Composer

A4 Brass Quartet comprises principal players from some of the UK’s top brass bands, including Black Dyke, Grimethorpe Colliery and Brighouse & Rastrick. With “technical virtuosity in abundance” (Brass Band World), these four astonishing musicians come together to perform both lyrical and high-octane works, forming a distinctive and new take on chamber music.

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A4 Brass

The Bridgewater Hall

Witches, ghosts, and fantastical creatures are coming to the Opéra Comédie for a grand family event filled with thrills and festivities. From the incandescent passion of Khachaturian's Sabre Dance to the mysteries of Revueltas's Sensemayá , from the spirits of earth and fire invoked by Holst to the breathless chase in Bartók's The Miraculous Mandarin , each piece in this program opens a new door to the strange and the wondrous. Between frenetic dances, triumphant marches, and ghostly waltzes, the Orchestra summons the dark forces of the great repertoire… Come in costume!

Halloween Concert

Opéra Comédie

Temptation, redemption, and the price of desire take center stage in Gounod’s Faust, arriving in a dazzling, dance-infused production from visionary director David McVicar. Reimagined as a tormented composer in Belle Époque Paris, the title character makes a fateful pact with Mephistopheles: his soul in exchange for youth and sensual pleasure. After Faust sets his sights on the pure-hearted Marguerite, his passion leads to her ruin—but also her salvation. Set to one of the most beloved scores in French opera, Faust is full of iconic moments, from the diabolical “Song of the Golden Calf” to Marguerite’s glittering “Jewel Song.” Sublime soprano Pretty Yende makes her company debut as Marguerite, joined by tenor Matthew Polenzani as Faust and bass-baritone Ildebrando D’Arcangelo as Mephistopheles. Giacomo Sagripanti, music director of the Tbilisi Opera House, conducts in his HGO debut.

Faust

Wortham Theater Center

One of the most charismatic stars in opera today, Juan Diego Flórez has captivated audiences at The Metropolitan Opera, Teatro alla Scala, the Royal Opera House, and beyond. Renowned for his breathtaking bel canto artistry, the Peruvian tenor is also the founder of Sinfonía por el Perú, a transformative initiative bringing music to underprivileged youth. Flórez’s highly anticipated Hong Kong debut offers a rare opportunity to experience this world-class vocal powerhouse in arias by Rossini, Donizetti, Massenet, Verdi, among others. A truly unmissable event for all music lovers.

Rolex Proudly Presents: Juan Diego Flórez Opera Gala

Hong Kong Cultural Centre

On October 18, the historic Academy of Agriculture, Sciences and Letters will open its doors to host works for wind ensembles: twelve performers will perform Dvořák's Serenade, Op. 44, a masterpiece of the genre, alongside two rarities: Gounod's Little Symphony for Wind Instruments and Nielsen's Serenade "in vano."

Gounod, Nielsen, Dvořák | Serenades and Symphonies for Wind Instruments

Accademia Di Agricoltura Scienze E Lettere

Halloween Spooktacular

Robinson Center

Shakespeare’s tragic tale of love and family conflict has echoed through the centuries and in Gounod’s opera the drama becomes even more intimate, more fragile, more achingly human. Roméo Montague and Juliette Capulet fall deeply in love, but their families are bitter enemies, fate is cruel, and time is short.

Roméo et Juliette

His Majesty's Theatre

When two young people in Verona first set eyes on each other, their lives are changed forever. They know they are destined for each other, even though their families are sworn enemies due to a blood feud. Their tragic fate is therefore inevitable.

La Monnaie - De Munt

In public and private spaces where their voices are silenced, composers and librettists find ways to persist and resist. Soprano Jeanine De Bique, who opens La Monnaie's opera season in the female title role of Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette, captures and decodes their journeys in a recital that celebrates the power of expression.

Silent Stories: A Grain of Light

In Charles Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette, Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers come to life amid the pageantry and passion of Verona, reimagined through the grand orchestral and theatrical language of French Romantic opera.

