David Stern leads this concertante performance of Giovanni Simone Mayr’s L’amor conjugale at the Theater an def Wien, which brings together Opera Fuoco’s period instrument orchestra and four generations of its Young Artist Program. The evening presents Mayr’s charming one-act opera based on Nicolas Brouilly’s Leonora (same as Beethoven’s Fidelio) written in the late classical and early bel canto styles, resulting in a quirky combination of German and Italian opera traditions.
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David Stern leads this Opera Fuoco production of Nozze di Figaro with the newest members of the Opera Fuoco Young Artists Program in a staging by Alexander Camerlo. It is a pocket-size version of Mozart’s masterpiece, bringing out its youthful and chamber music qualities all while giving the young singers the opportunity to learn these important roles at the highest musical level.
Returning to China for the first time since the pandemic, David Stern joins the MISA festival to conduct the wonderful Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and present Rino Yoshimoro, a new talent and one of the six finalists of the 2020/22 Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violon Competition.
For the third program with NDR Hannover, David Stern will conduct the rarely produced gem of Adolph Hasse, Marc’Antonio e Cleopatra, with two of the most innovative singers of today, Sarah Hershkowitz and Fleur Barron.
Lorenzo da Ponte finally takes his long overdue place as the center of attention in the world of opera. Opera Fuoco presents a musical tour from Venice to New York through the odyssey of da Ponte’s life.
Ariodante is one of Handel’s most intriguing operas, this time with the talented singers of the Curtis Institute’s opera division - a dramma per musica staged by Omer ben Seadia and featuring Philadelphia’s Tempesta di Mare.
David Stern returns to the Handel and Haydn Society in Boston for an evening with world class fortepianist Andreas Staier, and Mendelssohn rarely performed “Reformation Symphony”.
New production touring the Netherlands: November 12th – December 12th 2022 During the run of Lady in the Dark in the early 1940s in New York, Kurt Weill was admired by the entire American musical community. The dramatist Moss Hart and the librettist Ira Gershwin opened up the world of […]
The Palm Beach Opera presents Mozart’s most enigmatic opera, Cosi Fan Tutte, where love and friendship are intertwined and put to their greatest tests.
Since live performances in China will still not be possible in 2022, the competition committee of the SISIVC has decided to name all six finalists as the 2020 competition Scholarship winners. I am very proud of the imaginative solution that the SISIVC has put in place in order to bring […]
August 13th and 14th – 8:30 PM La Grange aux Pianos festival (Chassignolles, France) Opera Fuoco presents Puccini’s La Bohème in France at La Grange aux Pianos Festival on August 13th and 14th, 2022. Staged by Elsa Rooke, this festive production will feature the young talents of the Opera Fuoco […]
May 19th – 8 PM – Théâtre des Champs-Elysées (Paris) This recital caters to Spyers’ exceptional range and features composers such as Mozart, Verdi and Lehar who knew to exploit the vast color palette of the barytenor for their most striking roles. Michael Spyers collaborates with David Stern and the […]
Lübeck – Musik und Kongresshalle, Konzertsaal April 24th – 11 AM and 25th – 7:30 PM David Stern’s program with Lübeck’s Philharmonic Orchestra is “all classical” and contains several surprises. A rarely heard “Chaconne”, Haydn and CPE Bach symphonies and the completely unknown Clement violin concerto with the renowned soloist […]
Levallois – Salle Ravel – March 26th – 8:30 PM Châtellerault – Théâtre Blossac – April 8th – 8 PM and April 10th – 3 PM Opera Fuoco’s production of the Marriage of Figaro was conceived and imagined within the context of the pandemic. Between the first two lockdowns, the […]
Massy – Opéra de Massy – March 11th – 8 PM and the 13th at 4 PM After the success of the first performances in Metz, David Stern will conduct this early Mozart masterpiece at the Opéra de Massy, near Paris, for the two last performances. David Stern – Conductor […]
Endearing characters, an exhilarating score, and a fizzy, vibrant production mark PBO’s second mainstage opera, The Elixir of Love. Donizetti’s light-hearted romantic comedy captivates audiences with its timeless story and universal appeal. True love triumphs in this beloved bel canto classic. David Stern’s mastering of the bel canto will give […]
