Last June, a press release from the Royal Opera of Wallonia-Liège announced the renewal of Stefano Pace’s mandate as General Director of the Opera for a period of five years. Today, it is Giampaolo Bisanti’s turn to make the news. The mandate of the Music Director, the brilliant 53-year-old Italian conductor, has been extended until […]

“Habemus distributionem!” For once, unusually so early in the season, the Verona Arena Festival has unveiled the casts of the five operas scheduled this summer (Aida, Carmen, Nabucco, Rigoletto, and La Traviata). From June 13 to September 6, 2025, on one of the world’s largest opera stages, a parade of superstars is expected. In addition […]

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 […]

Baritone Erwin Schrott who will perform as Mefistofele at the Chorégies d’Orange 2018 performs a song recital at prestigious Wiener Staatsoper tomorrow 20 September.