31 Mar 2026
Federico Fiorio stars in a concert at the Sale Apollinee, the elegant concert rooms within the Teatro La Fenice, joining Karalis Antiqua Ensemble in a program devoted to early 17th-century repertoire. The program includes: "Io la musica son" (Prologue from Orfeo), Confitebor I (from Messa a 4 voci e salmi concertati), and "Quel sguardo sdegnosetto" by Claudio Monteverdi; "Non m’è patria l’Olimpo" (Prologue from L’Ormindo) and "O quam suavis es" by Francesco Cavalli; Aria quinta sopra la bergamasca a tre, Op. 3 by Marco Uccellini; Chiaccona, Op. 12 by Tarquinio Merula; and "Hor che Apollo2" by Barbara Strozzi. Performances take place on March 31 and April 1. The Verona-born singer has rapidly risen to become one of the most acclaimed sopranistas of our time, earning recognition for his stylistic refinement, expressive range, and distinctive timbre.
On March 31, 2026, Beth Taylor appears as Alto I (Mulier Samaritana) in Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 with the Berliner Philharmoniker at the Salzburg Easter Festival, conducted by Kirill Petrenko. She joins an outstanding cast that includes Jacquelyn Wagner, Golda Schultz, Liv Redpath, Fleur Barron, Benjamin Bruns, Gihoon Kim, and Le Bu. With this performance, Beth Taylor concludes a month of March marked by a series of high-profile Mahler engagements with leading conductors and orchestras.
19 Mar 2026
On March 19 and 20, 2026, Beth Taylor performs the alto solo in Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 at the Isarphilharmonie in Munich with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (BRSO), conducted by Sir Simon Rattle. The performances continue at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg on March 21. The program also includes Henry Purcell’s Remember not, Lord, our offences and Franz Schubert’s Nachtlied. Mahler’s Second Symphony also marked Beth Taylor’s debut with the Los Angeles Philharmonic under Gustavo Dudamel earlier this season.
13 Mar 2026
On March 13, 14, and 15, 2026, Beth Taylor sings the alto solo in Gustav Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde with the Orchestre de l’Opéra de Rouen Normandie under the baton of Antony Hermus, alongside tenor Nicky Spence. Among the most compelling and sought-after Mahler interpreters of recent years, the Glaswegian mezzo-soprano has already performed this song cycle at major international venues such as the Bayerische Staatsoper and the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, among others.
11 Mar 2026
Kangmin Justin Kim adds another top-tier house to his résumé as he makes his debut at the Zurich Opera as Sesto in Giulio Cesare in Egitto, arguably Handel’s most famous opera. The production is staged by Davide Livermore and conducted by Sergio Capuano. He joins a star-studded cast that includes Carlo Vistoli in the title role, Cecilia Bartoli as Cleopatra, Anne Sofie von Otter as Cornelia, Max Emanuel Cencic as Tolomeo, Renato Dolcini as Achilla, Karima El Demerdasch as Nireno, and Evan Grey as Curio. Performances take place on March 11, 13, 15, 17, 21, and 25. Sesto has long been one of Kangmin Justin Kim’s signature roles. His interpretation has been highly acclaimed at venues including the Wiener Staatsoper, the Philharmonie de Paris, Luxembourg, Brussels, Amsterdam, and Cologne, as well as at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo, where this Davide Livermore staging was first unveiled in 2024.
Katarina Bradić sings the Mother in Nuit sans aube, the French version of Das kalte Herz, Matthias Pintscher’s fourth opera. She created the role at the world premiere in German on January 11, 2026, at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin, and now reprises it for the French premiere at the Opéra-Comique. The libretto is by Daniel Arkadij Gerzenberg, with the French translation by Catherine Fourcassié. The Paris performances retain the same production by James Darrah. The cast includes Evan Hughes, Marie-Adeline Henry, Katarina Bradić, Catherine Trottmann, Julie Robard-Gendre, and Hélène Alexandridis. Performances take place on March 11, 13, 15, and 17.
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