One of the most sought-after British composers today, Belize-born Errollyn Wallen has created a new work called Dances for Orchestra, which will receive its world premiere on Nov. 2-3 with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. The rest of the program, conducted by Ryan Bancroft, is thoroughly American: Ives’ Three Places in New England and Copeland’s complete […]
7 Deaths of Maria Callas, conceived by Marina Abramović, will receive its U.K. premiere Nov. 3-11 at the English National Opera. Seven powerful sopranos will recreate death scenes made famous by Callas, singing classic arias; the score also includes new music by Marko Nikodijević. Actor Willem Dafoe co-stars with singers Eri Nakamura, Elbenita Kajtazi, Nadine […]
A premiere at the Hamburg State Opera on Nov. 4-12, Handel’s Factory tells of the composers life at the height of his fame. The work uses a libretto by Christoph Klimke freely adapted from George Frideric Handel's Resurrection by Stefan Zweig. The music by Johannes Harneit (who will also conduct) is based on works of […]
Jannik Giger is a Swiss composer and video artist. The world premiere of his Troisième œil (“Third Eye”) will be given on Nov. 11 by the Basel Chamber Orchestra at Wigmore Hall. Music director Kristian Bezuidenhout will also play the fortepiano in Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 9, and Alina Ibragimova will be the soloist for […]
The Ireland-based Gealán Quartet has only been around since 2021, but they’re already proving their commitment to new music by commissioning String Quartet No. 3 from fellow countryman Michael Doherty. The Gealán’s fall tour of this work includes a stop at the National Concert Hall in Dublin on Nov. 12 for a program that also […]
At the Komische Oper Berlin, the world premiere of Nils Holgersson’s Wondrous Adventures will run Nov. 12-Jan. 11. This children’s opera, with music by Elena Kats-Chernin and a libretto by Susanne Felicitas Wolf, tells the story of a boy who is shrunken by the curse of an angry gnome, provoking him to run away on […]
Relaunching the world premiere production from June 2023, Deutsche Oper Berlin presents Giorgio Battistelli’s Il teorema di Pasolini Nov. 16-28. Directed by Dead Centre, the opera is freely based on Pier Paolo Pasolini’s 1968 novel and film Il teorema. Battistelli conducts a cast that includes Ángeles Blancas Gulin and Davide Damiani. https://deutscheoperberlin.de/en_EN/calendar/il-teorema-di-pasolini.17511836
Staatsoper Berlin will present a new production of Charpentier’s Médée conceived by legendary director Peter Sellars. Simon Rattle conducts, and Magdalena Kožená stars in the title role, with Reinoud Van Mechelen as Jason and Luca Tittoto as Creon. The production runs Nov. 19-Dec. 2. https://www.staatsoper-berlin.de/en/veranstaltungen/medee.12155/#event-68663
The Philharmonia Orchestra will present the European premiere of highlights from Wayne Shorter’s Iphegenia on Nov. 19, in a program dedicated to the late saxophonist and composer’s symphonic works. With Clark Rundell on the podium, an ensemble of jazz masters will assist the orchestra: saxophonist Ravi Coltrane (son of the legendary John Coltrane), Esperanza Spalding […]
As part of its spotlight on British-born and Berlin-based composer Rebecca Saunders, the Elbphilharmonie will present Yes, her setting of Molly Bloom’s closing monolog from James Joyce’s Ulysses. Enno Poppe conducts the 19-member Ensemble Musikfabrik in this Nov. 24 program. https://www.elbphilharmonie.de/en/whats-on/saunders-yes-ensemble-musikfabrik/20267
