Daniele Rustioni, current musical director of the Opéra National de Lyon, has just been appointed principal guest conductor of the prestigious Metropolitan Opera in New York. Having already conducted operas in this legendary venue, as well as a concert at Carnegie Hall with the Met Orchestra, he will take up his new role starting in […]
At nearly 78, John Adams is one of the greatest living American composers. Unsurprisingly, the New York Philharmonic, one of the Big 5 orchestras in the US, is offering him an artistic partnership. In November, Adams, who is also a conductor, will lead this celebrated ensemble (on November 14-16, 2024) in a program featuring works […]
While a new Ring cycle by Wagner is announced at the Metropolitan Opera, where the magnificent Lise Davidsen will be Brünnhilde in a new production by Yuval Sharon, the new star soprano of Wagnerian roles has finally been announced as Isolde in 2025-2026, in a new production that will mark Sharon‘s debut at the Met. […]
While navigating calm seas at the helm of the Metropolitan Opera in New York, the dynamic conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin has just had his contract as Music Director extended through the 2029-2030 season. New projects have been announced, including an all-new Ring cycle by Wagner, directed by Yuval Sharon, with Lise Davidsen, the new star soprano, […]
With its legendary acoustics, Carnegie Hall has announced a number of changes for the new 2023-2024 season. The talented young pianist Alexandre Kantorow has confirmed that he will replace Maurizio Pollini on 22 October 2023. Handel’s Rodelinda gets a new cast (December 10). The Boston Symphony Orchestra adds a new work by Tania León to […]
After performing the premiere of an Aucoin, Bernstein, Tchaikovsky and Verdi concert at Carnegie Hall in New York (22 June 2023), Yannick Nézet-Séguin is taking his orchestra to Europe. The Met Orchestra is expected to perform on 27 June 2023 at the Philharmonie de Paris and on 2 July at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden with soprano […]
Double news for Tugan Sokhiev obliged to renounce to come to New York to conduct a concert on May 10-12, 2023, because of a schedule conflict (James Gaffigan is replacing him at the head of the New York Philharmonic). On the other hand, the Russian conductor who presided over the destiny of the Orchestre national […]
The New York Philharmonic, one of America’s greatest orchestras, still did not have a concert hall worthy of its status. Indeed, on the site of Lincoln Center, the current David Geffen Hall (formerly called Philharmonic Hall and then Avery Fisher Hall) was inaugurated in 1962 with acoustics that have never convinced music lovers. This October, […]
An end of season completely canceled does not stop the Metropolitan Opera of New York to perform with a schedule of opera streams as “quite” usual time. On April 9, 2020, on Easter week, confined music lovers will be able to watch Wagner’s Parsifal directed by Daniele Gatti with Jonas Kaufmann, Peter Mattei and René […]
