Daniel Barenboim and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra at the Festival International de Piano de la Roque d’Anthéron in Marseille. The performance is part of the celebration of Marseille-Provence as the 2013 European Capital of Culture. On the programworks Giuseppe Verdi and Hector Berlioz. —– PROGRAM: Verdi: La Traviata, Preludes to act 1 and 3; Overture to Les Vêpres siciliennes; Overture to La forza del destino / Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique op. 14.
Le Concert de Paris 2019
«Le Concert de Paris» is an exceptional event held each year on Bastille Day at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, as a prelude to the traditional July 14th fireworks display. Two of Radio France’s most prestigious musical institutions, the Orchestre National de France and the Radio France Chorus, under the baton of maestro Alain Altinoglu, propose a top-quality programme, giving pride of place to the voice and brings together some of the world’s greatest soloists, including Khatia Buniatishvili, Roberto Alagna, René Pape, Gautier Capuçon, Gaëlle Arquez, Jakub Orlinski and many more!
LSO: Rattle conducts Berlioz: The Damnation of Faust
From selling your soul to the devil to finding salvation – Sir Simon Rattle ventures through Berlioz’s tempestuous oratorio, The Damnation of Faust. PROGRAM Berlioz: La damnation de Faust
Elina Garanca Recital
The new season of the Opernhaus Zürich opened with an extraordinary recital. The celebrated mezzo-soprano Elina Garanca and the new artistic director Matthias Schulz transported the audience into a world of songs and arias with works by Saint-Saëns, Berlioz, Brahms, Schumann, and other romantic and late romantic composers. The centerpiece of the evening was the aria “Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix” from Saint-Saëns’ opera “Samson et Dalila,” which Garanca, as “Dalila,” knows to masterfully and emotionally interpret on the world’s greatest operatic stages and with full orchestras. Matthias Schulz’s sensitive piano accompaniment left nothing to be desired in terms of this emotionality and artistry. The two musicians have a longstanding musical collaboration, and their recitals delight European audiences.