An example to follow ? The Minister-President of Bavaria Markus Söder announced a rescue plan for the cultural sector by increasing public spending on Culture from 90 million euros to 200 million. His statement “Bavaria is a country of culture” should be listened by a lot of leaders … Photo : Façade du Nationaltheater © […]
Savonlinna « same same but different » ! Due to the coronavirus epidemic, the famous Finnish Festival in the medieval Olavinlinna castle had to postpone his summer’s festival until 2021. All six opera production scheduled in 2020 will now take place in 2021. The Gala concert starring Karita Mattila is also maintained. Verdi’s La Traviata, […]
Philippe Maillard with his concerts serie Philippe Maillard Productions has established himself as a major and essential actor of classical and baroque music in Paris. The 2020-2021 season which has just been released will be special since it will be the thirtieth edition enhanced with some concerts postponed from 19/20. See all performances and book […]
The Royaumont Festival stands! The general director of the Foundation Francis Maréchal announced: “Subject to health and legal context, we are planning a lighter program, one concert or performance per weekend. The Festival will be held from Sunday September 6 to Saturday October 31. ” Photo : Festival de Royaumont © DR
In Australia too! The famous Sydney Opera House is closed like all the other theaters in the world but fortunatly he is also on the web broadcasting opera performances such as Lehàr’s Lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow) performed by the greatest Australian artist ever, Dame Joan Sutherland, to discover here. Opéra de Sydney © […]
Madness in Quarantine! The Monte-Carlo Opera offers each week to watch or re-watch one of its prestigious productions. This week, Act III of Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor directed by Jean Louis Grinda starring Olga Peretyatko, can be discovered as an example of what could happen if we are locked up way too long! Photo : […]
Ballet too! While digital platforms offer many operas, ballets are online too. This is the case, for example, of the Stuttgart Ballet which presents online two productions, Johan Inger’s Out of Breath and John Cranko’s Onegin. Photo : Stuttgart Ballet © DR site officiel
So many rumors can be found on the social media that it is difficult to sort the truth out. After the announcement of Chancellor Angela Merkel who banned all meetings, sporting events and concerts until August 31, at the earliest in Germany, one can read here and there that the concert venues would not reopen […]
Culture is in danger everywhere but it is particularly essential in certain countries. Luckily, the 48th Istanbul Music Festival scheduled to take place on 2-25 June 2020 is not canceled but postponed to the second half of September 2020 thanks to the fantastic entousiasm of the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV). Photo […]
News from Japan … Also forced to cancel its performances (until May 10, 2020), the New National Theater in Tokyo joins the list of Operas that broadcast their productions online. On their website, opera fans can appreciate Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte and then Puccini’s Turandot and Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin. Program : 10 April, 15:00 – […]
