(Credit: Victor Santiago) On Nov. 21, Francesco Meli will perform at the Uniti per Verdi concert, which he organized with Riccardo Frizza with the help of the Società del Quartetto. As one of the great Verdi tenors of his generation, Meli has been an advocate to save the Villa Sant’agata and hopes that with this upcoming concert, the government and {…}
On November 21, the Società del Quartetto di Milano and international opera singers will present “Uniti per Verdi,” an event to save Sant Agata, Verdi’s home. The gala, which was organized by Ricardo Frizza and Francesco Meli will also feature Eleonora Buratto, Massimo Cavalletti, Roberto de Candia, Chiara Isotton, Roberta Mantegna, Caterina Piva, Piero Pretti, Annalisa Stroppa, Riccardo Zanellato, and {…}
The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino is set to present a production of Verdi’s “Ernani.” The new production is part of the Maggio Autumn Festival and will be directed by Leo Muscato. James Conlon conducts the production which is set to star Francesco Meli in one of his signature roles, Maria Jose Siri in her role debut as Elvira, Roberto Frontali, and Vitalij {…}
This week audiences will get to hear a concept album for one of the acclaimed films of the year as well a solo album by one of the rising star basses of his generation. There is also a world premiere recording of an opera that is having a renaissance and a new recording of one of Verdi’s masterpieces. Molieri Bass-baritone {…}
It is a very rare and no less fortunate occurrence for two of the leading sopranos in America to release, within months from each other, their respective take on one of the most dangerously underestimated roles in all of opera: Violetta Valéry for whom, so the saying goes, three voices are needed to match the transition from the melismatic first {…}
The Teatro La Fenice has announced its 2022-23 season. Opera Nicola Alaimo leads Verdi’s “Falstaff” alongside Vladimir Stoyanov, René Barbera, Selene Zanetti, Caterina Sala, Sara Mingardo, and Veronica Simeoni. Myung-Whun Chung conducts the production by Adrian Noble. Performance Dates: Nov. 18-26, 2022 Bruno Maderna’s “Satyricon” will star Francesca Gerbasi, Matteo Ferrara, Manuela Custer, Christopher Lemmings, William Corrò, and Marcello Nardis. Alessandro {…}
OperaVision has announced its streams for the month of July. The month opens with a stream of “Maria Stuarda” from the Irish National opera. The production by Tom Creed stars mezzo-soprano Tara Erraught and soprano Anna Devin. Streaming Date: July 8, 2022 The second production that will be streamed is “Like Flesh” by Israeli composer Sivan Eldar from Opéra de {…}
Tha Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has announced its 2022-23 Season. Here is a look: Daniele Gatti conducts a revival of Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” with Ruzil Gatin, Vasilisa Berzhanskaya, Nicola Alaimo, Fabio Capitanucci, Evgeny Stavinskiy, and Carmen Buendí. Performance Dates: Sept. 8-15, 2022 Zubin Mehta conducts Verdi’s “Il Trovatore” with Cesare Lievi directing. Amartushvin Enkhbat, María José Siri, Ekaterina Semenchuck, Fabio Sartori, and Riccardo Fassi directing. Performance Dates: Sept. 29-Oct. {…}
The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma is set to revive a production of Verdi’s “Ernani” starting on June 11, 2022. The production by Hugo de Ana will be conducted by Marco Armiliato and will showcase Francesco Meli, who reprises the role he debuted in 2013 under Riccardo Muti. In a statement, Meli said, “The world is living through difficult times and {…}
The Semperoper Dresden has announced a cast change for “Aida.” The company noted that Stefano La Colla will step in for Francesco Meli as Radamès for the performances on March 17 and 20, 2022. La Colla has performed at the Teatro alla Scala, Arena di Verona, Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, and Teatro Carlo di Napoli, as well as in Berlin, {…}
Francesco Meli has canceled two upcoming performances due to a surgical procedure. The tenor took to social media and said, “I want to let you know that on 13th January I’ll be having a surgical operation here in Genoa, but I’m relaxed and in excellent hands. However, I have reluctantly been forced to cancel the Gala Concert with Plácido Domingo {…}