Park City High School

Academy Park

Experience the timeless passion of Shakespeare’s most popular love story through the beautiful music of Charles Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette. With soaring melodies and heart-stopping drama, Opera Maine’s 2026 production of this renowned classic will celebrate the power of young love and the price of destiny.

Roméo Et Juliette

Merrill Auditorium

The Perelada Festival inaugurates its summer edition with the presence of an exceptional couple formed by two of the most outstanding voices on the current opera scene: the soprano Ermonela Jaho and the tenor Benjamin Bernheim, accompanied on the piano by Marcos Madrigal.

Benjamin Bernheim & Ermonela Jaho

Church of Carmel

This stellar festival gala concert will welcome one of the greatest figures on the contemporary opera scene. Bryn Terfel, an operatic legend with the charisma of a world star, will perform a programme that transcends the boundaries of genres and styles. He will be joined by Slovak soprano Slávka Zámečníková. The evening will feature famous opera arias, musical theatre melodies and distinctive Welsh songs, promising an exceptional experience full of emotion and vocal virtuosity.

Opera Gala – Bryn Terfel & Slávka Zámečníková

Litomyšl Castle

The story of Romeo and Juliet is one of the most well-known myths in contemporary culture, appearing in dramatic theater, musicals, and film, among other works. As early as the 19th century, composers discovered the power inherent in the tragedy of the Verona lovers. One of them was Charles Gounod, one of the most popular French composers of his time, writing religious music, oratorios, and songs, and also working in the operatic arena. Romeo and Juliet , alongside Faust , is his most popular stage work. The composition gained notoriety at its Paris premiere, which took place during the 1867 World's Fair, quickly gaining fame not only in Europe but also in the United States.

Romeo and Juliet

Teatr Wielki - Polish National Opera

The first premiere of the season on the State Opera stage will be Jacques Offenbach's opera Les Contes d'Hoffmann – and the Opera Children's Orchestra will also be performing this imaginative music. Excerpts from Offenbach's last work will be heard. The program will be complemented by music by other great French musical theater composers of the 19th century.

Concert Opera Children's Orchestra

Bebelplatz

Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi

HCO 2025-26 Season Concert 5

Fairmount Presbyterian Church 

Margot Hall, soprano

Northwestern Bienen School of Music

Sofia La Rosa, Junior Major Recital, voice

560 Music Center

Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

In this solo recital, organist Jan Kraybill showcases her exceptional command of the Grand Orgue Pierre-Béique’s pedalboard, guiding you on a unique musical voyage from Bach’s Baroque Germany to Sowerby’s America. This is something you’ll want to see and hear!

The organ put its best feet foward

Place des Arts

Norah Bernstein, soprano

The Turner-Fischer Center for Opera brings to the stage one of the world's most famous love stories in Charles Gounod's exquisite and lyrically lush opera Roméo et Juliette, a timeless cornerstone of French Romanticism. Based on Shakespeare's renowned play, we follow the tale of the star-crossed lovers as they pursue an intense, passionate romance despite the bitter feud of their two rival families. Enter into the city of Verona via the stage of the globe theatre and experience this celebration of elegance, graceful vocal delivery, and lyrical beauty.

Roméo et Juliette: Presented by the Turner-Fischer Center for Opera

Louisiana State University

Born in Paris and raised in Geneva in a family of opera singers, Benjamin Bernheim approached his craft with remarkable intentionality early in his career. He quickly rose to prominence with his distinctive artistry and charisma, and was recently awarded the Male Singer of the Year award at the prestigious 2025 Opus Klassik Awards.

Benjamin Bernheim in Concert

The devil loves music—especially when a violin is involved. Some even whisper that he invented it himself! Tartini's Devil's Trill Sonata, Paganini's lightning-fast Caprices, Schnittke's ghostly A Paganini —that doesn't sound like a human hand... or does it? In this concert, there's plucking, bowing, trickery, and seduction—until even the devil is amazed.

