musica 06/04/2017 Flórez revamps Werther Forbidden love, wrongdoings and despair: Zurich Opera House ventures into late 19th-century French romanticism with Werther, by Jules Massenet.
musica 06/04/2017 The climax that is Werther Tenor Juan Diego Flórez and mezzo-soprano Anna Stéphany discuss what their opera roles in Werther mean to them in this euronews Web Bonus.
musica 23/03/2017 Villazon's Baroque Odyssey The Return of Ulysses to His Homeland is one of the founding works of lyric art.
musica 23/03/2017 Emmanuelle Haïm speaks about 'Return of Ulysses' Emmanuelle Haïm conducts her own baroque ensemble, the Concert d’Astrée.
musica 09/03/2017 Tannhäuser: a Wagner opera with a French accent Not everyone is aware that “Tannhäuser”, one of Wagner’s masterpieces, characterized by eternal themes such as ‘redemption’ and carnal love versus spiritual love, also had a French…
musica 23/02/2017 Offenbach revival sees "Fantasio" take the Paris stage A work thought lost by Offenbach, "Fantasio" has been lovingly restored and performed for the first time onstage in Paris.
musica 23/02/2017 Thomas Jolly on why the arts give him hope Young artists are often bursting with optimism, and opera director Thomas Jolly is no exception. This rising young French star has just revived Offenbach's "Fantasio" in Paris.
Cult 15/02/2017 Bolshoi Ballet stages Mieczysław Weinberg's opera 'The Idiot' Moscow’s famous Bolshoi Ballet is staging ‘The Idiot’ which is based on Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s novel.
musica 09/02/2017 Magic in Vienna with Purcell's Fairy Queen Under the baton of Christophe Rousset the Talens Lyriques delight the Theater an der Wien.
musica 09/02/2017 In defence of the world of the Muses Christophe Rousset, the French critically-acclaimed conductor and founder of Les Talens Lyriques, vigorously upholds the idea of the need for culture in our life, today more than…
musica 26/01/2017 Oman - where bliss and music meet Beatrice Rana and Plácido Domingo speak with Musica from the Royal Opera House Muscat
musica 26/01/2017 Oman's Royal Opera House Muscat This is the first opera house in the Arabian Peninsula.
musica 08/12/2016 Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato: the fury of war, the comfort of peace Light, hope, joy: thus, on the notes of Nicolò Jommelli, an 18th century Neapolitan composer, ends the extraordinary musical trip Joyce DiDonato invites us to embark on: from the horrors of war to the
Cult 08/12/2016 Puccini's original 'Madame Butterfly' returns to La Scala Milan’s La Scala opera house has opened its new season with the original more brutal version of Puccini’s “Madame Butterfly”.
Cult 25/11/2016 Alma Deutscher celebrated composer, musician and writer at the age of 11 Alma Deutscher composer, virtuoso pianist and concert violinist.
musica 10/11/2016 'Les Contes d'Hoffmann' at Opéra Bastille, Paris Paris’ Opéra Bastille is showing Offenbach’s masterpiece, “Les contes d’Hoffmann”, a fantastic tale where the surreal mixes with the tragic.
musica 10/11/2016 Ermonela Jaho: when opera becomes a therapy Paris’ Opéra Bastille is featuring Offenbach’s masterpiece, “Les contes d’Hoffmann” during November.
musica 27/10/2016 Turin celebrates Puccini's Boheme Turin's Teatro Regio celebrates the first performance of "La Bohème", 120 years ago. We discuss this with Maestro Gianandrea Noseda
musica 13/10/2016 Toulouse honours Shakespeare with Berlioz opera The Théâtre du Capitole in Toulouse is staging a new version of "Béatrice et Bénédict," Berlioz's last opera, directly inspired by Shakespeare's play "Much Ado About Nothing."
