Many social media users describe singing “opera” as “screaming,” knowing that the former refers to a part of classical Western music and the latter means emitting continuous, intense screams. Despite the big difference between the two words, “screaming” has become a ready-made description among many users of social media platforms for what opera stars offer, … Read more
Sir John Eliot Gardiner, who was to conduct both parts of Berlioz’s Les Troyens at La Côte-Saint-André, left the production after the first part yesterday. He is replaced this evening by his assistant Dinis Sousa. An altercation with a soloist is mentioned. The Trojans is the highlight of the Berlioz Festival this year, due to … Read more
Every odd year of the 21st century, at the turn of August and September, music that is not easy to define takes over Ostrava. A simple box is labeled “contemporary classic”, but a string of adjectives is more common. Seeking, adventurous. Or uncompromising, focused? Or more often: experimental, alternative. Trying to categorize the content of … Read more
The stage of the Alfredo Kraus Auditorium is ready to vibrate to the rhythm of jazz with the long-awaited new season of The Jazz Corner. This emblematic cycle, which has captivated the hearts of jazz lovers for of the decadesis consecrated as the best jazz club from the city of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. … Read more
Bobošíková presents concrete examples of until recently unthinkable dealings with people and their works, which are united by only one thing – the place of birth in Russia. The exiled anti-Putin journalist allegedly accredited herself at the press conference of Presidents Petr Pavel and Volodymyr Zelensky last week. She passed all security checks, yet the … Read more
Dalibor, the last premiere of the season at the Moravian-Silesian National Theater, is set to captivate audiences with its powerful story and beautiful music. The opera, composed by Bedřich Smetana, tells the tale of Czech knight Dalibor of Kozojed, who seeks revenge for the murder of his friend by storming a castle. However, his actions … Read more
The second edition of the Festival Les Étoiles du Classique will be held in Saint-Germain-en-Laye from June 29 to July 2, 2023. To discover, 12 concerts and 200 young talents gathered around Karine Deshayes and Jean-Claude Casadesus: The event aims to promote the work and talent of young musicians, the majority of whom come from … Read more
Gustavo Dudamel is one of the highest-paid and most famous orchestra conductors in the world, and he is known for his renewed vision that tries to attract the new generation of artists to the spotlight, and build a bridge of communication with audiences from multiple backgrounds, but today he suddenly leaves his position as musical … Read more
“You have just destroyed one of the most beautiful passages of this work.” This was the reprimand that the conductor William Christie addressed to the spectators of the National Auditorium in Madrid during a concert in December 2016. The maestro nationalized French stopped the interpretation of the Messiah of Händel when in the stalls a … Read more
Actress and opera singer Soňa Červená died this Sunday at the age of 97. Tomáš Staněk, spokesman for the National Theatre, informed about it. The daughter of a well-known cabaret artist of the First Republic performed with Jan Werich and Vlasta Burian, after emigrating in 1962 she sang in operas in West Germany and the … Read more