News topics of the month - January 2021
Every month, soclassiq analyses the web media for you and identifies those who have made the news. Here are the results for January 2021
These rankings can be very different from one country to another. Discover the ones the press is talking about elsewhere. Sometimes the areas of interest are very different.
Classical music and opera have no borders, but can be heard differently here and there.
An exclusive analysis based on the press articles and blog posts indexed by soclassiq.
2100+ articles & posts (EN)
Present artists
or recently dead
Orchestras
Venues
Composers
and dead performers
These rankings are not the result of personal preferences or artistic opinions. Providing these rankings is hard work. Many hours were required to design and develop an approach based exclusively on a textual analysis of the indexed articles and adapted to the classical music and opera context.
These are the best results to date. Further improvements to the algorithm may have an impact on the rankings.
January 2021
Composers, Conductors, Performers & Lyrical singers (959)
Claudio Abbado Ildar Abdrazakov Behzod Abdurahimov Emanuel Abraham Aguilar Hans Abrahamsen Harriett Abrams Franz Abt Salvatore Accardo Paul d' Acosta Tasso Adamopoulos John Adams Leslie Adams Theodor W. Adorno Thomas Adès Benjamin Alard Jean-Delphin Alard Eleanor Alberga Simone Alberghini Salvatore Allegra Gregorio Allegri Thomas Allen Richard Allison Bernd Alois Zimmermann Marin Alsop Elly Ameling Joachim Andersen Marian Anderson Ernest Ansermet Andrea da Antico Jane Antonia Cornish Georges Aperghis Alessio Arduini Louis Arens Anton Arensky Martha Argerich Fabio Armiliato Marco Armiliato Nadine Asher Vladimir Ashkenazy Algernon Ashton Thomas Atkins Ivor Atkins Luffman Atterbury Richard Ayres Sharon Azrieli C. B. Hawley Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Johann Sebastian Bach Nicolas Bacri Mily Balakirev Margaret Balfour Matthias Bamert John Banister Barry Banks Johann Baptist Cramer Samuel Barber René Barbera John Barbirolli Daniela Barcellona Daniel Barenboim Jamie Barton Rachel Barton Pine Béla Bartók Jennifer Bate Mason Bates Thomas Bateson Édouard Batiste Maite Beaumont Piotr Beczała Steuart Bedford Harold Bedoya Ludwig van Beethoven Hildegard Behrens Eduard van Beinum Emma Bell Vincenzo Bellini Carl Michael Bellman Margarethe Bence Nicola Benedetti Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli Antonio Peregrino Benelli Vanessa Benelli Mosell Maurizio Benini George Benjamin Alban Berg Luciano Berio Michael of Berkeley Hector Berlioz Jeni Bern Leonard Bernstein İdil Biret Harrison Birtwistle Jonathan Biss Georges Bizet Ernest Bloch Herbert Blomstedt Jonathan Bloxham Stephanie Blythe Luigi Boccherini Andrea Bocelli Carl Bohm Anne Boleyn Richard Bonynge Alexander Borodin Carlo Bosi Willi Boskovsky Giovanni Bottesini Nadia Boulanger Pierre Boulez Adrian Boult Douglas Boyd Ian Boyer Johannes Brahms Russell Braun Katie Bray Charlotte Bray Alfred Brendel Hans Breuer J'Nai Bridges George Bridgetower Lionel Bringuier Benjamin Britten George Britton Graeme Broadbent Matthew Brook Leo Brouwer Lawrence Brownlee Max Bruch Anton Bruckner Peter Bruns Olivia Buckley Julia Bullock Susan Bullock Grace Bumbry Kenji Bunch Khatia Buniatishvili Margaret Burke Sheridan Richard Burkhard Harry T. Burleigh Karla Burns Ferruccio Busoni Clara Butt David Butt Philip Dietrich Buxtehude Semyon Bychkov Jiří Bělohlávek Nicole Cabell Donato Cabrera John Cage Maria Callas Sylvain Cambreling Thomas Campion Giuseppe