The name has been revealed! Esa-Pekka Salonen leads the Philharmonia Orchestra in Mahler’s Des Knaben Wunderhorn Highlights starring Lise Davidsen at London’s Royal Festival Hall on Thursday 19 March at 7.30pm. But the name of the baritone was still to be announced. Christopher Maltman is the one who will join Lise Davidsen. Information and […]
Prince Orlofsky receives a distinguished guest! At the Wiener Staatsoper, the performance of Johann Strauss’s Die Fledermaus on December 31 usually reserves a nice surprise. It is a tradition during Act II that Prince Orlofsky received a surprise guest. Tonight, the lucky audience will have the joy to applaud superstar tenor Jonas Kaufmann himself. Nice […]
Further to the release of his new CD album, Jonas Kaufmann goes on a European tour from January 7 to February 1, 2020 with a program untitled Mein Wien. The great tenor superstar pays tribute to the delicious Viennese music and its most famous operettas. Alas for latecomers, most concerts are sold out. However, there […]
At 76, great Latvian conductor Mariss Jansons passed away this weekend. Great artist, he has been Principal Conductor of prestigious orchestras such as the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest and finally the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks. This is a great loss for Classical Music.
The brilliant counter-tenor Philippe Jaroussky will be in the headlines in December 2019 with the release (on December 4), of a book of interviews (realised by our colleague Vincent Agrech) entitled « Seule compte la musique ». (“Only music matters”). The artist evokes both his career and the place of music in society in a […]
Divine and rare soprano Anja Harteros has been honored by the Bayerische Staatsoper who gave her the “Meistersinger-Medaille” in tribute to the work accomplished and to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of her debut in the prestigious hall. Congratulations ! Photo : Anja Harteros © Markus Tedeskino
Ludovic Tézier, one of the greatest baritones of his generation (or shall we say « the best! »), performs at the Vienna State Opera from November 25th to December 4th, 2019 as the glamourous noble man vilain, Mozart’s Don Giovanni staged by Jean-Louis Martinoty. Unexpectedly, M&O has not one thousand and three but the last […]
A brilliant pianist in Aix-en-Provence, Lucas Debargue perform a recital on Saturday 19 October 2019 at the Grand Théâtre de Provence with a Liszt, Medtner and Scarlatti program. The artist has just released a new CD of 52 sonatas from the famous Italian composer. Photo : Lucas Debargue © Yann Orhan
One of the many great roles of Jessye Norman, Richard Strauss’ Ariadne auf Naxos by is performed at the Wiener Staatsoper on October 6, 8 and 11 starring Adrianne Pieczonka in the title role and Stephen Gould as Bacchus.
The great voice of Jessye Norman disapeared last night. The American diva past away at 74. Music lovers all over the world mourn the incomparable artist who touched a large audience with a huge repertoire from Mozart, Wagner, Verdi to Rameau, Purcell, Berg, Bartók or Michel Legrand.
