Manfred Schweigkofler - director
After the success of Salome in Bolzano, Piacenza and Modena, Manfred Schweigkofler will direct König Kandaules by Zemlinsky in Palermo. Performances at Teatro Massimo on 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 22 May 2012, conductor Asher Fisch, with Stefanie Iranyi (Nyssia) and Kay Stiefermann (Gyges)
Valentina Farcas and Dominik Wortig will be in Torino on 10 May 2012 for Lobgesang by Mendelssohn with the RAI Symphony Orchestra conducted by Christopher Hogwood.
Valentina Farcas will then be at the Lyric Theatre of Cagliari for Stravinsky's Le Rossignol (The Nightingale) with performances on 25, 26, 27, 30, 31 May and 1. June 2012
Markus Werba will be in Napoli on 10 and 12 June 2012 for Lelio ou le retour a la vie by Berlioz; Teatro San Carlo, conductor Roberto Abbado
Annely Peebo will sing Mahler's Das klagende Lied in Tokyo on 18 and 19 May 2012, conductor Christian Arming
Alexander Kaimbacher and Kurt Azesberger Rosenkavalier in Firenze - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, in the roles of Haushofmeister and Wirt / Haushofmeister; performances on 4, 6, 8, 11 May 2012, conductor Zubin Mehta, directed by Eike Gramms
Mischa Maisky
will give two concerts in duo with his daughter Lily at the Piano Festival of Brescia / Bergamo on 11 and 12 June 2012. The program includes Beethoven, Brahms, Granados, Albeniz, De Falla.
Julianne Young
will be in Berlin on 20, 23 and 27 May 2012, for Walküre (Waltraute) with the Berliner Philharmoniker, conductor Simon Rattle
Annette Jahns
Participates at the Ravenna Festival on 6 and 7 July 2012 in Hindemith's Sancta Susanna (High Granny) at the Teatro Alighieri, conductor Riccardo Muti, directed by Chiara Muti