(Credit: Jiyang Chen) The Théâtre des Champs-Elysées has announced a new date for Jakub Józef Orliński’s concert. The French theater announced that the countertenor’s concert has been rescheduled for June 28 and 29, 2021. Orliński will perform alongside il Pomo d’Oro and will showcase music by Handel, Locatelli, Matteis, and Predieri. Orliński was originally set to perform at the Champs-Elysées {…}
Credit: Jiyang Chen Countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński is set to give two concerts in Spain in January 2021. The first stop for the countertenor will be at the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona on Jan. 11, and the second concert will take place at the National Auditorium in Madrid on Jan. 17, 2021. On both occasions, Orliński will {…}
(Credit: © Jason Homa) The Théâtre des Champs-Elysées has announced that Lisette Oropesa’s Paris concert with mezzo-soprano Aya Wakizono and the Orchester National d’Auvergne on Jan. 11, 2021 has been canceled. Per an official statement, the reason for the cancellation is the fact that the orchestra is not authorized to travel during the month of January due to broad COVID-19 {…}
The Théâtre des Champs-Élysées has confirmed that Jonas Kaufmann will perform on Dec. 22, 2020. The theater revealed that the new date is a replacement for the canceled concert on Dec. 6. Kaufmann will be joined by pianist Helmut Deutsch for a program that includes works by Schubert, Beethoven, Mozart, Silcher, Mendelssohn, Liszt, Grieg, Bohm, Zemlinsky, Strauss, Brahms, Dvorak, Chopin, {…}
(Credits: Philharmonie de Paris official website / Theatre in Paris website / lille.fr website) The Philharmonie de Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées and l’Opéra de Lille have all announced that they will maintain their current programming, but will offer new performance times in order to fully comply with the the decision by the French President Emmanuel Macron to impose an overnight {…}
(Credits: Oper Leipzig official website / Emelie Kroon / Den Norske Opera official website) A concert performance of the first Act of Wagner’s epic opera “Die Walküre” will take place at Den Norske Opera in Oslo, on September 10 & 13, 2020. The concert will star tenor Michael Weinius in the role of Siegmund, soprano Elisabet Strid as Sieglinde, and {…}
The Théâtre des Champs-Elysées has announced that the Dec. 5, 2019 performance of Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro” has been canceled. The theater announced that some of the permanent staff and intermittents decided to join the social movement of Thursday, exercising their right to strike. As a result the performance cannot take place. The upcoming strike in Paris has been {…}
(Credit: Darya Yastrebova) The Théâtre des Champs-Elysées has announced a replacement for Sabine Devieilhe in Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro.” The French company revealed that Anna Aglatova will take over the role of Susanna in James Gray’s upcoming new production of Mozart’s masterpiece. Aglatova is a Russian soprano who has performed at the Bolshoi Theatre, Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theatre, Wiener {…}
María José Siri is set to make her Parisian debut in a gala concert at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées featuring Verdi arias and duets with tenor Gregory Kunde and Michele Mariotti leading the Orchestra del Teatro Comunale of Bologna. In a press release, Siri noted, “I’m so happy to be finally singing in Paris, a city I love very much. {…}
The Théâtre Champes-Élysées has announced its 2018-19 season. Let’s break it down Staged Productions Jérémie Rhorer conducts a new production of Verdi’s “La Traviata” with Deborah Warner directing. Vannina Santoni stars in the title role alongside Saimir Pirgu and Laurent Naouri. Performance Dates: Nov. 28-Dec. 9, 2018 Katie Mitchell directs Strauss’ “Ariadne Auf Naxos” with Camila Nylund and Roberto Sacca. Kate Lindsey and Olga Pudova round out {…}
The Théâtre des Champs Elysées has announced its 2017-18 season, which will feature some of opera’s greatest stars. Productions The season opens with Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor” starring Jessica Pratt and Paolo Fanale. The concert performance will honor the 40th-anniversary since Maria Callas’ death. Mozart’s ‘La Clemenza di Tito” will also be performed as well as Verdi’s “Macbeth” with Anna Pirozzi {…}