Hope springs eternal …The Swiss Confederation has decided to allow cultural events with up to fifty attendees from late April; Austria will supposedly…
Sophie RennertMezzo-soprano Opera online—and live: Sophie Rennert in Mannheim, Reggio Emilia and GrafeneggOn May 1st, “Hippolyte et Aricie”, Jean-Philippe Rameau’s first opera, premiered at the Nationaltheater Mannheim with Sophie Rennert as Phèdre. The production, under…
Wolfgang ReschBaritone Here at last: Wolfgang Resch in Rameau’s “Zaïs” in Biel and SolothurnIn the 1748 opera “Zaïs”, Jean-Philippe Rameau’s eponymous protagonist, a genie, is willing to suffer severe privations to win the love…
Mahler: “Lied von der Erde” in Berne, with Siyabonga MaqungoSouth African tenor Siyabonga Maqungo, together with mezzo Jordanka Milkova and the Berner Kammerorchester with its conductor Philippe Bach, performs the “Lied von…
Li KengSoprano Opera in concert: Li Keng with the Tainan Symphony OrchestraFor a while now, Taiwan has not been restricting cultural events. At the spring concert of the Tainan Symphony, Soprano…
Alexander MedemDirector Tango: Alexander Medem in Piazzolla’s “María de Buenos Aires” at the Tiroler LandestheaterRigid, even severe, rules to prevent the spread of Covid-19 characterised the rehearsals for Ástor Piazzolla’s tango operita “María de Buenos…
Sophie GordeladzeSoprano Concert: Sophie Gordeladze to sing Orff’s “Carmina Burana” in TbilisiSubsequent to two performances of the Requiem K. 626 by Wolfgang Amadé Mozart, the Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra invited Georgian soprano Sophie…
Johannes WildnerConductor Concerts: The Sønderjyllands Symfoniorkester hosts Johannes Wildner, Nora Sourouzian and Christoph FillerAfter some recording sessions with the Vienna Johann Strauss Orchester, Johannes Wildner returns to “his” Sønderjyllands Symfoniorkester; the first of the two concerts…