Campora Karina Canellakis Renaud Capuçon Marchetto Cara Henry Carey Joana Carneiro Edwin Carr Harry Carroll Enrico Caruso Robert Carver Luisa Casagemas Pau Casals Sergiu Celibidache Emmanuel Chabrier Feodor Chaliapin Stuart Challender Bertrand Chamayou Elim Chan Sarah Chang William Chapman Janice Chapman Helen Charlston Ernest Chausson Luigi Cherubini Frédéric Chopin Johann Christian Gebauer William Christie Myung-whun Chung Rebecca Clarke Jeremiah Clarke Frederic Clay Joy Clements Anna Clyne Grant Colburn Dan Coleman Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Michael Collins James Conlon Sarah Connolly Paul Constantinescu Isaac Cooper Aaron Copland Rémy Corazza Arcangelo Corelli Franco Corelli Teresa Cornelys Michel Corrette Alfred Cortot François Couperin William Croft Lucy Crowe George Crumb Ella Uhrig Cummins Alvin Curran Theodoros Currentzis Eric Cutler Nuno Côrte-Real Marc-André Dalbavie Diana Damrau Enzo Dara Alexander Dargomyzhsky Thomas Dausgaard Lise Davidsen Dennis Russell Davies Peter Maxwell Davies Iestyn Davies Andrew Davis Lynne Dawson Dorothy DeLay Claude Debussy Andreas Delfs Bryce Dessner Joyce DiDonato Emily Dickens James Dillon Simone Dinnerstein Dean Dixon Plácido Domingo Gaetano Donizetti Ruxandra Donose John Dowland Denis Dowling Julius Drake Theodore Drury Gustavo Dudamel Susan Dunn Henri Duparc Charles Dutoit Lawrence Dutton Antonín Dvořák Paul Dyer Spencer Dyke John Eccles Claudia Eder Thomas Edmonds Sian Edwards Julian Edwards Richard Egarr James Ehnes Matthias Eisenberg Mark Elder Edward Elgar Mischa Elman Stéphan Elmas Thomas Elwin Henry Ely George Enescu Manuel Enríquez Salazar Michele Esposito Julio Estrada Eleanor Everest Freer Bent Fabric Manuel de Falla Gabriel Fauré Morton Feldman Eric Fennell Joseph-Hyacinthe Ferrand Kathleen Ferrier Mikhail Fichtenholz Goran Filipec Gerald Finzi Asher Fisch Thierry Fischer Julia Fischer Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Renée Fleming Juan Diego Flórez Xavier Foley Emilie da Fonseca Malcolm Forsyth Bruce Fowler César Franck Christian Franz Girolamo Frescobaldi Emil Frey Oskar Fried Johann Friedrich Ruhe Dorothy Fuller Beat Furrer Wilhelm Furtwängler Sol Gabetta Giovanni Gabrieli George Gagnidze James Galway Carlos Gardel John Eliot Gardiner Edward Gardner Pasquale Gargiulo Françoise Garner John Garth Philippe Gaubert Gediminas Gelgotas Valery Gergiev Elena Gerhardt George Gershwin Armstrong Gibbs Owen Gilhooly Jess Gillam Patrick Gilmore Gustavo Gimeno Alberto Ginastera Frances Ginsberg Grigory Ginzburg Philip Glass Mikhail Glinka Christoph Willibald von Gluck Tito Gobbi Osvaldo Golijov Nikolay Golyshev David Gordon Christian Gottlob Neefe Glenn Gould Nathaniel Gow Niel Gow Percy Grainger William Grant Still Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla Eleanor Greenwood David Greilsammer Edvard Grieg Elsie Griffin Hélène Grimaud Raphaela Gromes Benjamin Grosvenor Amihai Grosz Wilhelm Grosz Franz Grundheber André Grétry Ren Guang Francisco Guerrero Friedrich Gulda Natalia Gutman Mikołaj Górecki Henryk Górecki Pavel Haas Saad Haddad Augustin Hadelich Leopold Hager Matt Haimovitz Bernard Haitink Richard Hale Charles Hallé Simon Halsey Andreas Hammerschmidt Thomas Hampson George Frideric Handel Vernon Handley Barbara Hannigan Daniel Harding Nikolaus Harnoncourt Roy Harris Beatrice Harrison Lou Harrison Miguel Harth-Bedoya Martin Haselböck Kunihiko Hashimoto Clara Haskil Minnie Hauk John Hawkins Edward Hawkins Joseph Haydn Johann Caspar Heck Jake Heggie Jascha Heifetz Gustav Adolf Heinze Anny Helm John