The event went almost unnoticed, but on 8 October 2021 Munich inaugurated the Isarphilharmonie, its new ephemeral concert hall! The paradox is well known. Unlike its rival Berlin, Germany’s musical capital, which has a superlative opera house and some of the best orchestras in the world, can only accommodate them in the Gasteig, which has […]

The superstar violinist Renaud Capuçon, Artistic Director, and Dominique Bluzet, Executive Director, have just announced the official programme of the 2022 Easter Festival. After two years of turmoil, the audience will once again be able to applaud the fantastic artists always invited to perform at this exceptional musical event. The list of guest artists is […]

The 2021-2022 ‘Entra en escena’ (Enter the stage) season of the Teatro de la Maestranza opened yesterday with a masterful performance of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly under the musical direction of Alain Guingal. The Sevillian institution, which announced its programme during the summer, is committed to strengthening the link between artists and audiences. After Puccini, the […]

The 2021-2022 season of the Opéra de Nice announced under the sign of “renewal” in the words of its general director Bertrand Rossi, offers a rich and innovative program “adapted to all”.  You will find: 12 titles, new artistic proposals, 6 new productions, 1 opera in concert version, 2 world premieres, 2 operettas, 3 contemporary shows and a […]

All the teams of the Paris National Opera are mobilised to welcome again the audience in the best conditions and in compliance with current regulations from Tuesday 15 December 2020. On the stage of the Opéra Bastille, discover Nureyev’s ballet La Bayadère from 15 December, the great classic Bizet’s Carmen from 16 December, and Verdi’s […]

December 7th is the traditional date of the grand season opening at La Scala in Milan, the temple of the Opera. The pandemic still present don’t allow the performances to take place, yet a great concert will be performed this evening, broadcast on Rai 1, Radio 3 and Raiplay. Under the direction of the master […]

The 100th edition of the Salzburger Festspiele, the greatest international festival, was miraculously able to take place in 2020, but since then the window has closed. Usually announced in November, the programme of the new 2021 Festival, which is scheduled to take place in August 2021, will be unveiled a little later in mid-December. No […]

While waiting for the return of the audience in the Opera of Lyon, the famous building rehabilitated between 1989 and 1993 by Jean Nouvel can be visited. It is a safe stroll as it remains virtual. Discover it here, while waiting…   Photo : Opéra de Lyon © Franchella Stofleth

In the spring of 2020, the Opéra Orchestre Montpellier offered online concerts still available on the institution’s Youtube channel. This offer will soon be enriched with new performances to come, replay or exclusively online concerts, new podcasts, and other surprises are expected…   Photo : Opéra Orchestre Montpellier DR / Bureau des Congrès-Montpellier

While the streaming is resuming, the Zurich Opera House is offering some recent productions such as Donizetti’s Maria Stuarda with Diana Damrau and Salome Jicia free of charge on its replay. To be discovered from Friday 20 to Sunday 22 November 2020.   Photo : Opernhaus Zurich © Dominic Büttne