Stéphane Degout, Sally Matthews, Olga Peretyatko & Enea Scala Lead La Monnaie ‘s 2022-23 Season

La Monnaie de Munt in Brussels has announced its 2022-23 season featuring eight productions and a number of concerts. Here is a look at the operatic and vocal performances. Opera Nathalie Stutzmann conducts David Marton’s production of Tchaikovsky’s “The Queen of Spades” with Dmitry Golovnin, Laurent Naouri, Jacques Imbrailo, Anne Sofie Von Otter, Anna Nechaeva, and Charlotte Hellekant. Performance Date: {…}

Mar 20, 2022

Ravenna Festival Announces 2022 Season

The Ravenna Festival has announced its 2022 season. For the purposes of this article we will focus on the Italian festival’s vocal performances. The Mahler Chamber Orchestra led by Daniel Harding conductor will showcase “Azio Corghi Tra la carne e il cielo,” a poetical dramaturgy Maddalena Mazzocut-Mis from Pier Paolo Pasolini for concertante cello, male narrator, soprano, piano, and orchestra. {…}

Feb 26, 2022

Joyce DiDonato, Benjamin Bernheim, Emőke Baráth & Ian Bostridge Lead New CD/DVD Releases

This week audiences will get solo albums by one of the great mezzos of her generation and two baroque albums. There is also a debut album and a new DVD of Offenbach’s masterwork. Here is a look at this week’s new releases. Eden Joyce DiDonato releases her latest album featuring music by Handel, Gluck, Wagner, Mahler, Ives, Copland, and Oscar-winner {…}

Feb 10, 2022

Louise Alder, Ian Bostridge, Wallis Giunta, Dorothea Röschmann Headline Leeds Lieder Festival 2022

The Leeds Lieder Festival has announced its 2022 slate which kicks off on April 28, 2022 and runs through May 1. Mezzo-soprano Shakira Tsindos, baritone Dominic Sedgwick, and pianist Ian Tindale will present Dove’s song cycle “Man, Woman, Child” as well as music by Frank Bridge, Gerald Finzi, Rebecca Clarke, and Roger Quilt, among others. Performance Date: April 28, 2022 {…}

Oct 29, 2021

Sabine Devieilhe, Stéphanie d’Oustrac, Véronique Gens, Ian Bostridge & Stéphane Degout Headline Opéra Comique’s 2022 Season

(Credit: © Julia Lamoureux) Opéra Comique in Paris has announced its 2022 season, featuring seven operas. Here is the full slate. Ambroise Thomas’ “Hamlet” opens the season with Sabine Devieilhe as Ophélie and Stéphane Degout in the title role. The cast also includes Laurent Alvaro, Sylvie Brunet-Grupposo, Pierre Derhet, Jérôme Varnier, Yu Shao, Geoffroy Buffière, and Nicolas Legoux. Louis Langrée {…}

Sep 10, 2021

Magdalena Kožená & Ian Bostridge Headline New CD/DVD Releases

This week audiences will get a chance to hear new albums from two famed singers. They will also get to experience two rarely performed operas. Here is a look a the new releases. Respighi Songs – Ian Bostridge, Saskia Giorgini PENTATONE releases Ian Bostridge and Saskia Giorgini’s latest album dedicated to rarely-recorded songs by Ottorino Respighi. This selection of songs {…}

Jul 16, 2021

Diego Matheuz & Ian Bostridge Headline Festival Musica sull’Acqua’s Closing Night

On July 17 and 18, Diego Matheuz, Ian Bostridge, and the MACH Orchestra will conclude the 27th edition of the Festival Musica sull’Acqua at Lake Cuomo, Italy. The concerts which will take place at the Auditorium S. Antonio di Morbegno and Palazzo Gallio in Gravedona and will be led by Matheuz who will conduct the MACH Orchestra (Music Art Creativity {…}

Jun 11, 2021

Renée Fleming, Diana Damrau, Joyce DiDonato, Lise Davidsen & Ian Bostridge Lead Elbphilharmonie Hamburg’s 2021-22 Season

(Credits: Operabase official website / Jiyang Chen / Simon Pauly / Ray Burmiston / Opus 3 Artists official website) The Elbphilharmonie Hamburg has announced its 2021-22 season. For the purposes of this article, we will focus on the vocal works only. Baritone Matthias Goerne presents works by Richard Wagner alongside conductor Manfred Honeck. Performance date: Aug. 29, 2021 Soprano Diana {…}

Jun 3, 2021

Elsa Dreisig, Anita Rachvelishvili & Corinne Winters Lead Grand Théâtre de Genève’s 2021-22 Season

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 {…}

May 28, 2021

Xavier Sabata, Patricia Petibon & Ian Bostridge Highlight Auditori de Barcelona’s 2021-22 Season

The Auditori de Barcelona has announced its 2021-22 season featuring a variety of music and soloists from around the world. Here is a look at the vocal highlights. Juliet Fraser joins the ‎Plus-Minus Ensemble for music by Cassandra Miller. Performance Date: Sept. 30, 2021 Maria Hinojosa and Anna Alàs join Francisco Poyato, Anna Crexells, and the SEED Ensemble for songs {…}

May 24, 2021

Roderick Williams, Ian Bostridge, Dame Sarah Connolly, Dorothea Röschmann Headline Oxford Lieder Festival’s 2021 Season

The Oxford Lieder Festival has announced its 20th anniversary season, which is set to take place between Oct. 8-23, 2021. Per a press release, the showcase will feature over 80 events with such artists as Ian Bostridge, Dame Sarah Connolly, Dietrich Henschel, Thomas Oliemans, Christoph Prégardien, Dorothea Röschmann, Carolyn Sampson, Anna Stéphany, Camilla Tilling, Robin Tritschler, Roderick Williams, Catriona Morison, Simon Bode, Stuart Jackson, Konstantin Krimmel, and Helen Charlston. In addition to {…}