On Sept. 6, the Wiener Staatsoper is set to broadcast an open air concert on Vienna Burggarten at 7:30 p.m. The concert will be broadcast this year on ORF III, as well as on Film Festival auf dem Wiener Rathausplatz. The concert will feature superstars Asmik Grigorian, Piotr Beczała, Juan Diego Flórez, Ludovic Tézier as well as Jenni Hietala, Maria {…}
The Gabriela Montero at Prager has announced its fifth season. The performances will be held at the Prager Family Center for the Arts. Here are the vocal performances: Ludovic Tézier, making a rare United State appearance, joins Bryan Wagorn for a Verdi program. The Midweek Gala Night is black tie optional. Performance Date: Nov. 18, 2026 Isabel Leonard leads “A {…}
On June 6, ORF III will broadcast a recital with Anna Netrebko and Ludovic Tézier from the Teatro Verdi in Busseto. The recital, which was held on May 1, featured Netrebko and Tézier in a Verdi program featuring selections from “La traviata,” “Rigoletto,” “Un ballo in maschera,” and many more. The duo will be joined by Nelson Calzi. The concert celebrating {…}
(Photo: Wiener Staatsoper Michael Poehn) Premiered in 1863, “Les Pêcheurs de perles” is one of Georges Bizet’s earliest operas, composed more than a decade before his masterpiece “Carmen.” Set on the exoticized shores of ancient Ceylon, it combines lush lyricism with themes of friendship, desire, and betrayal. Though initially overshadowed by Bizet’s later success, the opera has gradually earned recognition {…}
Mezzo.TV is set to present a new production of Bizet’s “Les pêcheurs de perles.” The new production will be broadcast on May 29 from the Wiener Staatsoper in a new production by Ersan Mondtag. Daniele Rustioni conducts an all-star that includes Kristina Mkhitaryan as Leila, Juan Diego Flórez as Nadir, Ludovic Tézier as Zurga, and Ivo Stanchev as Nourabad. Mondtag {…}
Luca Salsi has canceled his participation in a recital with Anna Netrebko at the Teatro Verdi in Busseto due to illness. As a result, Ludovic Tézier will step in and perform the recital dedicated to Verdi. Tézier and Netrebko have performed together on multiple occasions including at the Teatro alla Scala, Royal Opera House, Paris Opera, Teatro San Carlo, Salzburg {…}
The Teatro Real de Madrid has announced its 2026-27 season. Opera Sondra Radvanovsky and Saioa Hernández lead Puccini’s “Manon Lescaut” with Lucas Meachem, Szymon Mechliński, Brian Jagde,, Michael Fabiano and Jorge de Leon. Nicola Luisotti conducts Carlos Wagner’s production. Performance Dates: Sept. 23-Oct. 11, 2026 Paul Agnew conducts Handel’s “Riccardo Primo, rè d’Inghilterra” with Jakub Józef Orliński, Melissa Petit, Alex Rosen, {…}
The Opernhaus Zürich has announced its 2026-27 season. Premiere The season opens with Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” conducted by Tamo Peltokoski and Erina Yashima. The new production will be directed by Daniele Finzi Pasca and will star Magnus Dietrich, Tobias Kehrer, Regula Mühlemann, Jasmin Delfs, Johan Krogius, Brent Michael Smith, Kathrin Zukowski, Alina Wunderlin, Yannick Debus, Andrew Moore, and Evan Gray. {…}
The Opéra de Monte-Carlo has announced its 2026-27 season. Jonathan Tetelman and James Vaughan open the season with a recital. Performance Date: Nov. 7, 2026 Michael Sumuel and Brittany Olivia Logan lead the Gerswhin’s “Porgy and Bess” with Bongani Kubheka, Leah Hawkins, Brandie Sutton, Adriana Bignagni Lesca, Donovan Singletary, and Chauncey Packer. Lee Reynolds conducts the production by Jean-Louis Grinda. {…}
The Staatsoper unter den Linden has announced that Ludovic Tézier has withdrawn from Verdi’s “Un ballo in Maschera.” As a result, Amartuvshin Enkhbat will take over for Tézier for the March 29, April 1 and 4 performances in a new production by Rafael R. Villalobos. Enkhbat has performed the role at the San Francisco Opera and Teatro Regio di Parma. The {…}
On March 15 and 17, the Latvian National Opera is set to host a star studded production of “Aida.” The production will star two of Latvia’s brightest opera stars, Marina Rebeka and Elīna Garanča as Aida and Amneris. They will be joined by baritone Ludovic Tézier as Amonasro in his first appearance in Latvia and tenor Irakli Kakhidze was Radames. {…}