At the end of a performance of Tosca in which he performed as the terrifying Scarpia, the warm Uruguayan bass-baritone Erwin Schrott received a fine tribute from the Wiener Staatsoper. The leading Austrian opera house and one of the most prestigious in Europe has named him Kammersänger, an honour that rewards a fine career and […]
While the Chorégies d’Orange is focusing on her Carmen this summer, Marie-Nicole Lemieux will first enchant the Philharmonie de Paris on 9 January 2023, with the ensemble Les Épopées (then on 11 January at Bozar in Brussels). They present their new programme entitled ‘Enchantress’, in which the superb mezzo tackles the great tragic heroines such […]
After her huge success in Gluck’s Armide at the Opéra Comique, Véronique Gens returns to a more modern tragedy in concert and on record. In January 2023, the Orchestre National de Lille, conducted by Alexandre Bloch, will support the superb soprano in Francis Poulenc’s La Voix humaine, on Wednesday 25 January at the Nouveau Siècle […]
Lisa Batiashvili is not only an exceptional violinist who excels on every stage in the world, the violinist is also an artist involved in the defence of human rights and freedoms. Born in Georgia, she knows more than any other European what the madness of a single Russian can bring. Through her Foundation, she has […]
It is now 10 years since the great pianist Ivo Pogorelich (flamboyant flunner of the 1980 Chopin Competition) came to Paris with an orchestra. The gap will be filled on 14 December 2022 at the Salle Gaveau where the artist will perform Chopin‘s fabulous Concerto No. 2 with the Orchestre Appassionato conducted by Matthieu Herzog […]
The International Opera Awards 2022, founded in 2013 by Harry Hyman, a British businessman, and John Allison, editor of the British magazine Opera, were presented earlier this week at the Teatro Real in Madrid, outside the UK for the first time in their history. Sabine Devieilhe and Stéphane Degout were chosen as Best Singers of […]
As the fifth edition of the Concours des Voix des Outre-mer continues its search for a new winner (after Mayotte, Reunion Island will host the competition on 26 November before Martinique, on 15 December 2022), its president Fabrice di Falco has just announced a long-awaited partnership with the Opéra national de Paris. Indeed, the great […]
The end of year celebrations will be particularly royal at the Château de Versailles with shows in all the spaces of the historic site. While the Galerie des glaces will host a dramatised tour “The King’s Journey”, the Royal Chapel will host a series of sacred music concerts from 11 to 18 December 2022. At […]
In turn Queen of England, Adalgisa and Norma, Cherubino, Contessa Rosina Almaviva and Cenerentola, the exceptional Karine Deshayes celebrates her 25 years of career during an exceptional concert at the Opéra Comique as part of a new Instant Lyrique. On 27 November 2022, all her friends will be gathered around her (Natalie Dessay, Delphine Haidan, […]
After announcing her retirement from opera stage, superstar soprano Renée Fleming is back! This grand return will take place at the Metropolitan Opera in New York on 10 December 2022 where the diva, alongside Kelli O’Hara and Joyce DiDonato, will perform the role of Clarissa Vaughan in Kevin Puts’ The Hours, a world premiere. Yannick […]
