Chamber Music & Recitals

Czech-born composer Jarom?r Weinberger, best known for his opera Schwanda the Bagpiper, was forced to flee to America in order to escape Nazi terror. Fr?hlingsst?rme, staged in 1933 but soon closed down by the Nazi government, was the last operetta of...

In this story ballet, choreographer Edward Clug merges the distinct versions of Peer Gynt by Edward Grieg and Henrik Ibsen into a new ballet experience. "A brilliant narrator" (Kronenzeitung), Clug captures the fantastic adventures of the boastful...

Acclaimed across the globe for the beauty of his voice and the emotional power of his performances, Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Fl?rez, famous for his bel canto repertoire by Rossini, Donizetti and Bellini, shows in this concert another fascinating side to...

To this day, Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 is one of the most popular pieces of classical music in the world. But what is it about this global hit? The film charts the success of the symphony around the globe and encounters passionate amateur musicians and...

Francesco Cavalli, a natural successor to Monteverdi, was the most famous and influential Italian opera composer during the mid-17th century. Cardinal Mazarin, chief minister to the king, commissioned Cavalli to create a Parisian spectacle to celebrate...

Jean-Baptiste Lully's Atys, a trag?die en musique, became known as the 'king's opera' due to Louis XIV's fondness for it. The work stands as a testament to the Sun King's courtly refinement, as well as his moves to make France the center of European...

The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace by Welsh composer Sir Karl Jenkins is the most performed work by any living composer. This performance is the largest ever staged and was uniquely performed in synchronisation with a specially commissioned war-archive film...

Pietro il Grande, kzar delle Russie - composed when Donizetti was 22 years old - was the first of the composer's operas to receive more than one production. To celebrate the 200th anniversary of the work's premi?re in 2019, the Fondazione Teatro...

Opera legend Pl?cido Domingo returns to the spectacular Arena di Verona, where he more than 50 years ago made his debut. Pl?cido Domingo and Saioa Hern?ndez perform a programme dedicated to the great Italian composers Verdi and Giordano. Jordi Bern?cer...

Bayreuth is not only the city of Richard Wagner, but also of his father-in-law Franz Liszt. Described by the New York Times as a "brilliant pianist" who combines "musical maturity and youthful daring in his exceptional playing", Kit Armstrong performed...

In the 13th century, the rich merchants of Novgorod mock the dreams of far-away journeys and of commercial conquests brought forth by Sadko, a musician and singer. But Volkhova, the Sea King's daughter, is enchanted by Sadko's voice, and promises to help...

Jean-Christophe Maillot's inspired adaptation of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew won 3 Masques d'Ors (best choreographic show, best male dancer (Petruchio) and best female dancer (Katherine) and has toured the world to great acclaim since it was...