3.  Children's concert Devilishly good music

Theater Lübeck

True to its mission of promoting and raising awareness of classical music, the Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier Occitanie travels across the Occitanie region in various formations.

Trio Soul and Voice

Église Saint-Paul de Frontignan

The Orchestra Now Resident Conductor Zachary Schwartzman returns with the orchestra to Symphony Space for another free concert of audience favorites. The program comprises Rossini’s immensely popular William Tell Overture, Gounod’s glittering ballet music from his opera Faust, and the famous Symphony in D Minor of French composer César Franck.

The Orchestra Now: “Faust” and “William Tell”

Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space

On his futile search for the meaning of life, the ageing scholar Faust makes a pact with the Devil. Méphistophélès buys his soul and promises him eternal youth and love. Faust falls in love with Marguerite, however she soon leaves him. After she has killed their child, Marguerite succumbs to madness, but emerges morally superior from the encounter with Faust.

Max-Joseph-Platz

New Year's Concert

Teatro Massimo di Palermo

Our singers together with the Duisburg Philharmonic Orchestra set off acoustic fireworks at the "Great New Year's Eve Concert" in Duisburg Theatre, which brings the year to an amusing close with great opera music. Let us surprise you!

Grand New Year's Eve concert

Theater Duisburg

It was years before Charles Gounod felt that his opera Faust was ‘finished’. Conductor Stéphane Denève will let you experience the brilliance of Gounod’s original ideas.

Gounod: Faust

Het Concertgebouw

Soloists of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Academy

Chiesa di Mugnana

Each season ticket purchase will provide you with one ticket to each of the upcoming six concerts of the season. If there is a concert you cannot attend, we can either donate your ticket to a student/veteran or provide you with extra tickets to a different concert date.

The Great New World Symphony

La Casa de Cristo Lutheran Church

Méphistophélès, less an intellectual "principle of negation" than a devilishly attractive magician, draws his attention to Marguerite - and Faust is delighted. A deal is quickly struck: the devil serves Faust on earth, and after Faust's death it is to be the other way around. Marguerite is also not unimpressed by what Méphistophélès has to offer: material luxury and sensual pleasure, often musically illustrated by Gounod with a waltz. But the relationship between Faust and Marguerite remains an episode, as Faust is drawn to new attractions, while Marguerite remains pregnant, only to see her unfaithful lover kill her brother.

Vienna State Opera

Who doesn’t know the heart-breaking story of the young couple from Verona? Two people from feuding families who love each other so much that, after flouting tradition and their rigid family structures, they have the courage to pay for this outrage with death. Romeo and Juliet want to do more than just break the rules – they wish to love and to live freely. The version of William Shakespeare’s play, published in 1597, has been adapted many times for theatre, ballet, film, musicals and opera, including „Roméo et Juliette“ by Charles Gounod.

Semperoper Dresden

The most famous lovers ever: virtually mythical figures, Romeo and Juliette from Shakespeare’s eponymous drama have dominated world literature ever since its premiere in 1597. Among the many musical settings of the work, Charles Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette is one of the most performed. It was a triumphant success already at its premiere as part of the 1867 Paris Exposition. Gounod focuses particularly on the emotional life of the two lovers, for whom he composes no fewer than four love duets. At the same time, he also explores the social context of their forbidden love in the form of powerful choral tableaux and a large fight scene between the enemy families. In this production, director Mariame Clément will place the focus on the youth of the title characters, presenting them not as an exaggerated ideal of a couple, but as young people of today who find their way to another despite all odds.

Opera for everyone: BMW Classics Concert

Sportanlage Sendling-Westpark

Join us for a spine-tingling night of music that stirs the imagination and sends shivers down your spine! From the eerie elegance of Danse Macabre to the haunting beauty of Phantom of the Opera, this one-of-a-kind concert brings together iconic scores from stage and screen with the dramatic power of classical masterworks.

