Following a very disappointing production of Mozart’s “Die Entführung aus dem Serail” the day before, the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées presented a one-night-only concert version of Handel’s “Ariodante” on June 7, conducted by Andrea Marcon. To begin with, it must be acknowledged that the La Cetra Barockorchester Basel performed Handel’s highly melodious, harmonious, and expressive score very well. A sense {…}
The Sinfónica de Tenerife has announced 2026-27 season titled “Libertad o destino.” Here are the vocal performances. Berna Perles and Olesya Petrova perform Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 with Pablo Gonzalez conducting. Performance Dates: Sept. 10 & 11, 2026 Serena Sáenz and José Antonio López perform Brahms’ “German Requiem.” Victor Pablo Perez conducts. Performance Dates: March 18 & 19, 2027 The {…}
Spain’s Ópera de Tenerife has announced its 2026-27 season. Ópera en minúscula The season opens with “Luciérnaga” by Gabriela Ortiz. Ludwig Carrasco conducts the Classical Laguna Experience Orchestra, and César Martín will direct the production starring Carmen Acosta and Javier Santos. Performance Date: Sept. 12, 2026 The second work will be “Svadba (La boda)” by Ana Sokolović in a production by {…}
The Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León has announced its 2025-26 season. Here is a look at the two vocal performances of the season. Therry Fischer and Magdalena Kožená lead opening night in a program of music by Albeniz, Berlioz, and Beethoven. Performance Dates: Oct. 3 & 4, 2025 Thierry Fischer conducts Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with Louise Foor, Carmen {…}
The Palau de les Arts has announced its 2025-26 season. Lorenzo Viotti conducts Gounod’s “Faust” in a production by Johannes Erath. Iván Ayón-Rivas, Alex Esposito, Ruth Iniesta, Florian Sempey, and Ekaterine Buachidze. Performance Dates: Oct. 3-15, 2025 Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s “La descente d’Orphée aux enfers” will star Josipa Bilić, Camille Chopin, Sarah Fleiss, Tanaquil Ollivier, Sydney Frodsham, Richard Pittsinger, Bastien Rimondi, Attila {…}
The Teatro de la Zarzuela has announced its 2025-26 season. Ángeles Blancas, Lana Kos, and Carmen Romeu lead Albéniz’s “Pepita Jiménez” alongside a cast that includes Leonardo Caimi, Antoni Lliteres, Ana Ibarra, Cristina Faus, Rodrigo Esteves, Rubén Amoretti, Pablo López, and Josep Fadó. Guillermo García Calvo conducts the production by Giancarlo Del Monaco. Performance Dates: Oct. 1-19, 2025 Emilio Arrieta’s “El Potosí Submarino” {…}
(Photo: Birgit Gufler) Christoph Graupner was a prolific German composer and harpsichordist from the late 17th and 18th centuries. Born near to the German city of Zwickau in 1683, he decided to study law in Leipzig before changing to follow a career in music. By 1705, he found himself working at the Oper am Gänsemarkt in Hamburg as a harpsichordist {…}
Programming for the 2024 Innsbruck Festival of Early Music has been announced. This article only features vocal performances. First up is a workshop for the upcoming performances of Giacomelli’s “Cesare in Egitto.” Soloists include Arianna Vendittelli, Emőke Barath, Filippo Mineccia, Margherita Maria Sala, Valerio Contaldo, and Federico Fiorio. Ottavio Dantone conducts the Accademia Bizantina. Performance Date: July 27, 2024 (Tyrolean {…}
The Franz Schubert Filharmonia has announced its 2024-25 season, which will continue at the Palau de la Música Catalana. There will be one vocal performance in the season. Here is a look. Núria Rial and José Antonio López lead a program featuring the Fauré Requiem. The program also includes music by Cherubini, Faure, and Farrenc and is conducted by Laurence {…}
(Credit: Sergio Parma) Spain’s Teatro Villamarta Jerez has announced its 2023-24 season. Ismael Jordi will give a recital in honor of Luis Mariano. Ruben Fernandez Aguirre accomapnies. Performance Date: Oct. 12, 2023 Ainhoa Arteta and Maria Terremoto lead “Que Suenen Con Alegria!” alongside conductor Francisco Lopez. Performance Date: Dec. 8, 2023 Jose Miguel Roman leads the Christmas Concert which includes {…}
The Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria has announced its 2023-24 season. Here are the vocal performances. Karel Mark Chichon conducts Verdi’s Requiem with soloists Krassimira Stoyanova, Dmytro Popov, Rihards Macanovskis, and Olesya Petrova. Performance Dates: Sept. 21, 2023 Elina Garanca, José Antonio López, María José Moreno, and Ismael Jordi lead “Luisa Fernanda” with Karel Mark Chichon. Performance Date: Oct. 20, 2023 Karel Mark {…}