Toronto’s opera company might be regarded as one of the best in North America. When Gerard Mortier proposed names of directors who could be the best for the Teatro Real de Madrid, Alexander Neef, General Director of the Canadian Opera, was Continue reading
festival new edition
This year edition of the most prestigious French opera festival focuses on works composed around the end of the 18th century. Like in Glyndebourne, Mozart has always been the center of the festival. 2014 Aix Festival will pay tribute to Mozart, Rameau, Haendel, Bach, etc… Continue reading
So-called traditional nay ‘old-fashioned’, classical music isn’t at lead regarding new media : I love opera and I confess I have been using a lot digital technologies and social medias. As a digital power user, I must acknowledge that opera Continue reading
the new lyric season has begun for me in France with Lucia di Lammermoor 🙂 ! Indeed Andrei Serban’s production in Opera Bastille and a new production set-designed by Stanislas Nordey in Opera de Lille will be the first 2 Continue reading
Obsessed with social media strategies of classical music institutions, I made yesterday this little survey of Facebook power of major opera houses in the World. To do that, I compared the numbers of fans (which equals to the numbers of Continue reading