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Resonanzen in Vienna (Austria)An early music festival in the very classical Wiener Konzerthaus
In Vienna in January, the early music festival “Resonanzen” extends the memory of the great Baroque era of the Austrian capital in the 18th century. In the various halls of the imposing and very classical Wiener Konzerthaus, up to three concerts a day are offered. The 2026 edition has just concluded under the theme “Women.” A look back at a major event in musical life in Central Europe.
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Trondheim's Early Music FestivalIn Norway, a Barokkfest under the snow
In Trondheim, population 200,000, the world’s northernmost Gothic cathedral hosts the Barokkfest Early Music Festival every January. New for 2026: ‘Spartaco’, an opera created in 1726 in Vienna by Neapolitan composer Giuseppe Porcile. The cast includes Sophie Junker, Luigi Morassi and Josè Maria Lo Monaco, conducted by festival director and musical director Martin Wåhlberg.
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Il Caravaggio & Camille DelaforgeBreathing life into Rameau’s Pygmalion
From statue to living body: based on the myth of Pygmalion, Camille Delaforge brings together two 18th-century French scores, Rameau’s ballet act and an unpublished cantatille by Antoine Bailleux, a contemporary composer who has fallen into oblivion. Performed by Mathias Vidal, this recording uses music to explore the very act of creation.
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Contertenors: the South American pipelineMaximiliano Danta, from Montevideo to Innsbruck
Trained in Uruguay and then in Italy, countertenor Maximiliano Danta explores early music as both singer and multi-instrumentalist, while continuing, whenever possible, his commitment to working with underprivileged children.
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“Atys” — 2026 RevivalThe investigation that dislodges Lully’s orchestra
A mythical opera of the baroque revival in the 1980s, Lully’s Atys returns in 2026 in a radically new version, the result of four years of work by the Centre de musique baroque de Versailles. Notably, it completely reorganizes the orchestra. Benoît Dratwicki, the centre’s artistic director, tells us the story of this adventure.
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Gabriel SmallwoodJuvenilia
Juvenilia presents the early works of Bach and his contemporaries, revealing their effervescent creativity and inventiveness. Gabriel Smallwood interprets them with finesse and clarity. An album that invites listeners to rediscover the youth of one of the greatest composers of the 18th century.
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Lully at the Theatre of Ferrara (Italy)“Le Carnaval, Mascarade” in its complete 1675 version
A veritable compilation of Lully’s “greatest hits”: Carnaval–Mascarade royale, his final comédie-ballet, has never been revived in its entirety since its creation in 1675. Federico Maria Sardelli and Samuele Lastrucci, from the Istituto Lulli in Florence, are presenting it in its first modern-era staged version at the Teatro Comunale in Ferrara.
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Countertenors: the South American pathwayDennis Orellana, from Honduras to Austria
From Honduras to Europe’s leading stages, Dennis Orellana found his voice almost by chance, somewhere between trombone, choir, and symphonic metal. Fascinated by Bach and Handel and revealed by a visionary teacher, he recounts his meteoric journey—from his beginnings in Madrid to his discovery of Europe—and that overwhelming sensation of finally feeling “at home” on stage.
