Dear Friends,
On behalf of our Executive Committee, we wish you a happy and fulfilling New Year 2025 for all your personal and professional projects. We thank you all for your support, which enables us to offer exclusive, high-quality cultural events to a wider audience.
Contents of this newsletter:
Projects under development for 2025
Our media presence
Mr Benjamin Feijoo, from the KTFM agency, was kind enough to present our association on his Youtube channel, in the form of an interview conducted last December.
Below is a link that will take you directly to the interview:
Our 2025 program
Thursday, March 27, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. :
"Maria Malibran, the Diva who inspired Maria Callas", lecture by Professor Patrick Barbier
We return to Professor Barbier to discuss the 19th century and one of its illustrious and mythical representatives, Maria Malibran.
The conference will be followed by a dinner with the speaker, who will dedicate his book on Maria Malibran to the guests.
Location: Salle GAMMAH, Promenade du Pin 5 1204 Geneva
Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. :
"Théâtre des Italiens à Paris", lecture by Charles Sigel
Charles Sigel was for many years a producer at RSR-Espace 2, where he presented "L'Humeur Vagabonde", a series of portrait stories, and "Comme il vous plaira", a series of interviews. A musicographer, he now contributes to the Forum Opéra website, dedicated to opera. For the Grand Théâtre de Genève, he creates podcasts devoted to the season's operas.
Location: Salle GAMMAH, Promenade du Pin 5 1204 Geneva
Thursday, June 17, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. :
Cocktail reception exclusively for association members
Cédric Godot, a member of our association, offers us a cocktail reception in the showroom of the Blue Check brand, of which he is the ambassador. It's an opportunity for us all to get together again in the most convivial of surroundings, and share our ideas and projects for the association in the run-up to our next Annual General Meeting.
Thursday, September 17, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. :
"The Legendary Performers of the Vienna Opera", lecture by Dr. Adrian Holländer
We welcome for the first time Dr. Holländer from Vienna, Austria. He is a member of a leading opera agency and a regular lecturer. He is also the author of two books, and will be talking about Vienna and its legendary Performers .
This will be followed by a dinner meeting with the speaker, who will dedicate his book to the guests.
Location to be confirmed: Geneva or Zurich
Thursday, October 23, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. :
"Pauline Viardot", lecture by Professor Emeritus Patrick Barbier
Unlike Maria Malibran, Pauline Viardot had a long career and left her mark on opera, particularly in the French Repertoire.
Location: Salle GAMMAH, Promenade du Pin 5 1204 Geneva
Projects under development for 2025
Mattia Battistini (1856-1928) exhibition - In Geneva
The famous Italian baritone was one of the last "Divo" and one of the last guardians of the "Bel Canto" technique.
Christine Nilsson exhibition: In Paris or Brussels
The revival of the Geneva show in June 2024, with new pieces added.
Masterclass in opera singing: In Geneva or Zurich
We hope to give you a lot of pleasure and satisfaction with these new events.
We welcome all those who are willing to help us optimize the realization and development of new projects, in the path of the discovery of Lyric Art.
Patrick Motisi
Founder & Chairman
