The Grand Théâtre de Genève Foundation Board has announced that Alain Perroux will succeed Aviel Cahn as General Manager of the Grand Théâtre de Genève from the 2026-2027 season. Cahn will leave the GTG at that time to take up a position as General Manager of the Deutsche Oper in Berlin. Perroux studied choral conducting and singing at the Conservatoire {…}
On March 28, 2023, the Grand Theatre de Geneve will present the world premiere of Christian Jost’s “Journey Towards Hope.” The new work adapts the film of the same name by Swiss filmmaker Xavier Koller and follows a displaced Kurdish family’s journey to Switzerland. Originally scheduled for release in spring of 2020, the work will make its premiere this March, {…}
German composer Christian Jost’s new opera “Voyage vers l’Espoir” (“Journey of Hope”) will make its world premiere at the Grand Théâtre de Geneve. Káta Weber’s libretto is based on Xavier Koller’s Academy Award-winning film of the same name. The story explores the experience of “displacement, migration, and the search for a promised land” by following a Kurdish family who abandoned {…}
(Credit: Fabien Bergerat) Grand Théâtre de Genève is set to present Monteverdi’s masterpiece “Il Ritorno d’Ulisse in Patria” this February. The opera will be directed by Flemish collective FC Bergman and is set to star Mark Padmore in the title role. Joining him will be Sara Mingardo as Pénélope and Jorge Navarro Colorado as Télémaque. Fabio Biondi conducts the Europa {…}
The Grand Théâtre de Genève has announced its 2022-23 season which is centered on the theme of “Mondes en migration.” The season commences with Gesualdo’s “Sparge la Morte.” The work will be directed by Davide et Giuseppe Di Liberto. Performance Dates: Sept. 7 & 8, 2022 Halévy’s “La Juive” will be conducted by Marc Minkowski with scenic direction by David {…}
(Credit: Werner Kmetitsch) The Grand Théâtre de Genève has announced that the performance of Bizet’s “Les Pêcheurs de Perles” on Dec. 26 will go on without an orchestra in the pit. “For safety reasons related to COVID, the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande has determined that the risk of being present in the orchestra pit is too great, and has {…}
The Grand Théâtre de Genève has announced its 2021-22 season with a variety of programs including opera, recitals and ballet as well as family events. For the purposes of this article, we will only focus on the opera and recitals. Opera Leonardo Marino and Pablo Jakob’s “Huit Minutes” will make its world premiere in François Renou’s production. The new opera will {…}
The Grand Théâtre de Genève has announced the cancelation and postponement of several upcoming productions. Per its official website, the company unveiled that the decision was made in accordance with protocols instituted to prevent the continued spread of COVID-19. First up is a production of Verdi’s “La Traviata” that was set to take place between June 20 – July 3, {…}
(Credit: Fabien Bergerat) Members of L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande have been hit by a COVID-19 outbreak during rehearsals of “Parsifal” at the Grand Théâtre de Genève. Per reports, several musicians and conductor Jonathan Gott were all hit by the virus. In a press release, the Foundation of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande voted unanimously to cancel all musical activity {…}
(Credits: © Julien Benhamou / Kamil Szkopik) The Festival de Pâques will present a night of baroque music to be live-streamed on March 31, 2021 at 8:30 p.m. The performance will star mezzo-soprano Lea Desandre and counter-tenor Jakub Józef Orliński. The two singers will perform works by Jean-Philippe Rameau, Giulio Caccini, Henry Purcell, Georg Friedrich Händel, Thomas Dunford, Reynaldo Hahn, {…}
Credit: Fabien Bergerat / Basel.com The Grand Théâtre de Genève and Theater Basel have announced that they will remain closed until March 31, 2021. The two opera houses thus join the Opernhaus Zürich, which has already closed until Easter 2021. Per official statements, the opera houses said they were forced to extend the closure based on the decision of the {…}