On 10 November 2020, a tribute will be paid to the victims of the November 2015 attacks in France with a concert at the Salle Gaveau. The Orchestre de chambre de Paris under the direction of Pierre Bleuse will create a work by composer Bechara El-Khoury entitled “Il fait novembre en mon âme” (It is […]
While the Ile-de-France Final has just taken place in Paris at the Théâtre du Châtelet, the Concours Voix des Outre-mer announces the next dates of the third edition (18 November final Guadeloupe, 25 November Guyana, 3 December Reunion Island, 9 December Mayotte, 17 December Martinique, with selections in Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, New Caledonia and French […]
One of the world’s greatest opera, the Metropolitan Opera has announced the complete cancellation of its 2020-21 season. Even though the 2021-2022 season has been announced at the same time, it is obviously a shock for all music lovers who now fear a domino effect in the United States. Fortunatly, operas in Europe are still […]
While the Théâtre du Châtelet has just announced the cancellation of 42nd Street, the flagship show of the end of the year (postponed to the 2021-2022 season), the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées schedules a new ballet on Thursday 15 October 2020. The stars of four French dance companies (Ballet de l’Opéra national de Bordeaux, Ballet National […]
As she announces herself on her Instagram account: “I had two choices: stay at home or go back to work and risk getting sick. I chose and I have no regrets. I have been in hospital for five days now for Covid pneumonia and I will recover soon. I am not as easily affected. […] […]
While it remains closed at least until the end of December due to the current health crisis, the Metropolitan Opera House launched on 18 July the “MET Stars Live in Concert” project, a series of 12 paid online and live recitals featuring the greatest opera stars of the moment. Throughout the summer and until the […]
The famous Turin and Milan Festival, the MITO SettembreMusica will be held from September 4 to 19, 2020. As a precaution, the major international orchestras have not been invited this year, where 80 prestigious concerts are still scheduled starring great artists such as Ottavio Dantone, Michele Mariotti, Daniele Rustioni, Andrea Lucchesini, Enrico Dindo, Giovanni Sollima,… […]
Tous à l’Opéra! The French event will fortunately take place this season 2020. On Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 October 2020, the French opera houses open their doors to all Opera goers and curious. The event especially important this year is part of the World Opera Day. The wonderful mezzo Karine Deshayes is the godmother […]
Hard times also for the Opera Contests since the edition of the Long Thibaud Crespin Singing competition, scheduled for November 2020, the Paris Opera Competition which was supposed to take place at the Palais Garnier in January 21 and Operalia the famous Placido Domingo competition expected in October in Tel Aviv are all postponed. […]
Dear readers, Each year, many of you look forward to the release of the new Music & Opera Guide around the World. As you know, the unprecedented crisis that we are still going through has considerably changed cultural life by imposing silence in the halls where classical music usually resonates. Even if Operas and Concert […]
