Mezzo-soprano Gaëlle Arquez makes her anticipated house debut at Teatro dell'Opera di Roma in her signature role of Carmen. Arquez is joined on stage by Joshua Guerrero as Don José and Erwin Schrott as Escamillo. The production by Fabio Ceresa is lead under the baton of Omer Meir Wellber and can be experienced on June 21, 24, 26 and 28.
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Piotr Beczala stars as Prince in the new production of Rusalka at the Gran Teatre del Liceu. A subtle and psychological staging by Christof Loy with Asmik Grigorian in the title role can be experienced on June 22, 25, 28 and July 1, 4, 7.
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Mezzo-soprano Judit Kutasi will perform the role of the Princesse de Bouillon in Cilea’s Adriana Lecouvreur at the Opéra national du Capitole in Toulouse. She will appear alongside soprano Ermonela Jaho in the title role and tenor Saimir Pirgu as Maurizio. The production is directed by Pierre Rambert, with Stefano Montanari conducting. Performances are scheduled for June 20, 22, 24, 26, and 29, 2025.
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Rolando Villazón and lautten compagney BERLIN conclude their joint 24/25 tour with the concert a Salzburg on June 17. For the last time this season their acclaimed Viaggio dell’anima program featuring Italian music of the 17th century by Monteverdi, Grandi, Caccini can be experience at the Salzburg Mozarteum Foundation.
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On June 19 mezzo-soprano Siphokazi Molteno stars at the annual Summer Night Gala together with the Tonkünstler Orchestra and conductor Fabien Gabel at the Wolkenturm, Grafenegg. Molteno shares the stage with tenor Michael Spyres and pianist Rudolf Buchbinder. The program consists of a variety of works by J. Strauss, Schumann, Rossini, Massenet and many more.
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On June 15 Keri-Lynn Wilson conducts the MDR choir and symphony orchestra in Gewandhaus Leipzig as a part of this year’s Bachfest. The program presents orchestral versions of Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 and Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 followed by Tanejew’s Ioann Damaskin and Shostakovich’s Kazn’ Stepana Razina op. 119 sung by baritone Brian Mulligan.
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Piotr Beczala stars at this year’s Summer Night Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic at Schönbrunn Palace. Beczala and the Vienna Philharmonic under the baton of Tugan Sokhiev present arias from Georges Bizet's Carmen, Giacomo Puccini's Turandot and Emmerich Kálmán's operetta Gräfin Mariza. The open-air concert traditionally attracting tens of thousands of opera lovers will take place on June 13, 2025.
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Baritone Theodore Platt has been awarded 3rd Prize at the 2025 Concours musical international de Montréal (Voice edition), held from May 25 to June 6. In addition to his top-three finish, he was also recognized for his outstanding performance of a contemporary aria. The competition featured 24 emerging vocalists from around the world and offers […]
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Regula Mühlemann: 'Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen' with the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra and Herbert Blomstedt Regula Mühlemann performs the solo soprano part in Bach’s cantata 'Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen' in concerts with the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra and their former chief conductor, maestro Herbert Blomstedt. Demonstrating her virtuosity, Mühlemann can be seen in Hamburg on 12 and 15 June, and at the opening concert of the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival in Wismar on 13 June.
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