At the Salzburg Festival, Riches, Retreads and Notes of Caution Posted by By Zachary Woolfe August 14, 2022Posted inBarenboim, Daniel, Bartoli, Cecilia, Castellucci, Romeo, Classical Music, Currentzis, Teodor I, Kat'a Kabanova (Opera), Kaufmann, Jonas, Kosky, Barrie (1967- ), Lang Lang, Music, Nelsons, Andris, Neshat, Shirin, Opera, Salzburg (Austria), Salzburg Festival, Vienna Philharmonic Classical music’s pre-eminent annual event had more revivals than usual, but also a breathless new staging of Janacek’s “Kat’a Kabanova.”
Lea Desandre Gives a Modern Voice to Early Music Posted by By Rebecca Schmid August 12, 2022Posted inClassical Music, Desandre, Lea, Dunford, Thomas (1988- ), Music, Opera, Salzburg Festival The mezzo-soprano will sing with the Jupiter Ensemble in a concert of 17th-century Italian compositions at the Salzburg Festival.
The Classical Music Event of the Summer Is in Salzburg’s Shadow Posted by By Joshua Barone August 1, 2022Posted inClassical Music, Currentzis, Teodor I, Gardiner, John Eliot, Hagen Quartet, Hinterhauser, Markus (1958- ), Kopatchinskaja, Patricia, Levit, Igor, Monteverdi Choir, Music, MusicAeterna, Neshat, Shirin, Rihm, Wolfgang, Salzburg Festival, Savall, Jordi, Tallis Scholars, Wiegand, Florian With surprising concerts performed at the highest level, the Ouverture Spirituelle is part of the Salzburg Festival but outshines it.