Sondra Radvanovsky, Simon Keenlyside & Andrè Schuen Lead Salzburg Easter Festival’s 2025 Season

The Salzburg Easter Festival has announced its 2025 season. Modest Mussorgsky’s “Khovanshchina” will be directed by Simon McBurney and will showcase the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen. It will be presented in a version of the unfinished work based solely on the testimonies left behind by Mussorgsky. Performance Dates: TBA Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 2. {…}

Aug 4, 2020

Luciano Pavarotti, Renata Scotto, Karita Mattila, Roberto Alagna Headline Metropolitan Opera’s Nightly Streams

The Metropolitan Opera has announced Week 22 of its nightly streams, which will feature classic works by Puccini, Verdi, Bizet, and Wagner. Here’s a rundown of the operas you can check out all week long. Monday, August 10 – Puccini’s Manon Lescaut Starring Karita Mattila, Marcello Giordani, and Dwayne Croft, conducted by James Levine. From February 16, 2008. Tuesday, August 11 {…}

May 29, 2020

Michael Fabiano, Kristine Opolais, Mariella Devia Headline Palau de Les Arts Streaming Program for June 2020

(Image Source: Palau de les Arts Official Website) The Palau de les Arts has announced its streaming program for the first half of June 2020. It all kicks off with Wagner’s “Götterdämmerung” in a performance starring Franz-Josef Kapellman, Lance Ryan, Matti Salminen, and Jennifer Wilson. Streaming Dates: June 1-2 Manuel de Falla’s “La Vida Breve” takes over with Jorge de {…}

May 21, 2019

16th International Tchaikovsky Competition Announces Prize in Honor of Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Vocal Jury & Contestants

The 16th International Tchaikovsky Competition, often called the “Olympics of Classical Music” will return on June 17 with a number of exciting changes. The competition will once again be featured on medici.tv, which will have a whopping seven different channels to broadcast the competition’s different sections as well as a breaking news station for viewers to be kept up to date {…}

Jul 7, 2018

Artist Profile: Famed Finnish Bass Matti Salminen

Matti Salminen, born on July 7, 1945, is one of the great basses of the 20th and 21st century. The Finnish artist kicked off his career singing Finnish tangos in nightclubs to earn money to take voice lessons. His experience with Finnish tangos led him to publish a book on the subject. As a singer, he has enjoyed a career {…}

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Sondra Radvanovsky, Simon Keenlyside & Andrè Schuen Lead Salzburg Easter Festival’s 2025 Season

Luciano Pavarotti, Renata Scotto, Karita Mattila, Roberto Alagna Headline Metropolitan Opera’s Nightly Streams

Michael Fabiano, Kristine Opolais, Mariella Devia Headline Palau de Les Arts Streaming Program for June 2020

16th International Tchaikovsky Competition Announces Prize in Honor of Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Vocal Jury & Contestants

Artist Profile: Famed Finnish Bass Matti Salminen