It is with a masterpiece of Italian bel canto that the 33 years old conductor Michele Spotti will return to the podium of the Deutsche Oper Berlin, this time in his new role as Principal Guest Conductor.
Carlo Vistoli explores the legacy of the Italian castrati who helped make the genre of oratorio famous in England in his new album, “Handel’s Italians”, recorded for Harmonia Mundi and released today, 4 September 2026, in stores and on all major digital platforms.
A European tour will follow from September 5 to 13, with stops in Verona and Merano The famous hammer blows with which Gustav Mahler sought to portray humanity’s collapse in
«The image I chose to summarise the story of La traviata is that of a broken mirror: it represents the destiny of a woman celebrated by a society that, at the same time, is the very society that destroys her». These are the words of Damiano Michieletto, who from 22 July to 23 August stages his first La traviata.
Enter the creative sound laboratory, where music takes shape through research, study and experimentation, with the second edition of SLAM – Festival Internazionale delle Colonne Sonore presented by CAM Sugar and Triennale Milano from 11 to 13 December 2026, with a preview at Teatro alla Scala on 29 November.
A new generation of orchestral conductors is preparing to experience the XIV edition of the Cantelli Competition. The names of the competitors admitted to the preliminary rounds of the prestigious international competition promoted by the Fondazione Teatro Coccia of Novara, dedicated to young conducting talents aged between 18 and 35, were announced today. The XIV edition is scheduled to take place between Milan and Novara from October 1 to 4, 2026.
For the third consecutive year, the international star returns to Cremona with Les Musiciens du Prince – Monaco, conducted by Gianluca Capuano Thursday, May 28, at 9:00 PM, Teatro Ponchielli
Today, May 22, “Sonata for 7 Cities: Live in Cape Town” is released, the second album of Filippo Gorini’s international project for Alpha Classics Featuring Federico Gardella’s Sonata d’altura, Schumann’s
The sacred music of Giuseppe Verdi, Richard Wagner’s musical theatre, the Impressionist atmospheres of Debussy, and the virtuosity of Saint-Saëns are at the heart of Daniele Gatti’s programme for his third international tour of the season at the helm of the Staatskapelle Dresden, of which he is Chief Conductor.
“The Rossinian Figaro is usually portrayed as a witty and carefree character, the tireless driving force behind the opera’s events. This production of The Barber of Seville, however, explores the more melancholic nuances of the composer’s comedy, making my return to this role even more compelling”.
The human and artistic story of one of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century, Yuri Egorov, is at the heart of A Piano in Exile (Un pianoforte in esilio) — a recital intertwining words and music created by Luca Micheletti, who appears not only as the author of the text but also as its performer.
The first chapter of Wagner’s famous Der Ring des Nibelungen tetralogy, Das Rheingold, will open a month of major debuts for Michele Spotti.
Described by The New York Times as a soprano who “brings Italy back to life,” and recognized as one of the leading international interpreters of the bel canto repertoire, Rosa Feola returns to the Metropolitan Opera in New York starting tonight, May 3.
“It is a story that can tell us a great deal about the psychological dynamics linked to political power in today’s world." This is the lens through which Damiano Michieletto interprets La clemenza di Tito, Mozart’s drama with which he returns to the Opernhaus Zürich fourteen years after his Poliuto in 2012.
The last opera by Wagner after the last opera by Verdi. Daniele Gatti, Principal Conductor of the Staatskapelle Dresden, returns to the podium of the Semperoper in the Saxon capital following Falstaff, with which he inaugurated the 2025/26 season last October, to conduct Parsifal.
To inhabit a city through music, to listen to its voices, and to return its energy in a live recital. Sonata for 7 Cities: live in Vienna is the new album by thirty-year-old pianist Filippo Gorini for Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France, marking the discographic starting point of Sonata for 7 Cities, an international initiative conceived by Gorini that unfolds across seven cities worldwide, combining musical research with social engagement.
