http://www.euronews.com en Latest news from Euronews Euronews 2026 Tue, 13 Aug 2024 11:04:16 +0200 Tue, 13 Aug 2024 11:04:16 +0200 30 https://static.euronews.com/website/images/euronews_flatblue.png http://www.euronews.com http://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/12/21/the-winner-takes-it-all-salzburg-hosts-the-final-of-the-herbert-von-karajan-young-conducto http://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/12/21/the-winner-takes-it-all-salzburg-hosts-the-final-of-the-herbert-von-karajan-young-conducto Thu, 21 Dec 2023 17:00:45 +0100 Feel the excitement skyrocket as we go behind the scenes at the final of the prestigious Herbert von Karajan Young Conductors Award in Salzburg. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/11/23/finding-the-next-superstar-conductor-a-unique-competition-at-the-salzburg-festival http://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/11/23/finding-the-next-superstar-conductor-a-unique-competition-at-the-salzburg-festival Thu, 23 Nov 2023 18:00:13 +0100 In this episode of Musica, we meet the talented young conductors hoping to break through to the greatest orchestras, as they vie for the Herbert von Karajan Young Conductors Award in Salzburg. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/10/26/backstage-at-the-metropolitan-opera-champion-tells-the-tragic-tale-of-boxer-emile-griffith http://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/10/26/backstage-at-the-metropolitan-opera-champion-tells-the-tragic-tale-of-boxer-emile-griffith Thu, 26 Oct 2023 18:00:24 +0200 Musica is granted backstage access at New York's Metropolitan Opera for the rehearsals of 'Champion,' the modern masterpiece that reflects the Met’s vision for the future. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/09/21/champion-about-tragic-boxer-emile-griffith-blows-new-yorks-met-away http://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/09/21/champion-about-tragic-boxer-emile-griffith-blows-new-yorks-met-away Thu, 21 Sep 2023 18:30:02 +0200 How do you bring the music and story of a contemporary opera to life? In this edition of Musica, we go backstage at the Metropolitan Opera in New York and reveal what it takes to present the groundbreaking opera ‘Champion’. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/08/24/meet-the-next-generation-of-opera-singers-striving-for-stage-stardom http://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/08/24/meet-the-next-generation-of-opera-singers-striving-for-stage-stardom Thu, 24 Aug 2023 18:00:38 +0200 In this latest episode of Musica, we take a look behind the scenes at the Zurich International Opera Studio where a group of rising Opera stars have their sights set on the world's biggest stages. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/07/20/its-always-important-to-push-the-limits-opera-star-sonya-yonchevas-breathtaking-journey http://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/07/20/its-always-important-to-push-the-limits-opera-star-sonya-yonchevas-breathtaking-journey Thu, 20 Jul 2023 17:10:29 +0200 Considered to be one of the most celebrated sopranos of our time, Sonya Yoncheva has a vast repertoire. She invited Musica behind the scenes to witness the action. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/06/22/the-art-of-mentoring-the-rolex-arts-festival http://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/06/22/the-art-of-mentoring-the-rolex-arts-festival Thu, 22 Jun 2023 18:00:18 +0200 Since its inception, this remarkable mentoring initiative has cultivated an extensive community of artists, cutting across generations, cultures, and disciplines worldwide http://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/05/25/visionary-staging-directors-of-the-21st-century http://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/05/25/visionary-staging-directors-of-the-21st-century Thu, 25 May 2023 18:00:47 +0200 This week on Musica we talk to the rising directors turning the opera world on its head. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/04/20/culture-is-identity-how-gustavo-dudamel-is-shaping-the-future-of-the-paris-opera http://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/04/20/culture-is-identity-how-gustavo-dudamel-is-shaping-the-future-of-the-paris-opera Thu, 20 Apr 2023 18:00:17 +0200 As Music Director of the Paris Opera, the legendary composer Gustavo Dudamel wants to shine a light on upcoming artists and open the doors to a new generation of opera-goers. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/03/23/venezuelan-maestro-gustavo-dudamel-inspires-a-new-generation http://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/03/23/venezuelan-maestro-gustavo-dudamel-inspires-a-new-generation Thu, 23 Mar 2023 18:00:47 +0100 World-famous conductor Gustavo Dudamel grew up in Venezuela and it was thanks to a programme to help children progress that he became a superstar in the world of classical music. