Verbier Festival and Wu Promotion have announced the continuation of their partnership with the city of Shenzhen for two additional years, covering the 2027 and 2028 editions. The announcement was made during a visit to Verbier by a Shenzhen delegation, following the success of the first Shenzhen Verbier Festival, held from Jan. 30 to Feb. 8, 2026. The inaugural edition {…}
(Credit: Bryn Terfel / Facebook) Famed bass-baritone Sir Bryne Terfel will perform as part of the Verbier Festival‘s first Shenzhen Verbier Festival on Feb. 7, 2026. The showcase, which commences at 7:30 p.m. at the Shenzhen Longgang International Art Center, features music by Verdi, Boito, Gounod, Offenbach, Weill, Wagner, and Bock, among others. Gianluca Marchiano conducts. The Shenzhen Verbier Festival {…}
The Verbier Festival has inaugurated its first public listening station, located at the Médiathèque Valais sites in Sion and Martigny. The installation provides free public access to a curated selection of audio, video, and photographic archives documenting more than 30 years of the festival’s history through an interactive interface. Materials include concert recordings, performance videos, and archival photographs featuring artists {…}
The Verbier Festival has announced its 2026 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Esa-Pekka Salonen leads the Final Scene from “Götterdämmerung” with Michelle DeYoung. The program also includes Messiaen’s “Turangalîla-Symphoni” with Cécile Lartigau and Lucas Debargue. Performance Date: July 17, 2026 Gábor Takács-Nagy conducts Mozart’s “Così fan tutte” with Johanna Wallroth, Rebecka Wallroth, Anna El-Khashem, Giovanni Sala, {…}
(Photo: Hillary Scott) I imagine that every lover of opera can reference memorable “Toscas” in their life, whether recordings or live performances. My first–as a young buff, via a vinyl box set–was indeed a classic. All thanks to Gino, who–many years ago–managed the classical section of LPs at Sam Goody’s in Yonkers. He could always be relied upon for spot-on {…}
The Verbier Festival has unveiled its Academy and Orchestras for 2025. In sum, the festival announced that its training programs will feature 218 artists from 43 countries, selected from a pool of 2,085 applicants from 76 countries. The Atelier Lyrique had 208 applicants, a five percent increase from 2024. In the end, 16 singers were selected from nine countries. These {…}
The Verbier Festival has announced that it’s partnering with Stanford Live. The unique residency, presented by Stanford Live in collaboration with the university’s Department of Music, will feature a week-long series of events from April 21-25, 2025. The project will be an opportunity to exchange ideas, collaborate with Stanford students, engage the broader community, and foster long-term partnerships at Stanford. Many {…}
The Verbier Festival has announced Lise Davidsen’s replacement for “Cavalleria Rusticana” on July 24, 2025. The company said that Yulia Matochkina will sign the role of Santuzza replacing Davidsen, who announced that she was pregnant and canceling all engagements after March. Matochkina is set to perform the Bayerische Staatsoper and Royal Ballet & Opera in productions of “Cavalleria Rusticana” and {…}
The Verbier Festival has announced its 2025 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. The Verbier Festival Orchestra and Barbara Hannigan perform works by Berlioz, Haydn, Copland, Rodgers, and Bill Elliot. Performance Date: July 17, 2025 Thomas Hampson and Ksenija Sidorova perform works by Schubert and Weill. Performance Date: July 20, 2025 The VF Academy Atelier Lyrique and {…}
The Verbier Festival has announced a conductor change for its production of Verdi’s “Falstaff” on August 4, 2024. The company said that Vincenzo Milletarì will conduct the Verbier Festival Junior Orchestra and a cast of young artists from the Atelier Lyrique replacing Ion Marin, who was originally announced. Milletarì recently conducted at the Oslo Opera leading Rossini’s “Cenerentola” and the {…}
Apple Music Classical has announced four new partnership with leading organizations in the industry. The new partners are Aspen Music Festival, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Hong Kong Philharmonic, and the Verbier Festival. Subscribers have access to exclusive playlists related to a partner’s programming. These playlists and new albums can be found on the app’s page dedicated to each {…}
