Sensational Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Flórez and pianist Vincenzo Scalera present a programme of Lieder, salon pieces and operatic arias, for a very successful concert.
Federico Maria Sardelli conducts an historic production of Handel’s first Italian opera for London with energy and Baroque spirit. Teresa Iervolino takes the leading role in a convincing cast.
Les Musiciens du Princeconfirm their status as one of the most interesting Baroque ensembles in a concert led by Gianluca Capuano, with soloists Cecilia Bartoli, Carlo Vistoli and Jean-Marc Goujon.
A new production by Davide Livermore transforms Elizabeth I into Elizabeth II. Evelino Pidò leads a solid cast in one of the earliest opera seria by Gioachino Rossini.
Ivor Bolton leads the Bayerische Staatsorchester in a delightful musical rendition of Mozart’s masterpiece, with a great performance by Pavol Breslik as Belmonte.
A new, insightful production by Robert Carsen gives life to Handel’s early oratorio at the Salzburg Whitsun Festival, with a magnificent cast led by Cecilia Bartoli.
A varied, interesting programme was offered to the Zurich audience, with Emőke Baráth shining in two Baroque cantatas and Daniel Hope leading the orchestra from the violin.
Riccardo Chailly leads a splendid cast in Verdi’s masterpiece as La Scala leads the way in these troubled times, when the opera world is so volatile and fragile, by focusing on the music, holding onto artistic values.
The Zurich Opernhaus tackles the pandemic with an innovative strategy: instead of reducing the size of orchestra and chorus (as many other European opera houses) it removes them from the theatre altogether.