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/02/23/the-secret-is-passion-the-life-of-legendary-mezzo-soprano-cecilia-bartoli http://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/02/23/the-secret-is-passion-the-life-of-legendary-mezzo-soprano-cecilia-bartoli Thu, 23 Feb 2023 18:20:20 +0100 Italian mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli gives an exclusive insight into her life as one of the greatest artists of our time. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/01/26/delving-deep-into-the-dark-voices-of-opera-with-three-legends http://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/01/26/delving-deep-into-the-dark-voices-of-opera-with-three-legends Thu, 26 Jan 2023 17:30:48 +0100 They are the villains, the kings, the fathers, and they are the lowest male voices in opera. Musica speaks to Ferruccio Furlanetto, Bryn Terfel and Ludovic Tézier about what it takes to embody the most complex characters. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2022/12/15/juan-diego-florez-and-benjamin-bernheim-reveal-the-secrets-of-the-tenors-voice http://www.euronews.com/culture/2022/12/15/juan-diego-florez-and-benjamin-bernheim-reveal-the-secrets-of-the-tenors-voice Thu, 15 Dec 2022 18:00:55 +0100 World-famous tenors Juan Diego Flórez and Benjamin Bernheim: two heroes of contemporary opera http://www.euronews.com/culture/2022/11/17/let-the-fire-burn-rolando-villazon-debuts-in-wagners-classic-rheingold http://www.euronews.com/culture/2022/11/17/let-the-fire-burn-rolando-villazon-debuts-in-wagners-classic-rheingold Thu, 17 Nov 2022 18:00:06 +0100 How do opera singers prepare for a role debut? The French-Mexican tenor Rolando Villazón shows us, as we follow him preparing to sing in Das Rheingold. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2022/10/20/juan-diego-florezs-young-talent-from-peru-take-salzburg-by-storm http://www.euronews.com/culture/2022/10/20/juan-diego-florezs-young-talent-from-peru-take-salzburg-by-storm Thu, 20 Oct 2022 17:45:55 +0200 By providing free music education for disadvantaged kids in Peru, legendary tenor Juan Diego Flórez had one dream: to change lives through music. The result? His Sinfonía por el Peru Youth Orchestra lit up the room at the renowned Salzburg Festival! http://www.euronews.com/culture/2022/09/22/changing-lives-through-music-legendary-tenors-dream-for-peru http://www.euronews.com/culture/2022/09/22/changing-lives-through-music-legendary-tenors-dream-for-peru Thu, 22 Sep 2022 19:00:39 +0200 From Lima to Salzburg: the extraordinary story of acclaimed tenor Juan Diego Flórez's desire to change lives through music. His mission: to provide free music education for disadvantaged kids in Peru.The outcome: his Sinfonia por el Peru Youth Orchestra performs at the famous Salzburg Festival... http://www.euronews.com/culture/2022/08/11/eye-on-the-future-the-vienna-philharmonic-orchestra-academy http://www.euronews.com/culture/2022/08/11/eye-on-the-future-the-vienna-philharmonic-orchestra-academy Thu, 11 Aug 2022 18:00:13 +0200 The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Academy seeks to pass on its traditions and style of play by nurturing the next generation. Musica meets some of these rising stars to find out what it's like to play in one of the most famous classical music institutions in the world. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2022/07/14/the-vienna-philharmonic-a-life-dedicated-to-music http://www.euronews.com/culture/2022/07/14/the-vienna-philharmonic-a-life-dedicated-to-music Thu, 14 Jul 2022 18:00:54 +0200 Founded in 1842, the Vienna Philharmonic is one of the world's great orchestras. Musica speaks to some of its leading artists to find out what it is actually like to be part of such a revered classical music institution. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2022/06/16/viennese-sound-the-secrets-behind-one-of-the-world-s-great-orchestras http://www.euronews.com/culture/2022/06/16/viennese-sound-the-secrets-behind-one-of-the-world-s-great-orchestras Thu, 16 Jun 2022 19:00:22 +0200 Velvet, rich and homogeneous, the Viennese sound is distinctive. But what is its secret? How is it created? Musica goes in search of clues with musicians from the Vienna Philharmonic. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/12/23/ludovic-tezier-shines-in-verdi-s-dark-epic-simon-boccanegra http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/12/23/ludovic-tezier-shines-in-verdi-s-dark-epic-simon-boccanegra Thu, 23 Dec 2021 18:00:13 +0100 Musica meets French baritone Ludovic Tézier, the lead role in Verdi's dark drama Simon Boccanegra at the Zurich Opera House. