Rafael Payare
Rafael Payare kicks off the summer making his Berlin State Opera debut conducting Puccini’s Turandot (July 6–14). Philipp Stölzl’s production stars soprano Liudmyla Monastyrska (title role), tenor Arsen Soghomonyan (Calaf), soprano Adriana González (Liù), and bass René Pape (Timur). As Music Director of the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM), Payare leads the ensemble at two Quebec...
The San Diego Symphony and music director Rafael Payare announced the 2024-25 season, which welcomes audiences to a revitalized indoor home, Jacobs Music Center. Following a complete renovation, the nearly-100-year-old-theater has been transformed into an intimate concert hall. Elements of the renovation include new seating and finishes; restored architectural details; modernized lighting, sound, video and...
The Orchestre symphonique de Montréal has unveiled its 2024–2025 programming, marking the orchestra’s 91st season and the midway point of Music Director Rafael Payare’s tenure. The 24–25 season’s opening concerts on September 11 and 13 will feature the monumental Gurre-Lieder, commemorating the 150th anniversary of Schoenberg’s birth. The season’s second week maintains the pace with...
Rafael Payare concludes the 2023-24 San Diego Symphony season with two programs highlighting works from opera and ballet. On May 18, violinist Daniel Lozakovich makes his SDS debut in a program that includes Act I of Wagner’s Die Walküre alongside Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto. Pianist Jeremy Denk joins Payare and the San Diego Symphony for the...
