(Credit: Bernd Uhlig / OnP) The production of “Ercole amante” at the Paris Opera represents both an artistic and a musicological event. The opera was composed in 1707 by Antonia Bembo, never performed during her lifetime and long presumed lost until it resurfaced in 1937 at the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Its rediscovery eventually led to a concert performance in {…}
Opéra de Rouen Normandie has announced its 2026-27 season. Opera Aleksei Isaev, Peixin Chen, Ekaterina Sannikova, and Matteo Roma star in Verdi’s “Macbeth.” Pierre Dumoussaud conducts the production by Ambre Kahan. Performance Dates: Sept. 25-Oct. 3, 2026 Alexandre Duhamel leads Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale” with Francesca Pia Vitale, Matteo Mancini, and Pietro Adaini. Performance Dates: Nov. 10-14, 2026 Stephen Sondheim’s “Company” will {…}
Soprano Julie Fuchs and baritone Edwin Crossley-Mercer will perform alongside the young musicians of ADO — Apprentissage de l’Opéra at the Palais Garnier on June 13, 2026. The showcase, conducted by Victor Jacob, will be presented with the support of Flavia and Barden Gale and features the two youth orchestras, the Orchestre Rudolf Noureev and the Orchestre Maria Callas, performing {…}
The Victoires de la Musique Classique announced its 2026 laureates on March 20 in France. Soprano Sabine Devieilhe took the award for Artiste lyrique, taking home the prize over tenor Stanislas de Barbeyrac and soprano Julie Fuchs. In the Révélation Artiste lyrique category, soprano Tamara Bounazou won over Lóntine Maridat-Zimmerlin and Lucie Peyramaure. In the recording category, Alpha Classic’s rendition {…}
Orchestre de l’Agora will present the fourth edition of the “Gala de la Terre” on July 4, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. at the Fernand-Lindsay Amphitheatre in Joliette, Quebec. The concert, which will be conducted by Conductor and Artistic Director Nicolas Ellis, will mark the opening of the Festival de Lanaudière at Canada’s largest outdoor concert venue. The evening opens with Claude {…}
(© Christophe Abramowitz) A recording of the celebratory performance marking the reopening of Notre-Dame on Dec. 7, 2024, is now available for streaming on Platoon. A highlight of the ceremony was the performance of the hymn, “Amazing Grace” by soprano Pretty Yende, accompanied by the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France under the baton of Gustavo Dudamel. Also included on the {…}
Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. Check the latest solo releases, including a digital concert from a leading countertenor and a world premiere recording of a modern-day requiem. Warsaw Sessions Award-winning Iranian-Canadian countertenor Cameron Shahbazi releases his latest digital concert project, Warsaw Sessions, created in collaboration with pianist Sophia {…}
(Photo: Brescia e Amisano / Teatro alla Scala) When Gaetano Donizetti arrived in Paris in October 1838, he was already one of the great figures of bel canto. Yet what he sought in the French capital was professional stability and institutional recognition–something Italy had not always granted him. Within a few months he had conquered, along with the French language itself, {…}
The Opéra Grand Avignon has announced its 2025-26 season. Opera Débora Waldman conducts a production of Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” by Frédéric Roels. The opera will star Armando Noguera, Gabrielle Philiponet, Lianghua Gong, Mischa Schelomianski, Anaïk Morel, Tomislav Lavoie, Aimery Lefèvre, and Eduarda Melo. Performance Dates: Oct. 10-14, 2025 Mauro Borgioni, Marie Théoleyre, Floriane Hasler, Anna Rheinold, Furio Zanasi, and Salvo Vitale {…}
Les Talens Lyriques releases its 2025-26 season. Lully’s “Proserpine” opens the 2025 season. Marie Lys, Véronique Gens, Olivier Gourdy, Jean-Sébastien Bou, Ambroisine Bré, Laurent Kilsby, Apolline Raï-Westphal, Nick Pritchard, Olivier Cesarini, and David Witczak make up the cast. They are joined by Chœur de Chambre de Namur led by Thibaut Lenaerts, and Les Talens Lyriques under the direction of Christophe {…}
Julie Fuchs has announced her new festival “Nos jours heureux.” The new festival will be held from August 21 to 24, 2025, and will be dedicated to tango and classical music. Here is a look at the vocal performances. The opening night gala will showcase Julie Fuchs, Monroe Rigby, and Francois Lambret.The program will include music by Bizet, Offenbach, Mozart, {…}