Conductor Teodor Currentzis and his musicAeterna are set to present their first international residency in Lucerne this October. The residency will take place between Oct. 6-8 with attendees able to engage in masterclasses, roundtables, and live performances. On Oct. 6, participants will engage with modern academic music, specifically French composer Philippe Hersant’s chorus opera “Tristia.” The performance in Lucerne will {…}
MusicAeterna has announced that it will be postponing its first international residency at the KKL Lucerne in Switzerland until October 2021. Originally scheduled for February, the decision comes as the Swiss Government extended its lockdown of cultural and recreational venues through the end of the month. The program for all upcoming events such as concerts and masterclasses will be announced {…}
I’ll be honest. I frankly turned my back to classical productions being streamed lately, and listened to some exceptional pieces just to keep abreast with what’s happening in the industry. Sometimes, they were beautiful voices. Sometimes it was about an unusual approach. Or maybe another would have a special not-to-miss status. But there were always entire layers of problems — {…}
Sony Classical has launched “Fragments,” a series of iconic opera scenes, recorded in Saint Petersburg, under the direction of Teodor Currentzis. The first in this series features a segment from Verdi’s “La Traviata.” Currentzis recorded the Prelude to Act three and Violetta’s famous Aria “Addio del Passato Bei Sogni Ridenti” alongside Russian soprano Nadezhda Pavlova. The parts of Annina and {…}
The Saint Petersburg Philharmonia has announced that Leonardo Capalbo will sing the role of the tenor soloist in Verdi’s “Requiem” later this month. The tenor recently made his Perm Opera debut as Rodolfo in Puccini’s “La Bohème” under the baton of Teodor Currentzis, who will lead the MusicAeterna Orchestra during the upcoming concert. The tenor recently completed a run of {…}
(Credit: Nina-Vorobyova) Teodor Currentzis has left his position as artistic director of the Perm State Opera and Ballet Theatre. Currentzis, who is currently the Chief Conductor of the SWR Symphony Orchestra, will, however, maintain his position as the head of Musica Eterna, which has maintained an eight-year artistic residence with the Perm State Opera. Musica Eterna will now transfer to Moscow or St. {…}