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/12/16/the-quest-for-young-audiences-gustavo-dudamel-mesmerises-with-bob-wilson-s-turandot http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/12/16/the-quest-for-young-audiences-gustavo-dudamel-mesmerises-with-bob-wilson-s-turandot Thu, 16 Dec 2021 18:00:23 +0100 The new Music Director of the Paris Opera is aiming to attract a younger audience to opera with a little help from accessible tickets and wicked plots http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/12/02/exuberant-and-minimalistic-a-thrilling-rigoletto-with-tenor-benjamin-bernheim http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/12/02/exuberant-and-minimalistic-a-thrilling-rigoletto-with-tenor-benjamin-bernheim Thu, 02 Dec 2021 18:30:23 +0100 Verdi’s vibrant masterpiece Rigoletto is currently being staged at the Liceu in Barcelona. Musica caught up with French tenor Benjamin Bernheim. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/11/18/wagner-s-epic-die-meistersinger-electrifies-the-met http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/11/18/wagner-s-epic-die-meistersinger-electrifies-the-met Thu, 18 Nov 2021 18:30:42 +0100 The Metropolitan Opera in New York stages the longest opera in the repertoire and also marks the triumphant return of Maestro Antonio Pappano to its podium for the first time in nearly 25 years. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/11/04/operalia-s-rising-stars-take-the-bolshoi-by-storm http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/11/04/operalia-s-rising-stars-take-the-bolshoi-by-storm Thu, 04 Nov 2021 18:00:31 +0100 Musica meets the rising stars of opera at 28th edition of Operalia, held this year for the first time at Moscow's iconic Bolshoi theatre. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/10/21/jonas-kaufmann-s-debut-at-the-odeon-of-herodes-atticus-takes-athens-by-storm http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/10/21/jonas-kaufmann-s-debut-at-the-odeon-of-herodes-atticus-takes-athens-by-storm Thu, 21 Oct 2021 18:00:17 +0200 For more than 20 years, tenor Jonas Kaufmann has been singing at opera houses all over the world. Now he has made his debut at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus at the foot of the Acropolis in Athens. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/10/07/a-new-chapter-gustavo-dudamel-s-story-at-the-paris-opera-begins http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/10/07/a-new-chapter-gustavo-dudamel-s-story-at-the-paris-opera-begins Thu, 07 Oct 2021 19:20:30 +0200 Muscia meets Venezuelan conductor and recently appointed head of the Paris Opera, Gustavo Dudamel. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/09/23/royal-opera-house-s-season-opens-with-powerful-new-version-of-rigoletto-verdi-s-best-opera http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/09/23/royal-opera-house-s-season-opens-with-powerful-new-version-of-rigoletto-verdi-s-best-opera Thu, 23 Sep 2021 18:00:42 +0200 Antonio Pappano conducts a new version of Verdi's Rigoletto at the Royal Opera House in London, starring Carlos Alvarez in the title role of the court jester and Lisette Oropesa as his tragic daughter Gilda. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/09/09/sonya-yoncheva-explores-her-creative-prowess-with-gala-in-sofia http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/09/09/sonya-yoncheva-explores-her-creative-prowess-with-gala-in-sofia Thu, 09 Sep 2021 19:00:00 +0200 Sonya Yoncheva, the Bulgarian star soprano, explores a new role and is now organising concerts herself. Accompanied by Plácido Domingo, she puts her mastery of music and stage to the test in "Gala in Sofia" with the awe-inspiring Alexander Nevsky Cathedral as a backdrop. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/08/26/benjamin-bernheim-stuns-at-the-salzburg-festival-with-an-intimate-recital http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/08/26/benjamin-bernheim-stuns-at-the-salzburg-festival-with-an-intimate-recital Thu, 26 Aug 2021 18:45:32 +0200 On stage, the tenor Benjamin Bernheim often incarnates the role of the lover and he remained true to this at his recital at the Salzburg Festival singing songs from Brahms to Britten and praising love to the highest tones. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/08/12/sung-under-the-stars-kaufmann-and-radvanovsky-thrill-in-concert-version-of-tosca http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/08/12/sung-under-the-stars-kaufmann-and-radvanovsky-thrill-in-concert-version-of-tosca Thu, 12 Aug 2021 18:00:45 +0200 German tenor Jonas Kaufmann stars alongside soprano Sondra Radvanovsky in an open-air concert version of Puccini's operatic thriller Tosca, in Spain. