As the New York Philharmonic prepares to move back into Lincoln Center, the cultural complex is making a gesture to its generous donors. The renovated David Geffen Hall will now bear the names of Clara Wu Tsai and Joe Tsai. With $50 million donated to accelerate the project, the Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall […]

While some performances of Lakmé at the Opéra Comique in September and October 2022 are already almost sold out, soprano Sabine Devieilhe is making headlines. She is scheduled to appear in Handel’s Alcina at the Palais Garnier from 28 November to 17 December 2021 as Morgana for the first time. She will then fly to […]

For this new 2021-2022 season, ABAO Bilbao is offering an ambitious programme of new productions with 8 titles covering the French, Italian and German repertoire. (Verdi, Rossini, Offenbach, Poulenc…) The season just began with a major premiere: a new performance at the ABAO of Offenbach’s Tales of Hoffmann with an exceptional cast (Michael Fabiano, Jessica […]

The most Italian of French operas, Gounod’s Romeo and Juliet, has not been performed at the  Opéra national de Paris  since 1985 (sic). From 13 to 21 December 2021, the  Opéra Comique  will once again perform the great masterpiece with an ideal cast (Julie Fuchs, Jean-François Borras, Adèle Charvet, Philippe-Nicolas Martin, Jérôme Boutillier with Laurent […]

Omer Meir Wellber, who was scheduled to conduct the next performances of Cilea’s Adriana Lecouvreur at the Wiener Staatsoper (22, 25, 29 October, 2 & 5 November 2021), has cancelled his visit to Vienna due to injury. In his place, Asher Fisch will conduct David McVicar’s beautiful production with a superb cast: Ermonela Jaho, Elina […]

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 […]

Anne-Sophie Mutter, Jonas Kaufmann, Daniel Barenboim, Cecilia Bartoli, Daniil Trifonov, Julia Fischer, Khatia Buniatishvili, le Wiener Philharmoniker…The 21-22 season of MünchenMusik offers a first-class programme with the world’s most renowned artists and orchestras. It will begin on 16 October with a concert at the Isarphilharmonie in Munich with a prestigious cast (Daniil Trifonov (piano), Valery Gergiev, […]

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 […]

Florence and music have a long history! Opera was born here and the city has never stopped bringing the art of classical music to the highest level. The Teatro del Maggio Musicale was inaugurated about ten years ago and has acquired a great reputation. Music lovers are eagerly awaiting the imminent opening of the new auditorium. This […]

For many seasons now, the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden has established itself as one of the most important German concert venues thanks to its rich program. This year again, prestigious orchestras are on stage (the Berliner Philharmoniker, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the Mariinsky Orchestra…) as well as international soloists (Yuja Wang, Gautier Capuçon, Julia Fischer…). In addition […]