The Teatro Regio di Parma is set to present performances on Classica HD from Dec. 8 to 10, 2023. The performances will be shown on Channel 136 on Sky. The first performance will be “Il Trovatore” in a production by Davide Livermore. Franco Vassallo, Francesca Dotto, Clementine Margaine, and Riccardo Massi star with Francesco Ivan Ciampa conducting. Boradcast Date: Dec. {…}
(Credit: Illustrazione di Pierpaolo Gaballo) The Festival Verdi is set to present Verdi’s fourth opera “I Lombardi alla prima Crociata.” After 14 years the work will be presented on Sept 21 through Oct. 15, 2023. The new production will be directed by Pier Luigi Pizzi with lighting design by Massimo Gasparon and choreography by Marco Berriel. Francesco Lanzillotta conducts the Filarmonica {…}
The Opéra de Monte-Carlo has announced a cast and schedule change for its upcoming production of “I Lombardi alla Prima Crociata.” The company announced that Michele Pertusi will take over the role of Pagano from Stefan Kocan who was originally scheduled to perform. Additionally, the company announced that all performances in the run will start at 2 p.m. local time {…}
The Opera Maghiara di Cluj Napoca in Romania has announced a new production of “I Lombardi alla Prima Crociata.” The new production by Csaba Némedi will mark the opera’s Romania premiere and will showcase legendary soprano Elena Mosuc in her role debut as Giselda. The production will also star Sorin Lupu, István Kovács, Orsolya Veress, Arnold Gergely, Zsombor Rétyi, László Mányoki, Adorján {…}
A number of Verdi’s early operas are closely associated with the Risorgimento, no more so than “Nabucco” with its famous chorus, “Va pensiero,” in which the people yearn for a homeland. Arguably, however, it was the follow-up and now rarely performed opera, “I Lombardi alla Prima crociata,” which best encapsulates the spirit of the Italian people’s desire for nationhood. Listening {…}
Lamberto Gardelli, born on Nov. 8, 1915, in Venice, Italy, is one of the great Italian conductors in all of history. He dominated the repertoire of his native country, taking on the major repertory staples, and also placing a spotlight on the lesser-known operas. Among the composers that he championed in this respect was Giuseppe Verdi and it is thanks {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has announced its 2017-18 season and as promised, it contains a lot of hotly anticipated productions and performances. Here is a quick rundown with OperaWire set to include additional content throughout the day. The New Productions The Metropolitan Opera season will feature five new productions. David McVicar’s new production of Bellini’s “Norma” will open the season on {…}