22 Feb 2025
There will be sparks when - on February 22, 2025, Kangmin Justin Kim joins fellow countertenors Nicolò Balducci and Eric Jurenas in a gala concert entitled “Le concours de virtuosité” at the Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe, under the musical direction of Stefan Plewniak leading the Orchestre de l'Opera Royale Versailles. More specifically, the Korean-American countertenor will dazzle the audience with Handel’s “Se bramate” from “Serse” and “Se il mio amor fu il tuo delitto” from “Berenice, regina d’Egitto”; Porpora’s “Alto Giove” from “Polifemo” and two trios from the same composer “La gioia immortal che alletta” (“Polifemo), and “Temi lo sdegno mio” (“Germanico in Germania”)
20 Feb 2025
On February 20, 2025, at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris, Beth Taylor sings the alto part in Gustav Mahler’s “Das Lied von der Erde” alongside fellow Royaumonty laureate singer tenor Andrew Staples. Philipp von Steinaecker lead the Orchestre de chambre de Paris. The program also includes J.S. Bach’s cantata “Ich elender Mensch, wer wird mich erlösen”.
15 Feb 2025
On February 15, 2025, Beth Taylor will sing the alto soloist in Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Missa Solemnis” at Saffron Hall Cambridge with the London Philharmonic Orchestra led by Edward Gardner, sharing the stage with soprano Nardus Williams, tenor Sam Furness, and bass-baritone Michael Mofidian.
13 Feb 2025
Less than two weeks after his last performance as Bacchus in Ariadne auf Naxos, on February 13, 2025, Michael Spyres returns to the Wiener Staatsoper as Florestan in Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Fidelio” in a production by the late Otto Schenk and under the musical direction of Axel Kober. He will share the stage with Simone Schneider as the protagonist, Bryn Terfel as Don Pizarro, Florina Ilie as Marzelline, Georg Zeppenfeld as Rocco, Daniel Jenz as Jaquino, and Peter Kellner as Don Fernando. Additional performances will be on February 16, 20, and 23. [Photo: Marco Borrelli]
08 Feb 2025
On February 8, 2025, Krzysztof Lachman will sing the role of Marzio in a concert performance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Mitridate, re di Ponto” with Opera Rara Kraków, under the musical direction of Philippe Jaroussky leading the Capella Cracoviensis. He will share the stage with Zachary Wilder in the title role, Rebecca Bottone as Aspasia, Joanna Sojka as Sifare, Rafał Tomkiewicz as Farnace, Dorota Szczepańska as Ismene, and Joanna Zaucha as Arbate.
07 Feb 2025
On February 7, 2025, Beth Taylor sings the contralto solos in Manuel De Falla’s “El amor brujo” at the National Concert Hall in Sofia. Konstantin Ilievsky conducts the National Radio Symphony Orchestra. The Scottish mezzo-soprano is not new to De Falla’s ballet, having previously sung it on several high-profile occasions, most recently with the Tonkünstler Orchester last October. [Photo: John Cooper]