas Kaufmann. The tenor superstar and his partner, the pianist Helmut Deutsch will perform songs and Lieder by […]
A young talent to follow very closely. The 23 year’s old pianist Alexandre Kantorow will perform in the serie particulary well named The Great Performers in Toulouse. On Friday October 23, 2020, at the Toulouse’s Halle aux Grains, the first French winner of the prestigious Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow performs Liszt’s Concerto No. 2 with […]
Cristian Macelaru’s contract as principal conductor of the WDR Sinfonieorchester has been extended till the end of the 2024-2025 season. Macelaru, Solti Conducting Award laureate, is also expected in Paris from September 1st, 2021, to lead the Orchestre National de France as the new music director. Photo : Cristian Macelaru © Thomas Brill
