Why do we all do what we do?Given the state of the world, one can sometimes begin to doubt what purpose all of this work we do…
Ilia StapleSoprano Ilia Staple at the Prater Picnic with the Vienna Symphony OrchestraRight on time for the end of the school year, the traditional open-air concert, the Prater Picnic of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra…
Philipp KapellerTenor Philipp Kapeller and Wolfgang Resch in The Barber of Seville in InnsbruckIn a concert performance of Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia, two Tyroleans will be enjoying a “home game”: Philipp Kapeller, who has…
Matthias HoffmannBass-baritone Matthias Hoffmann at the Staatsoper Unter den LindenTo inspire children’s enthusiasm for opera, almost all major institutions are now exploring a wide range of new approaches. At…
Matteo MacchioniTenor Matteo Macchioni in Naples and at the Arena di VeronaAfter his debut at the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples as Poisson in Cilea’s Adriana Lecouvreur, the Italian tenor Matteo Macchioni returns…
Johann Strauss Ensemble of the Vienna SymphonyEnsemble The Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra at the Elbphilharmonie HamburgFor an orchestra just as for solo artists return invitations after sold-out concerts are the greatest possible compliment. Under the…
Anton LegkiiConductor Anton Legkii conducts Così fan tutte in SchwetzingenThe National Theatre Mannheim presented Mozart’s Da Ponte cycle in co-production with the National Theatre Prague. In Tatjana Gürbaca’s production,…
Wolfgang Stefan SchwaigerBaritone Wolfgang Stefan Schwaiger sings Gustav MahlerThe Austrian baritone Wolfgang Stefan Schwaiger is a member of the ensemble at Oper Köln and will appear there next season, among…
Johannes WildnerConductor Johannes Wildner with the RTÉ Concert OrchestraThe Austrian conductor Johannes Wildner, who most recently enjoyed success with concerts marking the 135th birthday of Sergei Prokofiev with two…