Access to culture: opera subtitles help!
Access to culture: opera subtitles help! : Subtitles are quite recent in the opera houses When you don’t know well an opera, it’s often difficult to understand the plot. In this unique musical genre, it is true that sometimes the libretto is not crystal clear. Reading the Continue reading →
Pianovoiceopera.com : a piano accompaniment in a few clicks away
Pianovoiceopera.com : a piano accompaniment in a few clicks away : what’s about to sing your favorite opera arias with a digital accompaniment? Internet is a fantastic territory where you can discover many a surprise! Followed on twitter by a new follower, I followed him back and I discovered a very Continue reading →
Wiener Staatsoper live stream : a revolutionary live opera experience
Wiener Staatsoper live stream : a revolutionary live opera experience : 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 →
Opera houses in the Middle East : Facebook again in the front row
Opera houses in the Middle East : Facebook again in the front row : I ended up with the idea to make an infographics of main opera houses in the Middle East. As social network have said to boom in many of Arabic countries, I focused on Facebook fans of major opera house in that region. I was very surprised by my survey. First, I have discovered the existence of several lyric institutions and some interesting facts.Second, Facebook communities have become larger in opera houses located in the Middle East (some opera have more than 80 000 fans !). Again social networks are in the front row :) Continue reading →
If I had google glass, I woud use them in the Opera House
If I had google glass, I woud use them in the Opera House : To buzz and foster expectations around its Google glass, the firm of MoutainView (it is not a joke !) involved its fans a few months ago thanx to #ifihadglass. #ifihadglass is the official hashtag and the name of the eponym Continue reading →
HelloStage, the Linkedin for classical music explained by his founder Bernhard Kerres
HelloStage, the Linkedin for classical music explained by his founder Bernhard Kerres : Killjoys and classical music bashers often say there are no startups in the field of the so-called conservative world of classical music ! Wrong! Absolutely wrong. There are many and some of them are really exciting! Here in the Websummit Continue reading →

Opera de Paris versus Province : concentration of live opera market in France ?

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Opera de Paris has a dominant position regarding opera audience in France

Version en français disponible ici Waiting for getting the brandnew print issue of the French Ministry of Culture report on 2014 Key Culture figures, I have found some public statistics from the 2013 report.  Based on these datas, I had fun Continue reading →

Verdi albums : is there a love story between Austria and Verdi ?

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Verdi albums of Anna Netrebko and Jonas Kaufmann

A musical love story between Mozart’s homeland and Verdi albums ? Vienna is said to be the Capitale of classical music. More generally, it’s astonishing to see how strong is Austrians’ interest in opera or the world of classical music. In Continue reading →

Vienna opera house tours : discover the new HD panoramic service of Wiener

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Vienna opera house tours now available virtually ! The Vienna opera house (Wiener-Staatsoper) has been innovating in the field of opera ! Stehplätze (standing room), digital archives of performances and outdoor lives are good examples of the innovation spirit of Continue reading →

Opéra National de Bordeaux : Cécile Oudeyer, directrice du Développement et de la Communication nous parle de la stratégie numérique de l’ONB

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Cet article écrit en français est désormais accessible sur la version française d’Opera digital.com  (http://francais.opera-digital.com) accédez à l’article > An English version of that interview is available on http://opera-digital.com. Enjoy 🙂 bonne lecture !