Henry Maunder Pablo Heras-Casado Katharina Herb Myrna Herzog Adolph Friedrich Hesse Angela Hewitt Sarah Hicks Paul Hindemith Louis Hirsch Ann Hobson Pilot E. T. A. Hoffmann Ernest Hogan Christopher Hogwood Lee Hoiby John Holiday Sallie Holman Eugene Holmes Gustav Holst Franz von Holstein Manfred Honeck Arthur Honegger Lisa Hopkins Mary Hopper Cornelia Horak Bethany Horak-Hallett Marilyn Horne Vladimir Horowitz Nicolas Horvath Edgar Hovhannisyan Pelham Humfrey Johann Nepomuk Hummel Engelbert Humperdinck Agnes Huntington Alina Ibragimova Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Sharon Isbin Nicholas Isherwood Steven Isserlis Charles Ives Eric Jacobsen Brian Jagde Ermonela Jaho Allan James Foley Byron Janis Marek Janowski Janine Jansen Mariss Jansons Leoš Janáček Scott Allen Jarrett Bella Jasper Raúl Jaurena Adolf Jensen Paul Ji Stephen Johns Andrew Johnston Scott Joplin Philippe Jordan James Judd Michail Jurowski Vladimir Jurowski Neeme Järvi Kristján Jóhannsson Jóhann Jóhannsson Dürmüller Jürg Robert Kahn Joseph Kaiser Carlos Kalmar Inga Kalna Alfrēds Kalniņš Giya Kancheli Isata Kanneh-Mason Sheku Kanneh-Mason Jean-Jacques Kantorow Herbert von Karajan Kim Kashkashian Jonas Kaufmann Leonidas Kavakos Ulysses Kay Edwin F. Kendall Nigel Kennedy Elizabeth Kenny Johann Kaspar von Kerll Isabelle van Keulen Aram Khachaturian Misha Kiria Emma Kirkby Carlos Kleiber Otto Klemperer Julius Klengel Sebastian Knauer Mari Kodama Momo Kodama Zoltán Kodály Lothar Koenigs Jennifer Koh Christiane Kohl Tomasz Konieczny Zygmunt Konieczny Patricia Kopatchinskaja Erich Wolfgang Korngold Serge Koussevitzky Magdalena Kožená Alfredo Kraus Cyrillus Kreek Fritz Kreisler Rodolphe Kreutzer Conradin Kreutzer Sigiswald Kuijken Aline Kutan Yevgeny Kutik Frank La Forge Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre Bernard Labadie Helmut Lachenmann Philip Langridge Vincent Larderet Tessa Lark François Lays Evelyn Lear Viktor Lebedev James Lee III Richard Leech Franz Lehár Sergei Leiferkus Isabel Leonard Ruggero Leoncavallo Hermann Levi James Levine Igor Levit Ernst Levy Shuang Liang György Ligeti Cho-liang Lin Louise Lincoln Kerr Christian Lindberg Magnus Lindberg William Ling Franz Liszt Andrew Litton George Lloyd Julian Lloyd Webber Andrew Lloyd Webber Duarte Lobo Georges Longy Fabio Luisi Nicola Luisotti Jean-Baptiste Lully Radu Lupu Vicente Lusitano Witold Lutosławski Mykola Lysenko George M. Cohan Yo-Yo Ma Ibrahim Maalouf Lorin Maazel Jeanette MacDonald James MacMillan Ambrogio Maestri Gustav Mahler Hugo Mallet George Manahan Charles Manners Horace Mansion Giuseppe Mariotti Igor Markevitch Aleksandar Markovic Neville Marriner Wynton Marsalis Malcolm Martineau Jean Martinon Pietro Mascagni Jules Massenet Valerie Masterson Ken-David Masur Kurt Masur Colin Matthews Siegfried Mauser Donald Maxwell Michael Mayes Johann Simon Mayr Paul McCreesh Nicholas McGegan Anthony McGill Justin Michael McKay Hugh McLean Tim Mead Jānis Mediņš Zubin Mehta Waltraud Meier Alfred Mellon Juanjo Mena Felix Mendelssohn Simone Menezes Yehudi Menuhin Gustav Merkel André Messager Olivier Messiaen Ingo Metzmacher Alain Meunier Giacomo Meyerbeer Alexander Mickelthwate Darius Milhaud Rebecca Miller Richard Mills Sherrill Milnes Marilyn Mims Shlomo Mintz Maxim Mironov Aoife Miskelly Leona Mitchell Florian Mock Bernardino Molinari Simon Molitor Diana Montague Gabriela Montero Pierre Monteux Claudio Monteverdi William Henry Montgomery Joseph Moog Thomas Moore Nina Morgana Thomas Morley Ludovic Morlot Peter Mortimer Samy