Month: September 2022

In the second production of its Centennial Season, San Francisco Opera presents Tchaikovsky’s interpretation of Alexandr Pushkin’s Romantic tragedy, Eugene Onegin. Led by Vassilis Christopoulos – one of Greece’s most renowned conductors – the line-up of stars includes soprano Evgenia Muraveva as the heroine Tatyana, with bass-baritone Gordon Bintner in the title role. Tenor Evan…

Kazuki Yamada and the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra open the 2022-23 season with a programme of favourites – Berlioz’s Roman Carnival Overture, Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto and Dvořák’s Symphony No 9. The guest artist is the highly acclaimed young violinist Daniel Lozakovich. Kazuki Yamada has been Music Director of the OPMC since the 2016-17 season, and with…

San Francisco Opera opens its Centennial Season with John Adams’ spectacular new work, Antony and Cleopatra. Starring in the title roles are bass-baritone Gerald Finley and soprano Amina Edris, joined by tenor Paul Appleby as Octavius Caesar, bass-baritone Alfred Walker as Antony’s confidante Enobarbus and mezzo-soprano Elizabeth DeShong as Octavia, Caesar’s sister and Antony’s wife.…

Giselle, one of the oldest classical ballets in the repertoire, and certainly one of the greatest Romantic era ballets, is to be performed by the United Ukrainian Ballet at the London Coliseum this month. In a new interpretation by internationally renowned choreographer, Alexei Ratmansky, Giselle will feature guest performances by English National Ballet’s Romanian principal…