Joyce DiDonato, Nicholas Phan, Fleur Barron Headline 92NY’s 2026-27 Tisch Music Season

92NY announces the 2026-27 Tisch Music Season. This article features the operatic events. Ema Nikolovska and guitarist Sean Shibe present the concert, “Orlando.” They will perform works by Massenet, Dowland, Schubert, Sasha Scott, Detlev Glanert, Thomas Adès, Has Abrahamsen, and Cassandra Miller, among others. Performance Date: Oct. 23, 2026 Les Arts Florissants gives a concert of works by Monteverdi. William Christie {…}

Apr 1, 2026

Les Arts Florissants Reveals Laureates of the 13th Edition of Le Jardin des Voix

Les Arts Florissants and its co-music directors, William Christie and Paul Agnew, have announced the six laureates of the 13th edition of Le Jardin des Voix who will participate in a new production of Cimarosa’s “Il matrimonio segreto” in the summer of 2027. The laureates are soprano Marianna Herzig (Austria), who will sing the role of Carolina as well as {…}

Feb 9, 2026

Vox Luminis, Barcelona Bruckner Choir, O Vos Omnes Perform in Easter Edition of Festival Perelada 2026

The Festival Perelada is set to present its 4th Easter Edition. The Festival opens with the revival of “Cristo condannato” by Antonio Caldara and Pietro Pariati. The cast includes Ana Quintans, Maite Beaumont, Nicolas Brooymans, Montserrat Seró, and Josep Ramon Olivé, accompanied by the Francesc Valls Choir, under the direction of Pere Lluís Biosca, who debuts at the festival as {…}

Nov 17, 2025

Les Arts Florissants to Return to BAM for ‘A Merry French Christmas’

Les Arts Florissants is set to make its first appearance at BAM since 2019 with three performances of “A Merry French Christmas” from Dec. 5–7, 2025. Founder and co-musical director William Christie leads the Orchestra and Choir in a program of sacred music by Marc-Antoine Charpentier, featuring the “Messe de Minuit pour Noël,” based on the melodies of 10 French {…}

Aug 13, 2025

Anne-Sofie von Otter, Davóne Tines, Reginald Mobley, & Key’mon Murrah Star in Frick Collection 2025-26 Season

(Credits: Rundquist, Morrison, Linder, Kramer) The Frick Collection announces its lineup for the 2025-26 season. This article only features vocal concerts. Mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter and pianist Kristian Bezuidenhout present an intimate Schubertiade featuring “Schwanengesang.” Performance Date: October 12, 2025 Paul Agnew leads Les Arts Florissants in vocal music of the Seventeenth-Eighteenth-Century Spain, France, and Italy Performance Date: October 26, {…}

Dec 29, 2024

Opéra-Comique Paris 2024-25 Review: Les Fêtes d’Hébé

(Photo: Vincent Pontet) If I were to rank the weakest opera libretti of all time, Jean-Philippe Rameau and Antoine-César Gautier de Montdorge’s “Les Fêtes d’Hébé ou Les Talents Lyriques” would certainly be in the top tier. Nevertheless, the opera-ballet possesses an allegorical charm that transcends the quality of its text—and it is a charm that is not solely musical. After {…}

Dec 18, 2024

Les Arts Florissants to Celebrate William Christie’s 80th Birthday at Carnegie Hall

(Credit: Vincent Pontet) Les Arts Florissants are set to take the stage of Carnegie Hall for a special concert on featuring works by Charpentier, Lully, and Rameau. The event, set for Jan. 28, 2025, will celebrate the 80th birthday of artistic director and conductor William Christie as he takes on some of his favorite works. Audiences will hear passages from {…}

May 23, 2024

Les Arts Florissants to Tour North America

(Photo credit: ©Julien Gazeau) This summer, Les Arts Florissants tours its semi-stage production of Purcell’s “The Fairy Queen” throughout North America. William Christie leads Les Arts Florissants and Le Jardin des Voix on the tour. Soloists include soprano Paulina Francisco, mezzo-sopranos Georgia Burashko, Rebecca Leggett, and Juliette Mey, tenor Ilja Aksionov and Rodrigo Carreto, baritone Hugo Herman-Wilson, and bass-baritone Benjamin {…}

Apr 15, 2024

Opéra de Paris 2024 Review: Médée

Photo credit: Elisa Haberer / Opéra national de Paris Paris Opera’s production of Charpentier’s “Médée” is not bad, but throughout the performance, operagoers will be filled with a sensation of uneasiness. It is not necessarily because of its murderous plot, but because the production feels unsuited to its musicians. It leaves one with the feeling of wearing a garment lent {…}

Mar 28, 2023

Opéra Royal de Versailles 2022-23 Review: Dido and Aeneas

Photo: Pablo Lorente Opéra Royal de Versailles’ “Dido and Aeneas” has, on paper, great musicians, a good stage director, good dancers, and even William Christie. But that was not enough to prevent leaving the theater frustrated. The principal point of frustration came from how poorly conceived the production itself was. This failure is exclusive to good and well-intentioned artists—those from {…}

Mar 22, 2021

Les Arts Florissants Premieres ‘Charpentier, Grands Motets’ on Qwest TV This April

(Credit: Vincent Pontet) Les Arts Florissants is set to collaborate with Qwest TV, a global video platform, to offer the exclusive broadcast of the film “Charpentier, Grands Motets” recorded at Versailles’ Royal Chapel. While the original concert program was canceled at the Royal Chapel at Versailles and at La Coursive in La Rochelle, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this production {…}