(Photo Credit: Thomas Rabsch) Antonello Manacorda has been appointed artistic and music director of Les Siècles. Born in Turin and based in Berlin, Manacorda served as artistic and music director of the Kammerakademie Potsdam from 2010 to 2025. His career was significantly shaped by his close collaboration with conductor Claudio Abbado, who appointed him concertmaster of the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester {…}
(Photo : Vincent PONTET) From March 21 to April 6, the Théâtre des Champs Elysées presents a new production of Jules Massenet’s “Werther,” staged by Christof Loy and directed by Silvia Aurea De Stefano. It’s probably no exaggeration to consider it one of the best of the first quarter of 2025, at least. In fact, it’s been a long time {…}
(Photo: © Vincent Pontet) A few moments before the start of the opera, a friend of mine told me that this is the first time Aquarius has been in Pluto’s orbit since 1789. Whether or not that is true, I cannot say; I did not have the willingness to check. Still, it could be a sign from the stars that {…}