He announced it back in 2022. Swiss conductor Philippe Jordan will not renew his prestigious contract as Music Director of the Wiener Staatsoper, following deep disagreements with Bogdan Roščić, the General Director of the renowned Austrian opera house. Just weeks before Jordan’s departure, after serving since 2020, the news takes on a very real turn […]

The twelve years he spent at the helm of the Paris National Opera left an indelible mark. Currently holding a head position at the Vienna State Opera, Philippe Jordan has expressed discomfort while announcing that he will not renew his term, which ends in 2025. Parisians and France eagerly awaited his return, and now it’s […]

What if the best Parsifal of the season was Viennese? Wagner‘s opera will be performed at the prestigious Vienna State Opera from 6 to 16 April 2023, during Easter week as tradition demands. The sacred stage festival is conduted by Philippe Jordan, who has assembled a prestigious cast with Klaus Florian Vogt succeeding Jonas Kaufmann […]

By posting a photo of her New Year’s Eve in Vienna surrounded by the prominent conductors Klaus Mäkelä and Philippe Jordan, she made the buzz. The famous pianist Yuja Wang has not forgotten her art, however, defending the concertos of the contemporary composer Magnus Lindberg, which she will perform this season in New York, Rome, […]

It will be behind closed doors, but the performances of Wagner’s Ring conducted by Philippe Jordan at the head of the Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris will take place at the Opéra Bastille. On December 26, 28, 30 et January 2 (8 pm), the prestigious cast including Lise Davidsen, Iain Paterson, Andreas Schager, Ricarda […]

When Paris is already in tears, Vienna can rejoice: conductor Philippe Jordan now Music Director of the Opéra national de Paris has been named Musikdirektor of the Wiener Staatsoper from 2020!