(Photo: Herwig Prammer) Richard Wagner wrote the libretto of “Tannhäuser” drawing on medieval German mythology, although its protagonist was probably inspired by a real person who lived in the thirteenth century. Mythology functions as a mechanism of psychological externalization: it takes the abstract, often chaotic dynamics of the human subconscious—our conflicting impulses, fears, and cultural values—and projects them into tangible {…}
The Opus Klassik has announced its 2026 winners. Here are the vocal winners. The Female Singer of the Year went to Anna Lucia Richter for “Gustav Mahler – Songs of Fate” while the Male Singer of the Year went to Andrè Schuen for “Mozart.” The Conductor of the Year went to Andris Nelsons for “Felix Mendelssohn: Symphonies & Oratorios” while {…}
The Philharmonie Luxembourg has announced its 2026-27 season. Here are the vocal performances. The Cleveland Orchestra under Franz Welser-Möst perform works by Strauss with Golda Schultz as the soloist. Performance Sate: Oct. 5, 2026 Elionor Martínez and Josep Maria Martí Duran join forces for works by Caccini, Campmany, Dowland, Ferrabosco, Händel, Hidalgo, Monteverdi, Nicholson, Purcell, and Strozzi. Performance Sate: Oct. 27, {…}
Ibermusica has announced its 2026-27 season. Here are the vocal performances. Gustavo Dudamel conducts the New York philharmonic and Orfeó Català in Prokofiev, Di Castri, and Adams. Performance Date: Oct. 13, 2026 Le Concert D’Astrée and Emmanuelle Haïm lead Handel’s Messiah with Lucy Crowe, Carlo Vistoli, Lunga Eric Hallam, and Ashley Riches Performance Date: Dec. 10, 2026 The Deutsche Radio {…}
The Wiener Konzerthaus has announced its 2026-27 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. VOCES8 leads a program of music by William Byrd, Virgil Thomson, Caroline Shaw, Morten Lauridsen, William Billings, Bobby McFerrin, Eric Whitacre, Taylor Scott Davis, Samuel Barber, Richard Rodgers, and Billy Strayhorn. Performance Date: Sept. 16, 2026 The Mahler Academy Orchestra will be joined by Fleur Barron and Philipp von Steinaecker in music by Mahler. Performance {…}
The Dresden Philharmonic has announced its 2026-27 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Kreuzkantor Martin Lehmann conducts Mendelssohn with soloists Julia Kleiter, Marie Henriette Reinhold, and Mauro Peter. Performance Date: Sept. 4, 2026 Sir Donald Runnicles conducts Orff’s “Carmina Burana” with Lilit Davtyan, Sunnyboy Dladla, and Thomas Lehman. Performance Dates: Sept. 12 & 13, 2026 The orchestra is set {…}
BCN Classics has announced its 2026-27 season. Here are the vocal performances. Gustavo Dudamel conducts the New York Philharmonic and the Orfeó Català in music by John Adams, Zosha Di Castri, and Prokófiev. Performance Date: Oct. 12, 2026 Lucy Crowe, Carlo Vistoli, Lunga Eric Hallam and Ashley Riches join Le Concert d’Astrée and Emmanuelle Haïm for Handel’s “Messiah.” Performance Date: Dec. {…}
(Photo credits: Hole, Karpati&Zarewicz, Light) The Jury of the International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) announced the winners of the awards for the 2026 edition. This article only features winners in vocal categories. Conductor and music director of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Jakub Hrůša, was named the artist of the year. Composer of the year was given to Péter {…}
(Photo: Monika Rittershaus) After thirteen years as artistic director at the Zurich Opera House, Andreas Homoki leaves his post to Matthias Schulz and presents his last production in Zurich: a staged performance of Mendelssohn’s oratorio “Elias.” Mendelssohn wrote the oratorio in 1846, in a style reminiscent of Baroque oratorios, with Bach and Handel as its clear inspirations. The music blends Baroque and classical polyphony {…}
The Berlin Philharmonic has announced its 2025-26 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. The Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra under Karina Canellakis takes on the works of Olivier Messiaen, Pierre Boulez, Robin de Raaff, and Sergei Rachmaninoff. Liv Redpath and Netherlands Radio Choir are also featured. Performance Date: August 31, 2025 The Collegium Vocale Gent, Orchestre des Champs-Élysées, and Philippe {…}
The Festival Internacional de Santander has announced its 2025 season. Al Ayre Español and Bruno Campelo join forces for music by Lelio Colista, Arcangelo Corelli, Alessandro Scarlatti, Carlo Ambrogio Lonati, and Arcangelo Corelli. Performance Dates: August 5 & 6, 2025 El León de Oro and Marco Antonio García de Paz perform Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, Arvo Pärt, Félix Mendelssohn, Andrej {…}