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Esa-Pekka Salonen will not be staying in San Francisco

After successfully leading major orchestras such as the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Philharmonia, the legendary conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen, currently Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony, has announced that he will be stepping down from his contract in June 2025. He states that he does “not share the same goals for the future of […]

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Bar Avni a new Conductor’s name to remember

The third edition of the La Maestra International Competition for Women Conductors, held from 14 to 17 March 2024 at the Philharmonie de Paris, has just crowned Bar Avni. The 34-year-old Israeli conductor also walked away with almost all the other special prizes awarded during the competition: Prix des Salles et Orchestres français, Prix Echo […]

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Sally Matthews plagued by ghosts

Having been acclaimed by the press, from 2 to 14 May 2024 La Monnaie in Brussels returns to the sensational staging of Britten‘s The Turn of the Screw by Andrea Breth, regarded as one of the greatest ambassadors of German theatre. The intrigues at House Bly with strange ghosts and a few apparitions will torment […]

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A full encore for La Gioconda in Naples!

A rare announcement: the famous Teatro San Carlo in Naples is adding an extra date to a series of performances. On Sunday 7 April 2024 at 5 p.m., lucky spectators in the capital of Campania will be able to attend an extra performance of La Gioconda starring Anita Rachvelishvili, Jonas Kaufmann, Ludovic Tézier and Anna […]

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A silver rarity in Nancy

From 14 to 20 April 2024, the Opéra national de Lorraine presents a rare and unclassifiable masterpiece by Kurt Weill. The opera Der Silbersee (The Silver Lake) premiered in 1933 and was banned by the Nazis after the sixteenth performance. Ersan Mondtag, the new darling of German theatre, directs the show in exuberant costumes and […]

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Return of an infanticide at the Opéra national de Paris

A masterpiece of lyric tragedy, Marc-Antoine Charpentier‘s Médée is back on the bill of the Académie royale de Musique (former name of the Opéra national de Paris) after centuries of absence. Created in 1693 and then forgotten until the 1980s, this opéra is returning to the Académie for the first time, and will be performed […]

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Sydney asks Simone to direct more

Simone Young‘s contract as Principal Conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra has just been extended until the end of 2026. A pioneer, Simone Young is one of the first generation of women conductors to have an international career that has attracted media attention. Australia’s largest orchestra can count on the talent of her compatriot (Simone […]

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Jonathan Nott rubs shoulders with angels and a saint

Conductor Jonathan Nott, currently the brilliant musical director of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (whose contract has been extended until 2026), will soon be starring in a new production at Geneva’s Grand Théâtre. From 11 to 18 April 2024, Olivier Messiaen’s colossal masterpiece Saint François d’Assise will be staged by the Franco-Algerian visual artist […]

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A very new Ravel in Montpellier!

The Radio France Montpellier Occitanie Festival, to be held from 8 to 20 July 2024, has just announced a very fine programme, with one astonishing piece of information. On 9 July, François-Xavier Roth, at the helm of the Les Siècles orchestra, will conduct a world premiere of a previously unpublished work by Maurice Ravel. We […]

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Jonas Kaufmann in the Arena after Anna Netrebko

The great Verona Arena Festival is gradually announcing its cast. After the announcement of superstar Anna Netrebko (on August 2, 9 and 16 2024) in Puccini‘s Tosca, it will be Jonas Kaufmann‘s turn to come to the legendary Verona stage to sing in the composer’s masterpiece on the occasion of his anniversary year. The superstar […]