Phantoms & Fantasies

Corning Museum of Glass

What would opera be without its unforgettable arias? La Traviata , Romeo and Juliet , The Barber of Seville … These melodies that inhabit us, these emotions that transport us, are at the heart of this exceptional concert. Under the inspired baton of Marco Crispo, the Montpellier Orchestra, accompanied by the Opera Choir, invites us to rediscover the greatest masterpieces of the Franco-Italian lyric repertoire. Soprano Sheva Tehoval, dazzling with virtuosity and expressiveness, will bring to life the moving arias that make the magic of opera. A festive concert accessible to all, with these timeless arias that you will find yourself humming when you get home!

Revise your lyrical classics

If you've never been through these doors, this is the perfect opportunity. Come enjoy a free and exceptional evening: discover a place steeped in history, listen to a live orchestral concert with choir, or simply spend a unique moment with friends. On the evening's program: the "Revise your operatic classics" concert, a food court, competitions... and many other surprises!

Opera for Students

Join Park City Opera and Le Depot for a sumptuous Opera Brunch—an unforgettable Sunday pairing of exquisite cuisine and soaring melodies. Settle in for a late morning of indulgence as you enjoy a specially curated brunch menu from Le Depot, accompanied by live performances of beloved arias and operatic ensembles paired specifically with the cuisine.

Opera Brunch at Le Depot Brasserie

Le Depot Brasserie

Faust is an opera in five acts, based on Carré’s play Faust et Marguerite, which itself is a loose adaptation of Faust, Part One by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Gounod’s opera tells the tragic tale of an aging man who makes a pact with the devil to regain his youth. As Faust embarks on a passionate romance with the innocent Marguerite, the deal leads to heartbreaking consequences. Dynamic performances, combined with the powerful story of love, betrayal, and redemption, will bring Gounod’s masterpiece to life on the Edward W. Powers Auditorium stage.

DeYor Performing Arts Center

The biggest night in classical music is back! After eight weeks and over 80 concerts, the 2025 BBC Proms celebrates with a Last Night spectacular, packed with musical surprises and star turns. Elim Chan conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in all the traditional favourites – anthems, folk songs and singalongs – with solo performances by ‘captivating’ soprano Louise Alder and ‘sensational’ trumpeter Alison Balsom. There’s a nod to this season’s Bernard Herrmann celebration, a mischevous sorcerer’s apprentice from Dukas, and premieres by Camille Pépin and Rachel Portman.

Last Night of the Proms 2025

Royal Albert Hall

He takes down the largest concert halls around the world. Now he has found his way to Tivoli again with a concert where he has composed the entire program himself. The brilliant, Chilean-born tenor star Jonathan Tetelman comes to Copenhagen together with our resident star soprano Yana Klayn. He has conjured up the idea that the very best opera duets are those between lovers, who, as we already know from the start, often never get to see each other. Something very special happens with both the scenic expression and the composers' imagination when the all-encompassing love, which we as the audience know cannot be allowed to unfold, becomes the focal point.

Tivoli: Tetelman and Kleyn – Impossible Love

Tivolis Koncertsal

Jean-Christophe Maillot’s version shares the tragic love story of Romeo and Juliet through the eyes of the remorseful Friar Lawrence. This original perspective on the well-known story enables us to deeply connect with the themes of pride, fear, excitement, and subsequent impulsiveness. The minimalistic sets amplify the dancers’ emotions, allowing audience members to see themselves in the turmoil and passion of the characters on stage.

Citizens Opera House

Gounod's spectacular opera luxuriates in decadence and debauchery.

Royal Opera House

Who doesn’t know the heart-breaking story of the young couple from Mantua? Two people from feuding families who love each other so much that, after flouting tradition and their rigid family structures, they have the courage to pay for this outrage with death. Romeo and Juliet want to do more than just break the rules – they wish to love and to live freely. The version of William Shakespeare’s play, published in 1597, has been adapted many times for theatre, ballet, film, musicals and opera, including „Roméo et Juliette“ by Charles Gounod.

