Für die Vorstellung von Richard Wagners Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg am heutigen Dienstag melden die Bayreuther Festspiele gleich drei krankheitsbedingte Änderungen in der Besetzung.
Das Dirigat übernimmt Axel Kober für den erkrankten Daniele Gatti, die Partie des Hans Sachs singt Michael Volle anstelle von Georg Zeppenfeld, Ya-Chung Huang wird die Partie des David für Matthias Stier übernehmen.
The Kennett Symphony in Chester County, Pennsylvania, has a new name: the Brandywine Valley Symphony. Leaders of Chester County’s professional orchestra said the change had been long considered and was made to signal that the orchestra’s reach goes beyond Kennett Square. Read More →
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The Board of Opera Australia announced the appointment of three key leadership positions with Music Director Andrea Battistoni, Chair of the Board Glyn Davis and Chief Executive Officer Alex Budd. Read More →
Der Palazzetto Bru Zane, Centre de musique romantique française, feiert in der Saison 2025-26 zwei bedeutende Persönlichkeiten des französischen 19. Jahrhunderts: den Sänger, Librettisten und Komponisten Hervé (1825-1892), dessen zweihundertster Geburtstag gefeiert wird, und die Pianistin und Komponistin Louise Farrenc (1804-1875), die vor 150 Jahren starb. Read More →
The Singapore Symphony Orchestra has announced the passing of conductor Choo Hoey, the founding Music Director (1979-1996) and Conductor Emeritus of the orchestra. He died aged 90 on August 11 at his summer house in Greece with his wife Alexandra by his side. Read More →
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The live video of the ICMA Gala Concert played by the Düsseldorfer Symphoniker and featuring many winning artists from the 2025 panel is highly successful on the YouTube channel of Deutsche Welle. More than 250.000 people saw it. Enthusiastic comments come from all over the world. Read More →
Die Bregenzer Festspiele haben eine positive Bilanz für die laufende Saison gezogen. Über 180.000 Menschen besuchten ‘Der Freischütz’ auf der Seebühne, die Auslastung lag bei 97 Prozent – es gab zwei Regenabsagen. Read More →
Der diesjährige Besuch bei den Bayreuther Festspielen begann für unseren Mitarbeiter Alain Steffen mit einer Aufführung (8. August) von Wagners letztem Werk, dem Parsifal in der Inszenierung von Jay Scheib, die sich die Zerstörung der Erde und den Niedergang der menschlichen Zivilisation zum Thema gemacht hat. Read More →
Composer and librettist John Aylward’s one-act chamber opera film ‘Oblivion’ has won ‘Best Musical Film’ at this year’s Cannes World Film Festival. Aylward wrote the story, libretto, and music for the 70-minute film, produced by Ravenser Odd Productions and co-produced by independent filmmaker Graham Swon. The film was directed by Laine Rettmer with Alice Millar as Director of Photography and is cast with Ty Boque, Nina Guo, Lukas Pappenfuscline, and Cailin Marcel Manson. Read More →
The comic opera Melania: The Opera, centered on the figure of the Melania Trump, will premiere next September 25 at the Cockpit Theatre in London as part of the Tête à Tête Festival. The play is signed by singer Melinda Hughes, who will also take on the lead role, and composer Jeremy Limb. The text is written by comedian Rich Hall and stage direction is by Daniel Slater. Read More →