David Stern and Opera Fuoco have recorded Giovanni Simone Mayr’s L’amor conjugale in April 2021. This is the first recording of the full critical version of Mayr’s one act opera. The CD will be available on November 19th 2021 and the release concert is on December 12th 2021 at Levallois, […]
Metz – Opéra-Théâtre – February 4th & 8th – 8 PM and the 6th at 3 PM David Stern will conduct this early Mozart masterpiece in a coproduction of Opéra de Metz and Opéra de Massy. Rehearsals will take place in January in Metz and a revival is planned in […]
Centre Culturel Jean Vilar (Marly-le-Roi) – November 26th 2021 – 8:30 PM The infamous philosophical tale of Candide is an epic legend, a voyage across the world. A world where humans are propelled from place to place by their thoughts and intentions. Reflecting on this text, I was fascinated by its […]
Cosi fan Tutte is the most psychologically enigmatic opera of the Mozart/Da Ponte trilogy. The interweaving relationships of the 6 characters has been subject to many interpretations, precisely because the story is remarkably contemporary. It is also a work consisting of many brilliantly composed musical ensembles. We chose Cosi, therefore, […]
David Stern is thrilled to come back to Simone Mayr. After having performed his Medea in Corinto, he will be recording his one act opera, Amor Conjugale, which delights and inspires through Bel Canto vocal lines and an imaginative and rich orchestral palette. Look forward to its release on the […]
Figaro in the City is a modern-day retelling of Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro: "la folle journée" is full of playful and hurtful intrigues that lead up to one of the most moving final scenes in opera history. Opera Fuoco’s young singers step into a staging that takes them away from the confines of a stage and into the city of Paris’ quirky ateliers, streets and gardens. Filmed in playback to allow for theatrical intimacy and the safety of the cast during the Covid-19 pandemic, the camera itself becomes a character, reacting to each turn of the plot. As the instrumentalists and conductor disappear, the characters move fluidly from the opening opera rehearsal atmosphere to a real-life scenario. Like with any television series, each episode of Figaro in the City was created to heighten the dramatic tension of the plot and to leave the audience waiting to see what happens next, all the while remaining faithful to Mozart’s original score. Conductor David Stern collaborated with videographer and stage-director Alexandre Camerlo to forge the artistic direction of this contemporary adaptation of an 18th-century classic. Special thanks to Laurent Naouri for joining the Opera Fuoco Young Artists in his debut performance as Bartolo.
ITHINK Financial Amphitheatre February 21st – 2:00 PM/ February 26th – 7:30 PM Known for its enduring story and infectious score, Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte captures the imaginations of young and old.
ITHINK Financial Amphitheatre February 19th 7:30 PM / February 24th 7:30 PM In February of 2021, Stern will lead performances of La Bohème and the Magic Flute in a 5000 seat open air arena, as part of the first Palm Beach Opera Festival. This innovative project will be key to […]
Centre Culturel Jean Vilar (Marly-le-Roi) – November 6th 2020 – 6:30 PM and November 7th 2020 – 6:00 PM Cancelled due to covid19 crisis The infamous philosophical tale of Candide is an epic legend, a voyage across the world – a world where humans are propelled from place to place […]
Théâtre des Champs-Elysées (Paris) – January 21st 2021 – 8:00 PM Cancelled due to Covid-19 crisis Lawrence Brownlee and Michael Sypres, two exceptional tenors and Rossini specialists, share the stage at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées with Opéra Fuoco for an exceptional evening in the series of ‘Les Grands Voix’. The […]
MC2 National Theatre – Grenoble (France) – March 17th 2021 – 7:30 PM Pursuing his mission of rediscovering little-known works and his commitment to the training of singers from his Young Artists Program, David Stern offers a production tailor-made for the MC2 in Grenoble, whose musical season explores the relationship […]
Donizetti Festival – Teatro Sociale, Bergamo (Italy) – December 4th 2020 – 8:30 PM Cancelled due to covid19 crisis To end the European tour of Mayr’s Amor Conjugale, David Stern will conduct a concert performance in Bergamo’s Teatro Sociale. This re-premiere in Italy will be an important tribute to Mayr, […]