Enjoy this menu of rhythmic flavours where we explore the irresistible connection between music and movement. Indulge in the romance and lush worlds of operas by Puccini and Gounod sung by Ana Isabella Castro, a young local soprano that is not to be missed. And be dazzled by the Canadian premiere of Levy’s Harmonica Concerto, an energetic and extremely virtuosic work to be played by Argentine leading harmonica virtuoso Federico Linari who will also demonstrate the intricate technique of diatonic harmonica in two other selections from Tango to Jazz. Lastly, the Mexican Danzón will surely bring the season to an end in a way like no other.

Vibrant

Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts

From The Apprentice to Game of Thrones, Poldark to Pride and Prejudice, the BBC Concert Orchestra brings TV’s best-loved tunes to Nottingham with Radio 3’s Friday Night is Music Night: TV Classics.

Friday Night is Music Night: TV Classics

Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall

Miami City Ballet

Naples Philharmonic

Teatro di San Carlo

Witness a tempestuous passion ignite amidst a bitter family feud in Gounod’s transcendent Roméo et Juliette. Sung in French with English supertitles projected.

Palm Beach Opera Presents Roméo Et Juliette

Alexander W. Dreyfoos Concert Hall

The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts

At the turn of the year: highlights from operas by Giuseppe Verdi, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Jacques Offenbach, Charles Gounod, Georges Bizet and Richard Wagner.

The Staatstheater Stuttgart

The GMPU Symphony Orchestra is a project within the framework of musical training for orchestral musicians, comprised of talented students from the Gustav Mahler Private University for Music. Under the professional direction of the experienced Austrian conductor Tobias Wögerer (winner of the 10th MDR Conducting Competition in Leipzig), the young artists experience not only technical precision, but also the emotional depth and expressiveness that makes every performance a special experience.

GMPU Symphony Orchestra

Konzerthaus Klagenfurt

Famed Venezuelan conductor Domingo Hindoyan and our very own Resident Conductor Lina González-Granados lead Gounod’s romantic score, studded with one gorgeous love duet after another. Rising stars Amina Edris and Duke Kim make their house debuts as opera’s favorite star-crossed lovers, with Justin Austin in his company debut as Mercutio and company favorite Craig Colclough as Lord Capulet. Enter a sensuous, elegant world of vengeful duels and young love as this fan favorite returns to LA Opera for the first time since 2011.

Romeo And Juliet

The Music Center

The festive opera night lasts approx. 2 hours without an interval. After the stage programme, the opera will remain open: With music, culinary offerings and artistic interventions, you can experience a unique "Night at the Opera".

Festive opera night for the German Aids Foundation

Deutsche Oper Berlin

Disenchanted by his lifelong quest for knowledge, the ageing philosopher Faust makes a pact with the devil and trades his soul for eternal youth—to disastrous consequences.

Canadian Opera Company

Voice Students coached by Tom Jaber

Alice Pratt Brown Hall

Major winners Concert October 6, 2024

Carnegie Mellon University

Roméo Montaigu and Juliette Capulet fall in love at a party.

As the two families are enemies to the core, this love and the wedding that is soon to take place must remain secret. As Juliette is to be married off by her unsuspecting father, she takes a drug that puts her into a death-like sleep. The mock-dead woman is buried in the crypt. Roméo, who believes her to be dead, takes a poison potion at her grave. When Juliette wakes up and sees her dying husband in front of her, she stabs herself.

Wiener Staatsoper

**Berkshire Opera Festival presents: Faust at Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center**

Join us for an unforgettable evening of opera as the Berkshire Opera Festival brings to life Gounod's masterpiece, "Faust," at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center. This captivating performance is scheduled for Friday, August 30, from 7:30 pm to 10:15 pm, promising an epic tale of tragedy, redemption, and the consequences of a Faustian bargain.

**Event Highlights:**

- **Date and Time:** Friday, August 30, 7:30 pm - 10:15 pm
- **Location:** Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA 01230
- **Tickets:** Start at $20. Early-bird pricing ends April 3. Special $15 tickets are available for ages 30 and under. BOF/Mahaiwe Member Sale begins Wednesday, February 14 at noon, with the Public Sale starting Wednesday, February 21 at noon.
- **Special Offer:** On Saturday, August 24, enjoy a free pre-performance talk with dramaturg Cori Ellison at 12pm, offering insights into Gounod’s greatest work.

