Elīna Garanča, Joyce DiDonato & Günther Groissböck Highlight Musikverein Wien’s 2020-21 Season

(Credit: Paul Schirnhofer/DG/Chris Singer) The Musikverein Wien has announced its 2020-21 Season featuring a number of great stars. For this article of the Austrian concert hall, vocal performances have been highlighted. Michael Havlicek joins the Philharmonia Schrammeln for “Schlawi(e)nerisches.” Performance Date: Oct. 6, 2020 Andrés Orozco-Estrada conducts Haydn’s Die Schöpfung. Oratorium with soloists Christiane Karg, Benjamin Bruns, and Florian Boesch. Performance {…}

May 20, 2020

Adam Plachetka, Simona Saturova, Katerina Knezikova Headline Czech Philharmonic’s Mozart Benefit Gala

The Czech Philharmonic will be hosting a Mozart Benefit Gala on Saturday, May 23, 2020 to raise money for the People in Need Foundation, specifically for those with economic challenges resulting from the COVID-19 crisis and for the education of children. The concert will be led by Principal Guest conductor Tomáš Netopil with concert master Jiří Vodička and 39 members {…}

Jan 7, 2020

Prague’s State Opera Reopens With Gala Performance

(Credit: Andreas Praefcke) The Prague’s State Opera historical building is back in business. After three years of reconstruction, the famed venue opened its door with a gala concert on Jan. 5, 2020 staged by Alice Nellis. The concert, which feature a number of Czech politicians in attendance, showcased a wide range of music from such composers as Wagner, Mozart, Janacek, {…}

Jun 5, 2019

Ruxandra Donose & Kateřina Kněžíková Highlight Bamberger Symphoniker’s 2019-20 Season

Bamberger Symphoniker has announced its 2019-20 season. For the purposes of this article, we will focus on vocal and opera-related performances. Jakub Hrůša will conduct the Bamberger Symphoniker during a performance of Wagner’s Prelude to “Lohengrin.” The program will also include Bohuslav Martinů’s Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 2 in G Minor, Brahms’ Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, {…}