Artists

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Hervé Robbe in the spotlight

A renowned choreographer from the 1980s to the present day, Hervé Robbe is the subject of an exhibition entitled (RE)collection “Chemins dansants”. From 27 February to 16 March 2024, the Centre national de la danse (CND) and Chaillot – Théâtre national de la Danse are devoting a major exhibition around his artistic approach and his […]

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Jan Vogler launches the first Hojotoho!

On Saturday 9 April 2024 in Prague, the exceptional concert performance of Wagner’s Die Walküre will have the flavour of the inauguration of the Dresdner Musikfestspiele. Indeed, since last season, the celebrated cellist Jan Vogler, artistic director of the prestigious German festival, has teamed up with conductor Kent Nagano for a major Wagnerian project. To […]

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Everyone in love with Marina Viotti?

What better gift than to spend Valentine’s Day in the company of Marina Viotti? In Aix-en-Provence, the Grand Théâtre de Provence has invited the mezzo to perform with the Cercle de l’Harmonie conducted by Jérémie Rhorer on 14 February 2024 in a recital entitled ‘Amor, Furor‘. The special Valentine’s Day programme features arias from Verdi […]

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Holloway in Budapest, Druet in Amsterdam

2023 was a busy year for commemorations, but apart from the Callas and Ligeti centenaries, not all the artists and composers received the same media coverage. Such is the case of Edouard Lalo, born on 27 January 1823, who received little coverage on his 200th birthday. The Palazzetto Bru Zane makes up for this injustice […]

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The reign of Steve Reich in Paris

The works of contemporary composer Steve Reich are performed all over the world, but this season Paris has the chance to host 16 works by the famous minimalist composer, including two French premieres, as part of the 34th edition of the Présences festival. From 5 to 11 February 2024, at the Maison de la radio, […]

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Callas is 100

It’s a birthday no music lover worth his salt could ever forget. Today, 2 December 2023, Maria Callas, the legendary soprano, celebrates her 100th birthday. Happy birthday, madam, and thank you for everything you have contributed to the many opera lovers who still treasure you in their hearts!   Maria Callas © Publifoto – Milan […]

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Järvi, Haydn and Europe

The great artist Paavo Järvi has more than one string to his bow, conducting prestigious orchestras around the world every season. Conductor of the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich since 2020, he maintains a special relationship with his other orchestra, the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, of which he has been Artistic Director since 2004. Following the success of his […]

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Bob Wilson’s three Turandots

From 6 to 29 November 2023, the Opéra Bastille once again welcomes the aesthetic universe of Bob Wilson with his production of Puccini’s Turandot. For the occasion, two sopranos were to alternate on stage. While Tamara Wilson will make her Paris Opéra debut before playing Beatrice di Tenda in Bellini’s opera on the same stage […]

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Marie-Laure Garnier wears the Wings of Desire

After Trois mélodies sur des poèmes de Pierre de Ronsard recorded for the B Records label, young French composer Othman Louati reunites with his interpreter, soprano Marie-Laure Garnier, for the world premiere of his very first opera, Les Ailes du désir. The libretto by Gwendoline Soublin, based on an original idea by Johanny Bert, is […]

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Elīna, Kate, Marie-Agnès and Carole too!

The suspense has just been lifted and the evening promises to be even more thrilling. While the Opéra national de Paris has been carefully guarding the names of the artists invited to the Gala tribute to Maria Callas on 2 December 2023, the 100th anniversary of her birth, it has just unveiled the names of […]