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Les Contes d’Hoffmann in Athens

Time and space disintegrate – Krzysztof Warlikowski directs Les Contes d'Hoffmann at the Greek National Opera in an international co-production with La Monnaie in Brussels. The premiere is on 18 December. The star soprano Nicole Chevalier takes on the leading female roles, the British tenor shooting star Adam Smith sings Hoffmann.

19. December 2022

Gustavo Gimeno & Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Five More Years on the Podium

Toronto Symphony Orchestra Extends Gustavo Gimeno's Contract through 2030. The announcement comes as the TSO continues a Centennial season filled with musical milestones, including the recent gala performance with renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma, an international tour including a performance at Carnegie Hall, and a return to the TSO’s first home, Massey Hall.

22. November 2022

All points awarded are publicly available

Wieniawski Competition scores with transparency

20-year-old Japanese violinist Hina Maeda recently won the International Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition – now the margin she won by, measured over all three rounds, is also clear. Starting recently, all points awarded by the jury are publicly available on the competition website. Hardly any other music competition is so transparent.

15. November 2022

Greek National Opera (GNO)

New “Don Giovanni” production

Mozart’s opera masterpiece Don Giovanni is coming to the Stavros Niarchos Hall of the Greek National Opera at the SNFCC for five performances, from 21 October – directed by John Fulljames and conducted by Ondrej Olos.

28. October 2022

International Henry Wieniawski Violin Competition

Hina Maeda wins the International Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition

The First Prize of 50,000 Euro at the prestigious violin competition in Poznań, Poland, goes this year to Hina Maeda from Japan. The Second Prize (€30,000) goes to Meruert Karmenova from Kazakhstan, and Qingzhu Weng from China won the Third Prize (€20,000). The 16th edition of the music competition ended yesterday, on Thursday.

21. October 2022

François-Xavier Roth & SWR Symphonieorchester

François-Xavier Roth to become Principal Conductor and Artistic Director of the SWR Symphonieorchester

François-Xavier Roth will assume the position of Principal Conductor and Artistic Director of the SWR Symphony Orchestra for the 2025/2026 season. He succeeds Teodor Currentzis, who has been at the helm of the orchestra since 2018 and will remain associated with it in the future.

30. September 2022

Sarah Willis' Cuban Dances

Mozart y Mambo part II – a musical road map of Cuba

The Mozart y Mambo project continues with a musical road map of Cuba - “Cuban Dances”, the world’s first Cuban horn concerto, soloists from the Buena Vista Social Club and a new film.

21. July 2022

NEUE STIMMEN

Francesca Pia Vitale and Carles Pachon win NEUE STIMMEN 2022

Francesca Pia Vitale from Italy and Carles Pachon from Spain are the first-place winners of the 19th edition of the NEUE STIMMEN International Singing Competition. During the finale in Gütersloh, the two singers won over the jury consisting of globally renowned opera experts. Prizes were also awarded to the second- and third-place finishers.

1. July 2022

NEUE STIMMEN 2022

Eleven opera talents advance to finale

Seven women and four men have qualified for the finale of the NEUE STIMMEN International Singing Competition in Gütersloh. The final concert will take place tomorrow, with the Duisburger Philharmoniker, under the baton of Jonathan Darlington by Thursday, June 30, 2022, and will be streamed live on the websites of NEUE STIMMEN, Medici.tv, Myfidelio and Mezzo.tv.

29. June 2022

Ten new major productions and international co-productions

The Greek National Opera: A dazzling 2022/23 season

The Greek National Opera (GNO) is presenting an impressive programme with its forthcoming 2022/23 season and at the same time underlining its continuing rise as a Mecca for opera lovers from all over the world.

28. June 2022