Benjamin Bernheim Headlines Berlin Philharmonic’s New Year’s Eve Concert

Benjamin Bernheim will join the Berlin Philharmonic and chief conductor Kirill Petrenko for its annual New Year’s concert. The tenor will perform aria from Bizet’s “Carmen,” Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin,” Massenet’s “Werther,” and Gounod’s “Romeo et Juliette.” The evening will also include Tchaikovsky’s “Fantasy Overture Romeo and Juliette” and as music by Bizet, Chabrier, and Gershwin. The concert, which will be performed {…}

Aug 25, 2025

Kirill Petrenko Named Recipient of 2026 Léonie Sonning Music Prize

Kirill Petrenko has been named the recipient of will receive the 2026 Léonie Sonning Music Prize. The historic honor comes with 1 million DKK, and Petrenko will join such recipients as Leonard Bernstein, Igor Stravinsky, and Miles Davis, who have previously been awarded the prize. The Russian conductor will receive the prize next year in a gala concert at DR {…}

Oct 29, 2024

Teatro alla Scala 2023-2024 Review: Der Rosenkavalier

(Photo: Brescia e Amisano © Teatro all Scala) Austrian writer Hugo von Hofmannsthal confessed that he drew inspiration for “Der Rosenkavalier’s” libretto from Molière’s comedies, weaving them together with the roles of Italian commedia dell’arte. He wrote, “The characters were there, performing right in front of us: the Buffoon, the Old Man, the Young Man, the Lady, the Cherubino… Each {…}

Mar 22, 2022

Kirill Petrenko to Launch Campaign for Ukraine Relief

The Berlin Philharmonic Music Director Kirill Petrenko has announced he donating money to launch a campaign for Ukraine relief. The conductor announced that he will donate 100,000 Euros to launch the campaign at the Baden-Baden Easter Festival. He said in a press conference, “The festival will be overshadowed by the terrible war. People need all possible support from us. During the {…}

May 10, 2021

Teatro Real, Lise Davidsen, & Javier Camarena Win Top Awards at 2021 Opera Awards

The International Opera Awards have announced its 2021 winners with Teatro Real, Robert Carsen, Lise Davidsen and Javier Camarena taking top awards. The Teatro Real took home the top award for Opera Company of the year. The company was one of the few companies in the world to continue performing throughout the pandemic and produced the historical production of “La {…}

Feb 13, 2021

Michael Spyres, Ekaterina Semenchuk & Diana Damrau Lead Berlin Philharmonic Online Festival

(Credits: © Marco Borrelli / OnP / © Alexey Kostromin / OnP / © Jiyan Chen) The Berlin Philharmonic Online Festival’s “The Golden Twenties” will be held from February 13 until February 27, 2021. For the purpose of this article, we will focus only on the vocal works. First up is Igor Stravinsky’s “Oedipus Rex.” The showcase will star Ekaterina {…}

Jan 6, 2021

Diana Damrau & Kirill Petrenko Headline Broadcast from Berlin Philharmonic

(Credits: © Jiyan Chen / (c) Wilfried Hösl) Rai5 will broadcast a 2019 concert from the Berlin Philharmonic featuring soprano Diana Damrau on Jan. 6 at 9:15 p.m. CET. The Berlin Philharmonic Chief Conductor Kirill Petrenko conducted. The program for the concert includes the overture from “Girl Crazy” and “An American in Paris” by George Gershwin; “If I loved you” {…}

Aug 21, 2020

Q & A: Elisabet Strid on New Beginnings, COVID-19 and Overcoming Obstacles

(Credit: Emelie Kroon) When COVID-19 struck a few months back, one of the final “live” performances to take the stage was a rendition of Wagner’s “Die Walküre” in Sweden. Among the performers in that production was dramatic soprano Elisabet Strid, who took on the role of Sieglinde. Strid, who has performed in such opera houses as the Teatro Real, Lyric {…}

Jun 11, 2020

Jonas Kaufmann & Kirill Petrenko Team Up for Bayerische Staatsoper’s Final Monday Concert

(Credit: Gregor Hohenberg / Sony Classical) Jonas Kaufmann and conductor Kirill Petrenko will join forces to close out the Bayerische Staatsoper’s Monday concert series on June 29, 2020. The famed tenor is poised to sing Mahler’s “Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen” in a program that will also include R. Strauss’ Orchestral Suite from the Music to the “Citizen as Noble” of {…}

Dec 3, 2019

Bayerische Staatsoper 2019–20 Review: Die tote Stadt

(Credits: W. Hoesl) “A single dream is more powerful than a thousand realities.” J.R.R. Tolkien We all dream. About a better world, a better life, pure happiness. But a man who has suffered the loss cannot be carefree anymore, even in the illusional life. Forced to live in a world where his sweetest dreams always turn into his worst nightmares, {…}

May 10, 2019

Cecilia Bartoli, Christiane Karg & Philippe Jaroussky Headline Philharmonie Luxembourg’s 2019-20 Season

Philharmonie Luxembourg has announced its 15th anniversary season. For the purposes of this article, we will focus on vocal performances. The 2019-20 season will kick off with Esa-Pekka Salonen conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra. Soprano Rebecca Nelsen will be featured vocally. The program will include Berg’s “Lulu” Suite and Mahler’s Symphony No. 9. Performance Date: Oct. 3, 2019 William Christie will lead {…}

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