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/07/29/pianist-yuja-wang-embraces-mozart-in-europe http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/07/29/pianist-yuja-wang-embraces-mozart-in-europe Thu, 29 Jul 2021 18:00:43 +0200 Yuja Wang expertly performs Mozart's restless, gloomy and dramatic Piano Concerto in D minor at the third edition of the Riga Jurmala Music Festival. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/07/15/juan-diego-florez-spellbinds-evian-with-a-magical-recital http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/07/15/juan-diego-florez-spellbinds-evian-with-a-magical-recital Thu, 15 Jul 2021 17:00:13 +0200 From Bel Canto and French Romanticism to Latin American melodies, Juan Diego Flórez shows all his facets at the French festival: 'Les Rencontres Musicales d'Evian'. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/07/01/the-vienna-philharmonic-creates-a-musical-journey-at-its-summer-night-concert http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/07/01/the-vienna-philharmonic-creates-a-musical-journey-at-its-summer-night-concert Thu, 01 Jul 2021 19:20:59 +0200 Wanderlust is the theme of this year's Summer Night Concert with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. In these complicated times for travel, it takes us on a magical, musical journey from Sicily with Verdi to Bernstein's New York. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/06/24/rolando-villazon-enthralls-theatre-des-champs-elysees-with-bellini-s-la-sonnambula http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/06/24/rolando-villazon-enthralls-theatre-des-champs-elysees-with-bellini-s-la-sonnambula Thu, 24 Jun 2021 19:15:30 +0200 Bellini's opera "La Sonnambula" staged by Rolando Villazón enchants audiences at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris and highlights some of the best Bel Canto. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/06/17/pure-romanticism-the-vienna-philharmonic-moves-la-scala-under-the-baton-of-muti http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/06/17/pure-romanticism-the-vienna-philharmonic-moves-la-scala-under-the-baton-of-muti Thu, 17 Jun 2021 19:00:38 +0200 Three legends in just one evening: The Vienna Philharmonic in La Scala playing under the baton of Riccardo Muti http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/05/27/cecilia-bartoli-s-meditation-on-time http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/05/27/cecilia-bartoli-s-meditation-on-time Thu, 27 May 2021 19:10:53 +0200 "Time is ungrateful because when you need time, you don't have it" - Cecilia Bartoli dedicates this year's edition of the Whitsun Festival in Salzburg to her home town of Rome and conveys a meditation on time through Händel's 'Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno'. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/05/06/soprano-sonya-yoncheva-shows-her-passion-for-zarzuela http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/05/06/soprano-sonya-yoncheva-shows-her-passion-for-zarzuela Thu, 06 May 2021 19:00:35 +0200 Sonya Yoncheva sings Zarzuela for the first time at the Teatro de la Zarzuela in Madrid. The Bulgarian star soprano explores Spanish heritage and takes on the classics of this art form. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/04/22/placido-domingo-s-glittering-gala-wows-at-the-bolshoi http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/04/22/placido-domingo-s-glittering-gala-wows-at-the-bolshoi Thu, 22 Apr 2021 18:00:28 +0200 A glittering evening with sweeping arias and touching duets - Plácido Domingo recently united inspiring artists on the historic stage of the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow for a special gala. All in this week's Musica on Euronews. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/04/08/gustavo-dudamel-s-blazing-otello-takes-barcelona-by-storm http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/04/08/gustavo-dudamel-s-blazing-otello-takes-barcelona-by-storm Thu, 08 Apr 2021 18:00:19 +0200 Verdi's tragic Otello is an enormous challenge for any conductor: from the rousing storm at the beginning to the quiet "Ave Maria" at the end. We delve into the craft of charismatic conductor Gustavo Dudamel as he inspires in Barcelona with his interpretation. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/03/25/faust-s-spectacular-journey-at-opera-bastille http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/03/25/faust-s-spectacular-journey-at-opera-bastille Thu, 25 Mar 2021 18:30:37 +0100 What would you do if you could turn back time and be young again? The desire for eternal youth is at the heart of Gounod's "Faust" and a new staging of it is being performed at the Paris' Opera Bastille. