As he prepares to conduct the revival of Verdi‘s Simon Boccanegra (at the Opéra national de Paris from 12 March to 3 April 2024, directed by Calixto Bieito) with the exceptional Ludovic Tézier, eagerly awaited in the title role, conductor Thomas Hengelbrock has been appointed Music Director of the Orchestre de chambre de Paris. The […]
While it can boast a glorious past, Lisbon’s Teatro Nacional de São Carlos remains a low-key venue with a programme that European music lovers have been watching out for. The eighteenth-century theatre, located in the heart of the historic Chiado district, hosts only a handful of productions each season, as the institution has other, more […]
Since taking over the venue, the Opera a Palazzo troupe is planning two evenings of celebration, on 30 and 31 December 2023, in the enchanting setting of the Hôtel de la Monnaie in Paris. A performance of Verdi’s La Traviata on the 30th (as well as on 15 and 29 December) will be followed by […]
Hot topings at Milan’s Teatro alla Scala. As Verdi’s Don Carlo, the big event of the season opening, is being rehearsed, we learn of the defection of René Pape in the role of Filippo II. He is replaced by Michele Pertusi (as is Ekaterina Semenchuk in the role of Eboli by Veronica Simeoni on 30 […]
In a short space of time, soprano Lise Davidsen has easily established herself as one of the greatest voices of her generation. Her unique dramatic soprano has led to her being named Artist of the Year 2024 at the 63rd Musical America Worldwide Awards. Conductor Antonio Pappano, soloist Anthony McGill, composer Kevin Puts and the […]
After having cancelled his appearance at the Chorégies d’Orange last summer, at the Arena of Verona and after his defection in La Gioconda at La Scala in Milan, the Italian tenor Fabio Sartori, unavailable, will not be on the stage of the Teatro dell’Opera in Rome where he was supposed to perform as Radames either. […]
For December 2022, Oper Zürich has chosen safety by programming three great opera masterpieces: Puccini’s La bohème, Verdi’s La traviata and Puccini’s Tosca, but as it is almost Christmas, Sondra Radvanovsky, Jonas Kaufmann (alternating with Yusif Eyvazov) and Bryn Terfel are the gifts that adorn Tosca. Cherry on the Christmas tree, Juan Diego Flórez performs […]
Spectators at the Festival dell’Arena di Verona who were present at the incredible temple of opera on 28 August 2022 for a performance of Verdi’s Aida were in for a nice surprise. While another tenor had been announced, they were able to witness the Verona stage debut of Jonas Kaufmann as Radames. After the recitals, […]
From 20 March to 3 April 2022, the Deutsche Oper Berlin is perfroming a rare yet well-known Verdi opera. Les Vêpres Siciliennes was the first commission for Verdi by the Paris Opera, using a libretto by the leading author of the time, Eugène Scribe. After the success of Meyerbeer’s Prophète, another Grand Opéra Français, the […]
The line-up for the new 2022 season of the Verona Arena is spectacular. There is the prestige of two huge international stars. The magnificent prima ballerina Roberto Bolle and the fabulous Plácido Domingo will be on the huge stage in Verona for two beautiful evenings. Among the many masterpieces, Verdi’s Nabucco and Aida, Bizet’s Carmen […]