**About the Opera:**
"Faust" tells the story of old Dr. Faust who, in his quest for youth, makes a pact with the devil, leading to unforeseen and devastating consequences. This opera is celebrated for its rich, romantic score and has remained a beloved piece in the world of opera since its premiere. The performance will be sung in French with projected English translations, ensuring an accessible and immersive experience for all attendees.

**Featuring:**
- **Cast:** Duke Kim as Faust, Raquel González as Marguerite, Justin Hopkins as Méphistophélès, and more.
- **Creative Team:** Conductor Brian Garman and Stage Director Jonathon Loy lead an exceptional team to bring this production to life.

**Additional Information:**
The opera runs for approximately 2 hours and 45 minutes, including one intermission. For more details and to purchase tickets, visit the Berkshire Opera Festival website or call the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center Box Office.

Don't miss this opportunity to experience one of the pinnacles of French romantic opera in the beautiful setting of the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center.

Berkshire Opera Festival Presents: Faust

Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center

Join us for a captivating outdoor summer experience with "Summer 2024 FAUST Mixed Precipitation," marking the 16th annual summer operatic adventure by Mixed Precipitation. This year, we bring you "Pickup Truck Opera Volume Four: Faust," a unique adaptation of Charles Gounod’s 1859 opera, Faust. The performances are set to enchant audiences from August 8 to September 15, 2024, across various locations throughout the metro and greater Minnesota, including the North Shore, Iron Range, and southeastern MN.

Reservations open on June 15th, with all performances offered for a suggested donation of $5 to $35, making this event accessible and recommended for all ages. This innovative production features the combined talents of music director Gary Ruschman, playwright and theologian Max Yeshaye, stage directors Scotty Reynolds and Jacob Miller, and the Mixed Precipitation ensemble. The story follows Dr. Johann Faust, a scientist and entrepreneur, as he embarks on a fanatical quest to save humanity, guided by the mysterious Méphistophélès and inspired by the love for the brilliant physicist Marguerite. The music of Depeche Mode, featuring the work of Vince Clarke and Martin Gore, is woven into this tale, adding a modern twist to the classic opera.

The cast includes tenor Maurice Fields as Faust, bass Justin Spenner as Méphistophélès, and sopranos Caroline Kouma and Corissa Bussian sharing the role of Marguerite, under the musical leadership of Ruschman. The touring spectacle also showcases the work of set designer Alex Hathaway, costume designer Rhiannon Fiskradatz, props designer Karly Bergman, and stage manager Ches Cipriano.

Performances will take place in sprawling parks, nature centers, and farms, inviting audiences to bring a lawn chair and beverages for comfort and hydration. The performance lasts approximately 75-90 minutes, all outdoors, ensuring a memorable experience under the open sky. Mixed Precipitation continues its tradition of mobile opera using a blue 2011 Ford Ranger Pickup Truck and a trailer as the stage, bringing pop-up performances to neighborhood streets, public squares, libraries, and care facilities.

Don't miss this extraordinary blend of opera, theater, and music in the great outdoors of Minnesota. Reserve your spot starting June 15th and be part of a summer adventure that inspires social engagement through festive theatrical events.

Caponi Art Park

Whiteside Park

River Bend Nature Center

Finland Minnesota Historical Society

Grand Marais Recreation Area

Alexis Bailly Vineyard

Hovland Town Hall

Patton Park

Cedar Lake East Beach

Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board

Franconia Sculpture Park

Silverwood Park

Chateau St Croix Winery

Bronx Park Community Garden

Swede Hollow Park

Dodge Nature Center

Ojibway Park

DreamAcres Farm

For the eleventh consecutive year, Radio France, France Télévisions , the  City of Paris,  and  Électron Libre Productions  are pleased to offer listeners and viewers an exceptional moment,  Le Concert de Paris,  with  the Orchestre National de France, the Maîtrise  and the Chœur de Radio France. In this exceptional year of the Olympic Games, the Torch Relay will end on the Parvis de l'Hôtel de Ville with the lighting of the cauldron in front of the Hôtel de Ville, a few minutes before the start of the traditional  City of Paris Fireworks.

