Francisco Coll
Teatro Real in Madrid has announced that composer Francisco Coll, 40, will not be able to conduct his opera Enemigo del pueblo in February. He suffered a minor transient ischemic attack (considered as the sign of an impending stroke). Read More →
Béla Fleck is the latest artist to pull out of an upcoming performance at the Kennedy Center in the wake of Trump‘s takeover. The Grammy-winning banjoist was scheduled to perform with the National Symphony Orchestra in February, but announced nopw that he has cancelled. Read More →
Salzburg
The Salzburg Festival plans a temporary venue during renovations of the Festival Hall. In December, the board of trustees selected two possible locations. During the construction phase, which is expected to last eight years in total (from 2025), a steel hall suitable for year-round use will be built, in which concerts and concertante operas can be held. Read More →
On the afternoon of Dec. 14, the 92-year-old American opera singer Paula Bouthiller was struck by a delivery truck on Main Street in Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Read More →
Since the beginning of the new season, the Kennedy Center’s trump-guided directorship decided that the National Symphony Orchestra has to play the American national anthem at the beginning of every concert. Before they did so on very special occasions only. Read More →
The Paris based Carolyn Carlson Dance Company has announced that it will shut down. Read More →
Semyon Bychkov
(c) Petra Hajska
The Paris National Opera, has announced the appointment of Semyon Bychkov (73) as music director, effective August 1, 2028, for four seasons. Read More →
Donald Trump may have his name added on the building, but it’s still the Kennedy Center to Congress. Read More →
Vom 1. Januar 2026 bis Ende Juni 2027 schließt das Grand de Genève wegen Sanierung. Die Arbeiten begreifen den Austausch der Bühnenmaschinerie, die akustische Verbesserung des Orchestergrabens sowie die Verbesserung der Akustik. Read More →
Der Schweizer Musiker Peter-Lukas Graf ist gestern einen Tag vor seinem 97. Geburtstag verstorben. Read More →
