From 17 to 26 November 2023, the Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin will be hosting the Barocktage 2023, where the French presence will be in evidence everywhere. Of the three major productions on the bill, two are from the French repertoire: Charpentier’s Médée (performed by Magdalena Kožená in Peter Sellars‘ staging conducted by Simon […]
From 9 November to 3 December 2023, the Zurich opera house will be staging Götterdämmerung, Twilight of the Gods, the final part of Wagner‘s famous Nibelungen Ring tetralogy. Other performances of the complete cycle are scheduled at the Opernhaus in May 2024, but another Ring event has been announced for Berlin during the Festtage at […]
Since the announcement of Daniel Barenboim‘s illness and then his retirement as director of the Staatsoper Unter den Linden, the news had been expected. Christian Thielemann will take over the reins of Berlin’s historic opera house from September 2024. As the German conductor’s contract as Music Director of the Dresden Staatskapelle comes to an end […]
While Martina Franca mourns the death of the President of the Paolo Grassi Foundation (organiser of the Festival della Valle d’Itria), Berlin has chosen Aviel Cahn, the current General Director of the Grand Théâtre de Genève, to lead the Berlin Deutsche Oper from the 2026-2027 season. Dubai Opera also has a new General Director in […]
Renowned for its interpretations of Gustav Mahler’s symphonies (by Joseph Keilberth or recently Jonhatan Nott), the Bamberger Symphoniker is getting ready to host the seventh edition of the prestigious international competition for young conductors under 35 years old. Like the previous winners Gustavo Dudamel and Lahav Shani, the young conductors will compete for the first […]
From 20 March to 3 April 2022, the Deutsche Oper Berlin is perfroming a rare yet well-known Verdi opera. Les Vêpres Siciliennes was the first commission for Verdi by the Paris Opera, using a libretto by the leading author of the time, Eugène Scribe. After the success of Meyerbeer’s Prophète, another Grand Opéra Français, the […]
From 13 to 27 February 2022 at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden, a new triumph is expected for the German soprano Marlis Petersen who, after the success of her Marietta in Korngold’s Die Tote Stadt in Munich, takes on a new golden role as Emilia Marty in The Makropulos Case. Janácek’s rarely performed masterpiece is […]
It is 100 years since he joined his muses, Camille Saint-Saëns has been celebrated throughout this year 2021, which ends in a climax in Berlin. From 5 to 19 December 2021, the Staatsoper Unter den Linden will present an exceptional cast in Samson et Dalila. The exceptional Wagnerian tenor Andreas Schager will fall under the […]
Berlin is one of the world’s great opera capitals. There are plenty of opportunities to visit Germany all year round, but winter is undoubtedly one of the best seasons to enjoy the ever-present cultural life and the enviable quality of life. And the New Year’s Eve celebrations in Berlin are the perfect occasion for unforgettable […]