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/03/11/sonya-yoncheva-showcases-strong-female-characters-with-her-unique-voice http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/03/11/sonya-yoncheva-showcases-strong-female-characters-with-her-unique-voice Thu, 11 Mar 2021 18:00:30 +0100 "Many colours in me changed. I'm another woman, growing, changing every day” - Sonya Yoncheva puts on a stunning and unique performance in the "Met Stars Live in Concert". http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/02/25/cecilia-bartoli-a-new-artistic-direction-for-the-opera-de-monte-carlo http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/02/25/cecilia-bartoli-a-new-artistic-direction-for-the-opera-de-monte-carlo Thu, 25 Feb 2021 18:45:12 +0100 From 2023, the Italian mezzo-soprano, Cecilia Bartoli, will be the new artistic director of the Opera de Monte-Carlo, the first-ever woman to lead the opera house. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/02/18/verdi-s-aida-at-bastille-in-paris-keeps-its-magnificence-whilst-avoiding-stereotypes http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/02/18/verdi-s-aida-at-bastille-in-paris-keeps-its-magnificence-whilst-avoiding-stereotypes Thu, 18 Feb 2021 18:30:53 +0100 Dutch director Lotte de Beer creates a new take on Verdi’s famous opera by using puppets and by taking a critical look at Europe’s 19th-century history during colonization. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/01/28/previously-unknown-mozart-masterpiece-premieres-at-mozart-week http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/01/28/previously-unknown-mozart-masterpiece-premieres-at-mozart-week Thu, 28 Jan 2021 18:47:57 +0100 Famous pianist, Seong-Jin Cho, gives the world premiere of a recently discovered Mozart piano solo, 'Allegro in D - K.626b/16, during Mozart week at the Salzburg Mozarteum Foundation. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/01/14/vienna-philharmonic-lifts-spirits-with-iconic-new-year-s-concert http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/01/14/vienna-philharmonic-lifts-spirits-with-iconic-new-year-s-concert Thu, 14 Jan 2021 17:00:37 +0100 The Vienna Philharmonic sends a message of 'hope and optimism' to the world with its New Year Concert. For the first time ever the concert was performed without an audience, instead, it was broadcast to millions across the globe. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2020/12/24/la-scala-s-dreamlike-night http://www.euronews.com/culture/2020/12/24/la-scala-s-dreamlike-night Thu, 24 Dec 2020 17:45:50 +0100 A unique opening of La Scala's new season reunites some of the most extraordinary artists of our time. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2020/12/17/silence-serenity-and-peace-sir-bryn-terfel-s-christmas-message http://www.euronews.com/culture/2020/12/17/silence-serenity-and-peace-sir-bryn-terfel-s-christmas-message Thu, 17 Dec 2020 19:30:47 +0100 The Metropolitan Opera's pay per view online concerts make Christmas for music lovers across the globe with performances from operatic stars. Its online format is a solution to get musicians to their audiences and to remove the veil of darkness on opera houses during the pandemic. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2020/12/03/emotion-drenched-la-boheme-stuns-zurich http://www.euronews.com/culture/2020/12/03/emotion-drenched-la-boheme-stuns-zurich Thu, 03 Dec 2020 18:00:02 +0100 Musica goes behind the scenes to capture Puccini's masterpiece with Juan Diego Flórez and Ruzan Mantashyan. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2020/11/19/musica-highlights-2020-benjamin-bernheim-and-pretty-yende-shine-as-doomed-lovers http://www.euronews.com/culture/2020/11/19/musica-highlights-2020-benjamin-bernheim-and-pretty-yende-shine-as-doomed-lovers Thu, 19 Nov 2020 15:25:14 +0100 Euronews' Musica looks back at the highlights from the new production of Massenet's “Manon“ at the Opéra Bastille in Paris earlier this year, reimagined by Vincent Huguets. The director sees Manon as a modern emancipated woman during the 1920s. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2020/10/22/rolando-villazon-and-xavier-de-maistre-explore-the-soul-of-latin-america http://www.euronews.com/culture/2020/10/22/rolando-villazon-and-xavier-de-maistre-explore-the-soul-of-latin-america Thu, 22 Oct 2020 19:00:43 +0200 What happens when a famous tenor and a master of the harp get together? The result is a very special programme: Rolando Villazón and Xavier de Maistre present the 'Serenata Latina' – “Across Latin America”. Latin American melodies intimate – in this edition of Musica on euronews and