Paris Concert

Hôtel de Ville

A secret concert then, somewhat unlikely in its content. After 21 years as Executive and Artistic Director of Konserthuset Stockholm, Stefan Forsberg is retiring. This is commemorated with a concert that unfortunately we can’t say much about. It's all hush-hush and antics when a beloved director is bid farewell in grand style with music.

Hush – an unlikely concert

Stockholm City Hall

Summer Chamber Music

Trinity Heights United Methodist Church

Yo-Yo Ma returns! One of the most important artists of our time, Yo-Yo Ma’s musicianship and soulful playing are unmatched. He has performed for audiences around the world and is a true ambassador for both music and humanity.

Ma strives to foster connections that stimulate the imagination and reinforce our humanity. A UN Messenger of Peace, he has partnered with communities and institutions across the globe to develop programs advocating for a more human-centered world. He is the recipient of the Avery Fisher Prize the National Medal of the Arts, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Kennedy Center Honors, the Polar Music Prize, and the Birgit Nilsson Prize.

Come feel the joy, the magic, and the emotion, at this very special one-night-only concert.

Yo-Yo Ma

Linda Ronstadt Music Hall

Join us for an enchanting afternoon of music at the "Centre Stage: Woodwind Ensemble" event, presented by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. This informal concert is set to take place on Thursday, 18th April 2024, at 12:00pm, at the CBSO Centre, offering a unique opportunity to discover one of Birmingham’s best-kept musical secrets.

The programme for this special event features a delightful selection of compositions, including Gounod's "Petit Symphony" and Carl Reinecke's "Wind Octet in B flat Major, Op. 216". These pieces will be brought to life by the talented ensemble, consisting of Emmet Byrne and Rachael Pankhurst on oboe, Nikolaj Henriques and Margaret Cookhorn on bassoon, Mark Phillips and Jeremy Bushell on French horn, and Oliver Janes and Mark O’Brien on clarinet.

This concert promises an intimate experience, lasting less than an hour, making it the perfect midday musical escape. Tickets are priced at £10, with reduced rates available for students, under-18s, and benefit recipients. Please note that this concert is not part of the multi-buy discount scheme.

Before the performance, attendees will have the opportunity to indulge in a selection of delicious cakes and hot drinks available for purchase up to an hour before the performance begins.

Don’t miss this opportunity to immerse yourself in the exquisite sounds of the woodwind ensemble and experience the magic of live music. Book your tickets now for an unforgettable afternoon at the CBSO Centre.

Centre Stage: Woodwind Ensemble

CBSO Centre

Once upon a time... - A King!" my little readers will say immediately. No, children, you are mistaken. Once upon a time there was a piece of wood"... This is how the story of Pinocchio begins! Geppetto, an Italian carpenter, creates a puppet that laughs, cries, and talks like a real little boy, a puppet he names Pinocchio and loves like the son he never had. Disobedient and sometimes a liar, Pinocchio finds himself drawn into numerous disastrous adventures, from which he can only escape by showing wisdom, courage, and honesty...

Pinocchio

Palais des Beaux-Arts

Salle Philharmonique de Liège

La Mer: an endless source of inspiration for artists from Claude Debussy to Charles Trenet. It really doesn’t have to be the Côte d’Azur or the Mediterranean coasts. Ostend was Europe’s leading seaside town in the late 19th century. A place where you could enjoy sun, sea and beach. Where one could parade among the beau monde. Where you could simultaneously listen and be seen at the Kursaal’s renowned concerts and recitals. They had the very greatest conductors and composers on the rostrum and the largest stars in classical music were visiting… and one James Sidney Edouard Ensor was in the loyal audience. The quirky painter was a loyal guest at the Théâtre Royale d’Ostende.