Moussa Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Georg Muffat Nicholas Mulroy Isabel Mundry Olli Mustonen Andres Mustonen Riccardo Muti Anne-Sophie Mutter Nikolai Myaskovsky Jun Märkl Kent Nagano Stuart Neill Andris Nelsons Anna Netrebko James Newby Quynh Nguyen Eric Paul Nichols Carl Nielsen Roger Norrington Benjamin Northey Frederic Norton Gianandrea Noseda Vítězslav Novák Yannick Nézet-Séguin Thomas O'Brien Butler Alec O'Leary Simon O'Neill Jacques Offenbach John Ogdon David Oistrakh Igor Oistrakh Federico Olmeda Sakari Oramo Lisette Oropesa Rafael Orozco Andrés Orozco-Estrada John Osborn Ernst Ottensamer Peter Oundjian Eric Owens Aaron P. Dworkin Johann Pachelbel Niccolò Paganini Olga Pak Giovanni da Palestrina Antonio Pappano Eugenie Pappenheim Hubert Parry Robyn Allegra Parton Georges Van van Parys Alfred Paulsen Luciano Pavarotti Rafael Payare Peter Pears Herwig Pecoraro Krzysztof Penderecki Arthur A. Penn Francesco Pennisi Charles Callahan Perkins Vlado Perlemuter Itzhak Perlman Louis Persinger Miah Persson Michele Pertusi Miklós Perényi Roberta Peters Vasily Petrenko Kirill Petrenko Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky Astor Piazzolla Pierre Pierlot Luca Pisaroni Rachel Podger Ferdinand Poise Matthew Polenzani Erich Polz Manuel Ponce Gavriil Popov Francis Poulenc Jessica Pratt André Previn Leontyne Price Florence Price Nick Pritchard John Pritchard Gabriel Prokofiev Sergei Prokofiev Frank Proto Heinz Provost Wilhelmine of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth Giacomo Puccini Olga Pudova Henry Purcell John Purser Toby Purser Arvo Pärt Jean-Baptiste-Maurice Quinault Philippe Quint Ana Quintans Walter Rabl Julian Rachlin Sergei Rachmaninoff Anita Rachvelishvili Sondra Radvanovsky Brenda Rae Gianni Raimondi Pietro Raimondi Daniel Raiskin Jean-Philippe Rameau Robert Ramsey Iiro Rantala Simon Rattle Maurice Ravel Jean-Féry Rebel Max Reger Steve Reich Lucienne Renaudin Vary Ottorino Respighi Linda Richardson Ashley Riches Karl Richter André de Ridder Wolfgang Rihm Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Margaret Ritchie Graciela Rivera David Roach Leif Roar David Robertson Rick Robinson Pierre Rode Richard Rodney Bennett Evan Rogister Sofia Romani Matthew Rose Charles Rosen Therese Rosenbaum Nicola Rossi-Lemeni Gioachino Rossini Mstislav Rostropovich Hans Rott Albert Roussel Santtu-Matias Rouvali Giovanni Battista Rubini Arthur Rubinstein Olga Rudge Kathryn Rudge Daniele Rustioni Claire Rutter John Rutter Frederic Rzewski Jaan Rääts Anna S. Þorvaldsdóttir Hans Sachs Arash Safaian Chevalier de Saint-Georges Camille Saint-Saëns Hideo Saito Ryuichi Sakamoto Damiano Salerno Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg Antonio Salieri Thomas Salmon Johann Peter Salomon Esa-Pekka Salonen Carolyn Sampson Ignatius Sancho Pablo de Sarasate Jukka-Pekka Saraste Erik Satie Rebecca Saunders William Savage Jordi Savall Domenico Scarlatti András Schiff Jochen Schmeckenbecher Florent Schmitt Alfred Schnittke Arnold Schoenberg Franz Schreker Franz Schubert Erwin Schulhoff Klaus Schulze Clara Schumann Robert Schumann Joseph Schuster Isaac Schwartz Kurt Schwertsik Heinrich Schütz Alexander Scriabin Peter Sculthorpe Otto Seele Peter Selwyn Luciana Serra Raphael Severe Albina Shagimuratova Orli Shaham Gil Shaham William Shakespeare Lahav Shani Anoushka Shankar Caroline Shaw Rodion Shchedrin Aaron Sheehan Charles Shere Sean Shibe Dmitri Shostakovich Lan Shui Jean Sibelius Charlie Siem Tomasz Sikorski Beverly Sills Constantin Silvestri Carol Sindell Dmitry Sitkovetsky Stuart Skelton