Baritone Matthias Goerne joins Andris Nelsons, the Gewandhausorchester, and MDR-Rundfunkchor for an all-Mendelssohn program: Erde, Hölle und Himmel ("Christus"), Psalm 42 "Wie der Hirsch schreit", and Die erste Walpurgisnacht.​ Goerne shares the stage with soprano Nikola Hillebrand, alto Catriona Morison, tenor Werner Güra, and bass Alexander Grassauer.​ As part of »Tacheles – Jahr der Jüdischen Kultur in Sachsen 2026«, this concert honors Mendelssohn, grandson of philosopher Moses Mendelssohn, who bridged Jewish-German worlds despite his Christian upbringing. The program is performed at two concerts in Gewandhaus in Leipzig on February 6 and 8.
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Maestra Keri-Lynn Wilson returns to the Opéra national de Paris to conduct Bizet’s Carmen at the Opéra Bastille, in Calixto Bieito’s searing, modern staging. She leads the Paris Opera Orchestra and Chorus alongside a stellar cast featuring Stéphanie d’Oustrac and Victoria Karkacheva as Carmen, Russell Thomas and Jean‑François Borras as Don José, Amina Edris as Micaëla, and Erwin Schrott as Escamillo.  Performances take place on February 7, 10, 13, 19, 22, 25, 28 and March 3, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19 2026.
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Kate Lindsey returns to Wigmore Hall to perform a baroque program with The English Concert und the baton of Harry Bicket on January 28, 2026. The American mezzo-soprano turns here to music from Agrippina, Handel’s breakthrough opera, written in 1709 during his stay in Italy, and the sacred cantata Donna, che in ciel.
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