Daniel Luis De Vicente Makes His Italian Debut as Rigoletto at Teatro Massimo
On Sunday 21 January, baritone Daniel Luis De Vicente makes his Italian debut at Teatro Massimo, Palermo as the title role in Verdi's Rigoletto, a role he has performed in many prominent theatres and festivals in Europe, such as Vienna, Prague, Frankfurt and Bregenz,...
Jonathan Brandani Makes His Debut with The Atlanta Opera in Puccini’s La Bohème, Directed by Tomer Zvulun
On Saturday 20 January, conductor Jonathan Brandani makes his debut with The Atlanta Opera in a production of Puccini's La Bohème. Tomer Zvulun, who is General and Artistic Director of The Atlanta Opera, is director of the production. Bass-baritone Christian Simmons...
Xian Zhang Receives Glowing Reviews For Her Metropolitan Opera Debut
Following the hugely successful opening of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly at The Metropolitan Opera New York (revival of Anthony Minghella’s celebrated production) on 11 January 2024, conductor Xian Zhang has received glowing reviews for her house debut. From New York...
Roberto González-Monjas Conducts the Mozarteumorchester Salzburg at Mozartwoche 2024
Roberto González-Monjas will conduct the Mozarteumorchester Salzburg in the opening concert for Mozartwoche 2024 at the Mozarteum Schwarzstraße, Austria on Wednesday 24 January. The programme opens with Mozart's Symphony in E flat major KV 16, Concert aria "Va, dal...
IMG Artists Announces Senior Vice President Sam Snook as Head of Vocal, London
IMG Artists is pleased to announce the promotion of Sam Snook to Head of Vocal, London. Succeeding Stefania Almansi, who retired in 2021, Sam brings over 17 years of experience in the classical music industry, previously holding positions at the Lyric Opera of...
Gabriel Feltz Named General Music Director in Kiel from 2024/25
The city of Kiel, capital and most populous city in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, announced their new General Music Director from 2024/25. The German conductor Gabriel Feltz will take over the position for an initial five years starting in August...
Stéphane Denève Celebrates the New Year with the Orchestre National de France
Stéphane Denève brought in the New Year with the Orchestre National de France, conducting three performances on the 30 and 31 December at the Radio France Auditorium in Paris, and on the 02 January at the Grand Théâtre de Provence. The programme featured Bernstein's...
Jonathon Heyward Makes His London Philharmonic Orchestra Debut
This weekend, Jonathon Heyward makes his debut with the London Philharmonic Orchestra on Saturday 13 January at Royal Festival Hall. The programme features the works of Academy Award-winning composer John Williams, with music from the film scores of Superman, The...
Spectuclar Reviews Following David’s Bizic’s Performance in Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore
Baritone David Bizic starred as Belcore in San Francisco Opera's co-production of Donizetti's L’elisir d’amore on the 19 November- 09 December 2023. The collaboration with Lyric Opera of Chicago was the west coast premiere of the production. Bizic received high praise...
Dominic Sedgwick Stars In Opera North’s Production of Britten’s ‘Albert Herring’
Baritone Dominic Sedgiwick stars as 'Sid' in Opera North's production of Benjamin Britten's Albert Herring at Leeds Grand Theatre. The production runs from the 12 January - 02 March 2024, and will be streamed online at OperaVision. More information and tickets to the...
IMG Artists Welcomes Dominic Sedgwick to Our Roster for General Management
IMG Artists is delighted to welcome baritone Dominic Sedgwick to its roster for general management. He will be represented by Artist Manager Isabella Pitman. The british baritone is fast establishing himself as a singer with unique vocal colour and physical...
Riccardo Frizza Returns to the Teatro Real Conducting “The Three Queens” with Sandra Radvanosvky
Following successful performances at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona and Teatro San Carlo di Napoli, Riccardo Frizza will be conducting The Three Queens at the Teatro Real in Madrid. This programme combines the finales of Gaetano...
Jakub Hrůša Celebrates the New Year with the Czech Philharmonic
Jakub Hrůša brought in the New Year with the Czech Philharmonic, conducting two performances on 1st January at the Ruldolfinum in Prague. Alongside a centenary-celebrating performance of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue with pianist Olga Kern, Hrůša made a varied selection...
Tonight: Watch Renée Fleming at the Kennedy Center Honors on December 27 on CBS and Paramount+
Watch Renée Fleming with her fellow Honorees at the 46th Annual Kennedy Center Honors on Wednesday, December 27 from 8:00 PM ET/PT on CBS and Paramount+. The Honorees will be saluted during the star-studded celebration, hosted by Gloria Estefan, through performances...
Omer Kobiljak Celebrates the New Year as Lehár’s Count of Luxembourg at Tiroler Festspiele Erl
Tenor Omer Kobiljak sings the title role of Lehár’s The Count of Luxembourg at the Tiroler Festspiele Erl on 31 December and 4 January. The concert performances feature Erik Nielsen conducting the Orchestra and Choir of the Tyrolean Festival Erl. A 2023 Operalia...
Watch Miriam Kutrowatz in ORF’s “Amadeus, Amadeus – Winterklang Salzburg” on 23 & 25 December
Soprano Miriam Kutrowatz stars in Amadeus, Amadeus – Winterklang Salzburg, a new musical journey airing on Austria’s ORF 3 on 23 December and Christmas Day. ORF writes: “The musical journey of the film is accompanied by renowned performers such as the young soprano...
Chen Reiss Celebrates Christmas with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Soprano Chen Reiss will perform with Klaus Mäkelä and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra as the featured soloist in the orchestra’s Christmas Matinee on the 25 December at Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam. She will sing two contrasting concert arias - Felix Mendelssohn's...
Renée Fleming Features On CBS Mornings – Wednesday 20 December, 8AM EST
2023 Kennedy Center Honouree Renée Fleming will feature on CBS Mornings on Wednesday 20 December at 8AM EST. The acclaimed soprano will sit down with Michelle Miller to talk about the Kennedy Center Honors, her career so far, and her upcoming highlights. Stream the...
Live Stream Gerstein, Grosz, Isserlis and Kashimoto’s Performances at Berliner Philharmoniker’s Sold-Out “Together for Humanity” Benefit on 20 December
Pianist Kirill Gerstein, violist Amihai Grosz, cellist Steven Isserlis and violinist Daishin Kashimoto will perform at the Berliner Philharmoniker’s sold-out “Together for Humanity” benefit concert this afternoon (20 December) at 4PM CET. Renowned musicians from all...
Chief Conductor Riccardo Frizza & Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Celebrate 80th Anniversary on 19 December
Chief Conductor Riccardo Frizza conducts the Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in a special concert to celebrate its 80th anniversary. The concert, which will take place at Müpa’s Béla Bartók National Concert Hall on 19 December, features Liszt’s Les Préludes, S. 97,...
Joshua Bell Gives Benefit Concert for Ukraine with the INSO-Lviv Symphony Orchestra
GRAMMY Award-winning violinist Joshua Bell joins conductor Dalia Stasevska and the INSO-Lviv Symphony Orchestra to present a benefit concert for Ukraine on 10 January 2024, 7:30PM CET at the Warsaw Philharmonic Hall. The programme of all-Ukrainian composers features...