Leonard Slatkin Steven Sloane Nicolas Slonimsky Sergey Smbatyan Bedřich Smetana Georg Solti Yeol Eum Son Enzo Sordello Mark Sparks Ryan Speedo Green Nicky Spence Toby Spence Jean-Christophe Spinosi Anton Stadler Jenny Stafford Patty Stair Ilia Staple Friedrich Starke Jac van Steen Horst Stein Andrew B. Sterling Michael Stern Isaac Stern Risë Stevens Katie Stevenson John Stevenson Mimi Stillman Leopold Stokowski Stuart Stratford Richard Strauss Igor Stravinsky Nathalie Stutzmann Arthur Sullivan Franz von Suppé Nino Surguladze Joan Sutherland Akiko Suwanai Shin'ichi Suzuki Peter Svensson Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider Henryk Szeryng Victoria Sánchez Thomas Søndergård Sourindro Mohun Tagore Germaine Tailleferre Anu Tali Thomas Tallis Jeffrey Tate Otto Tausk John Taverner Daniel Taylor António Teixeira Georg Philipp Telemann Bryn Terfel Jacques Thibaud Russell Thomas Robin Ticciati Michael Tilson Thomas Michael Tippett Loris Tjeknavorian Emmanuel Tjeknavorian Vincenzo Tommasini Arturo Toscanini Donald Tovey Edward Travis Daniil Trifonov Tatiana Troyanos Richard Tucker Eva Turner Robin Tyson Mitsuko Uchida Vanessa Vanessa-Mae Ramón Vargas Francisco Vas Ralph Vaughan Williams Maxim Vengerov Giuseppe Verdi Louis Vierne Henri Vieuxtemps Heitor Villa-Lobos Pierre de Villiers Georgi Vinogradov Lorenzo Viotti Marina Viotti Giovanni Battista Viotti Galina Vishnevskaya Antonio Vivaldi Bogdan Volkov Ilan Volkov Osmo Vänskä Edward W. Hardy Edo de Waart Richard Wagner Garry Walker William Wallace Raphael Wallfisch Benjamin Wallfisch Bruno Walter B. J. Ward Huw Watkins Linda Watson David Webb Carl Maria von Weber Anton Webern Joseph Webster Sebastian Weigle Kurt Weill Mieczysław Weinberg Judith Weir Peter Whelan Paul Whelan Camilla Wicks Jörg Widmann Mark Wigglesworth Alec Wilder Roderick Williams John Wilson Ebba Wilton Lawrence Winters Julia Wolfe Shai Wosner Robert Xavier Rodriguez Samuel Youn Kwangchul Youn Simone Young Eugène Ysaÿe Yuriy Yurchuk Nikos Zaccaria Benjamin Zander Sebastian Zawadzki Thomas Zehetmair Alexander von Zemlinsky Pierre-Joseph-Guillaume Zimmermann David Zinman Nikolaj Znaider Pinchas Zuckerman Jaap van Zweden Rosmunda a Rosmunda Pisaroni Mélodie zhao Marcelo Álvarez
Orchestras & Ensembles (128)
Academy of Ancient Music Australian Chamber Orchestra BBC National Orchestra of Wales BBC Philharmonic BBC Symphony Orchestra (London) Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Bavarian State Opera (Munich) Berlin Philharmonic Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Britten Sinfonia Cambridge Singers Camerata Bern Camerata RCO Canadian Opera Company (Toronto) Chicago Symphony Orchestra Cincinnati Opera City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Cleveland Orchestra Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra Collegium Vocale Gent (Ghent) Czech Philharmonic Detroit Symphony Orchestra Dresden Philharmonic Dutch National Opera (Amsterdam) English National Opera (London) English Symphony Orchestra English Touring Opera Fires of London Florida Grand Opera (Miami) Fort Worth Opera Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Garsington Opera Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra Grand Rapids Symphony Grange Park Opera (West Horsley) Gulbenkian Orchestra (Avenidas Novas) Gürzenich Orchestra Houston Symphony I Fagiolini Imani Winds JACK Quartet Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra Kansas City Symphony Le Concert Spirituel Les Arts Florissants Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra