Ivor at the Salzburg Festival!

In August Ivor Bolton will again return to the Salzburg Festival:

Mozart Matinee

August 18th and 19th 11:00, Stiftung Mozarteum

Francesco Piemontesi, Piano Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg Ivor Bolton, Conductor

Wolfgang A. MOZART - Serenade for Wind Octet in C minor, K. 388 – “Nacht Musique” Wolfgang A. MOZART - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in C, K. 503 Wolfgang A. MOZART · Symphony in E flat major, K....

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Mozart’s Lucio Silla available on DVD and Blu-Ray

The staging of Mozart's Lucio Silla at the Teatro Real in Madrid is now available on DVD and Blu-Ray!

‘‘An appealing staging, excellent musical direction and a strong cast’’ – SEEN AND HEARD

‘‘Mozart’s playful flirting with opera seria is a real treat for music lovers. Composed two years after his furious Mitridate, Lucio Silla shows a 16-year-old genius who was starting to realise just how much could be achieved in the twisted margins of classic operatic forms. Its score is an exciting succession of innovations: mosts of the recitatives are accompagnato, the old structure of arias is...

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Ivor in Rome!

Ivor Bolton will be taking over concerts from Maestro Myung-Whun Chung in Rome next week!

Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia

Ivor Bolton, conductor Eleonora Buratto, soprano Veronica Simeoni, mezzosoprano Paolo Fanale, tenor Roberto Tagliavini, bass Orchestra and choir of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia W. A. Mozart - Symphony No. 39 K 543 G. Rossini - Stabat Mater 27., 28. and 29. April 2018 Auditorium Parco della...

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Ivor stays in Madrid!

After the prolongation in Basel we also received good news from Madrid: Ivor Bolton stays as Musical Director until 2023! During the last seasons Ivor Bolton already conducted a series of very successful productions such as Britten's Billy Budd (Winner of the International Opera Award 2018 - Best Newproduction), Rimsky-Korsakov's The Golden Cockerel and Handel's Rodelinda. We are looking forward to what is yet to...

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Britten’s Gloriana in Madrid!

After last season's resounding success of Benjamin Britten's Billy Budd Ivor Bolton will now be conducting one of the least known operas by the composer: Gloriana.  Originally composed in honour of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II this work, dealing with the story of Queen Elizabeth I. (also called Gloriana) and the Earl of Essex, will have its debut in Madrid on April 12.

Premiere April 12, 2018 Performances April 13 / 14 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 22 / 23 / 24 Teatro Real, Madrid

Ivor Bolton, Musical Direction David McVicar, Stage Direction Robert Jones, Set Design Brigitte Reiffenstuel, Costume Design Anna Caterina Antonacci / Alexandra Deshorties, Queen Elizabeth...

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