Elgar & Friends | Ensor Festival

Kursaal Oostende

How can you heighten the drama of Shakespeare's most famous play? By giving it the French grand opera treatment. Gounod's adaptation of Romeo and Juliet follows Shakespeare's centuries-old tale and brings this familiar tragedy to an epic crescendo. With an expansive score, gorgeous sets, and period costumes, you'll see Shakespeare’s tale as you've never experienced it before.

Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts

How can you heighten the drama of Shakespeare’s most famous play? By giving it the French grand opera treatment. Gounod’s adaptation of Romeo and Juliet follows Shakespeare’s centuries-old tale and brings this familiar tragedy to an epic crescendo. Romeo Montague has fallen for Juliet Capulet, a member of a rival family in the City of Verona. They secretly marry, but family tensions come to a dramatic peak. A plan is hatched to keep them together; however, it plays out in all the wrong ways resulting in devastating tragedy. With an expansive score, gorgeous sets, and period costumes, you’ll see Shakespeare’s tale as you’ve never experienced it before.

Two singers at the height of their powers—radiant soprano Nadine Sierra and tenor sensation Benjamin Bernheim—come together as the star-crossed lovers in Gounod’s sumptuous Shakespeare adaptation, with Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium to conduct one of the repertoire’s most romantic scores. Bartlett Sher’s towering staging also features baritone Will Liverman and tenor Frederick Ballentine as the archrivals Mercutio and Tybalt, mezzo-soprano Samantha Hankey as the mischievous pageboy Stéphano, and bass-baritone Alfred Walker as Frère Laurent.

Lincoln Center

Experience the timeless tragedy of "Roméo & Juliette" brought to life by the Arizona Opera. This captivating production, featuring music by Charles Gounod and a libretto by Jules Barbier & Michel Carré, delves into the heart of Shakespeare’s tale of star-crossed lovers amidst the feuding Montague and Capulet families in Verona. Witness the romantic and rapturous melodies that underscore the passionate and ill-fated love story of Roméo and Juliette.

Join us for an unforgettable performance at two locations:
- In Phoenix at Symphony Hall on Saturday, March 2, 2024, at 7:30pm and Sunday, March 3, 2024, at 2:00pm.
- In Tucson at The Linda Ronstadt Music Hall on Saturday, March 9, 2024, at 7:30pm and Sunday, March 10, 2024, at 2:00pm.

This production is performed in Italian with English and Spanish supertitles, ensuring that the beauty of the opera is accessible to all. The estimated running time is yet to be announced, promising an evening filled with emotion, drama, and exquisite music.

"Roméo & Juliette" is a highlight of the Arizona Opera Main Stage Series, showcasing the bold, brave, and brilliant talent that defines our season. Don't miss this opportunity to immerse yourself in the tragic beauty of one of opera's greatest love stories.

Roméo & Juliette

Phoenix Convention Center

 The Linda Ronstadt Music Hall

The Montague and Capulet families have been feuding in Verona for hundreds of years. But when Romeo meets Juliet at a masked ball, they fall innocently, and tragically, in love. Shakespeare’s greatest love story takes on new life with Gounod’s rapturously romantic score. Its stunning melodies, grand choruses—and the Dallas Opera debut of Golda Schultz—will leave you wondering “Did my heart love till now?”

Composer

Charles-François Gounod

Events

Upcoming events

Oct 30 - Nov 15, 2026

Faust · Houston Grand Opera

Dec 6, 2026

Emily Mulva, mezzo-soprano · Northwestern Bienen School of Music

Jan 1, 2027

SCO 2026:27 Season Viennese New Year · Usher Hall

1 - 5 Jan, 2027

Viennese New Year · Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Jan 29 - May 28, 2027

Mock Trials · Opéra Comique

Past events

Nov 13, 2026

A4 Brass · The Bridgewater Hall

Oct 31, 2026

Halloween Concert · Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier

About

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