25 Jan 2025
On January 25, 2025, at the Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe, Krzysztof Lachman will sing the role of Hyppolite in the first-ever German staging of Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne’s “Phèdre” in a new production by Christoph von Bernuth under the musical direction of Attilio Cremonesi. He will share the stage with Ann-Beth Solvang in the title role, Armin Kolarczyk as Thésée, Anastasiya Taratorkina as Oenone, and Oğulcan Yılmaz as Grand-Prêtre. Additional performances will be on January 28; February 16 and 27; March 8, 14, 23; and April 17.
23 Jan 2025
On January 23, 2025, Katarina Bradić will be the protagonist of Handel’s “Orlando” at the Théâtre du Châtelet Paris, in a new Jeanne Desoubeaux production with Christophe Rousset leading Les Talens Lyriques. She will share the stage with Siobhan Stagg as Angelica, Elizabeth DeShong as Medoro, Giulia Semenzato as Dorinda, and Riccardo Novaro as Zoroastro. Additional performances will be on January 25, 27, 29, 31, and February 2.
21 Jan 2025
Another role debut for Michael Spyres, who - on January 21, 2025 - sings for the first time the part of Bacchus in Richard Strauss’s “Ariadne auf Naxos” at the Wiener Staatsoper, in a Sven-Eric Bechtolf production under the musical direction of Cornelius Meister, sharing the stage with Anna Netrebko as Primadonna/Ariadne, Sara Blanch as Zerbinetta, Kate Lindsay as Komponist and Jusung Gabriel Park as Harlekin in the other principal roles. Additional performances will occur on January 25, 28, and 31. [Photo: Marco Borrelli]
16 Jan 2025
Between performances of “La Cenerentola”, Beth Taylor makes her Canadian debut on January 16, 2025, singing Alma Mahler’s “Five Lieder” with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal led by Rafael Payare. The concert, also including Mahler’s Symphony No. 6, will be repeated on January 17 and 18.
10 Jan 2025
After receiving accolades for her debut as the protagonist of “La Cenerentola” just weeks ago in Nancy, where this co-production of Rossini’s masterpiece originated, Beth Taylor reprises this iconic mezzo-soprano role at the Théâtre de Caen on January 10, 12, and 14, at subsequently at the Opéra de Reims on January 24 and 26. The Fabrice Murgia staging is led by Giulio Cilona, and the cast is the same as the Nancy performances. After receiving accolades for her debut as the protagonist of “La Cenerentola” just weeks ago in Nancy, where this co-production of Rossini’s masterpiece originated, Beth Taylor reprises this iconic mezzo-soprano role at the Théâtre de Caen this evening and on January 12, and 14, at subsequently at the Opéra de Reims on January 24 and 26. Toi, toi, toi!
19 Dec 2024
On December 19, 2024, at the Vzlet in Prague, Kangmin Justin Kim will star in a concert devoted to the Italian cantata, with the Collegium 1704 led by Václav Luks, who will also play the harpsichord. Kangmin Justin will perform Georg Friedrich Händel’s “Ah, crudel, nel pianto mio”, and Carl Heinrich Graun’s “Apollo e Dafne”. The program will also include Baldassarre Galuppi’s Concerto a quattro, No. 4 in C minor.