London Philharmonic Choir London Philharmonic Orchestra London Sinfonietta London Symphony Orchestra (Barbican Centre) Louisville Orchestra Lyric Opera of Chicago Madison Opera Malta Philharmonic Orchestra Melos Ensemble Metropolitan Opera (New York City) Michigan Opera Theatre (Detroit) Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Minnesota Opera (Minneapolis) Minnesota Orchestra (Minneapolis) Montreal Symphony Orchestra Nashville Symphony National Opera Studio National Repertory Orchestra National Symphony Orchestra (Washington, D.C.) Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra New World Symphony (Miami Beach) New York Philharmonic Orchestra New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Opera Australia (Sydney) Opera Holland Park (Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea) Opera North Opera Philadelphia Orchestra of the Swan (Stratford-upon-Avon) Orchestre Métropolitain (Montreal) Orchestre National de Lyon Orchestre de Paris Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (Geneva) Oregon Symphony Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra Oslo Philharmonic Pacific Symphony (Santa Ana) Philadelphia Orchestra Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra Philharmonia Orchestra Pittsburgh Opera Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Portland Opera Quatuor Mosaïques Ricercar Consort River Oaks Chamber Orchestra Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (Monroe County) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Royal Scottish National Orchestra Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra San Diego Symphony San Francisco Opera San Francisco Symphony Santa Fe Opera Sarasota Orchestra Schola Cantorum Scottish Chamber Orchestra Scottish Opera Seattle Opera Seattle Symphony Shanghai Symphony Orchestra Silk Road Project Sinfonia of London Stile Antico Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra Swedish Chamber Orchestra Sydney Symphony Orchestra Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra The Hallé Toronto Symphony Orchestra Ulster Orchestra Ulysses Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Venezuela Symphony Orchestra Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Vienna Symphony Virginia Symphony Orchestra Vox Luminis WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne Welsh National Opera (Cardiff) Zurich Chamber Orchestra
Opera houses, Concert halls & Festivals (36)
Aula Simfonia Jakarta Bayreuth Festival Bolshoi Theatre (Tverskoy District) Carnegie Hall (Manhattan) Concertgebouw (Amsterdam) Elbphilharmonie (Hamburg-Mitte) Gran Teatre del Liceu (El Raval) Gürzenich (Altstadt-Nord) Hamburg State Opera (Hamburg-Mitte) Komische Oper (Berlin) La Scala (Milan) Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (Manhattan) Lucerne Festival Mariinsky Theatre (Saint Petersburg) Merkin Hall (Manhattan) Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest (Zugló) Music Academy of the West (Santa Barbara County) Musikverein (Innere Stadt) Opera Theatre of Saint Louis (St. Louis) Opéra-Comique (Paris) Palace of Fine Arts (City of Brussels) Palais Garnier (Quartier de la Chaussée-d'Antin) Rockport Music Royal Opera House (City of Westminster) Salzburg Festival Schubertiade (Schwarzenberg) Snape Maltings Sydney Opera House (City of Sydney) Tanglewood (Lenox) Teatro Real (Palacio) Teatro Regio (Turin) Vienna State Opera house (Innere Stadt) Washington National Opera (Washington, D.C.) Wigmore Hall (City of Westminster) Wisconsin Union Theater (Madison) Zürich Opera House