Yusif Eyvazov, Angel Villari, Marta Torbidoni & Ruth Iniesta Lead Macerata Opera Festival’s 2024 Season

The Macerata Opera Festival has announced its 2024 season, which will be dedicated to Giacomo Puccini and will celebrate its 60th anniversary. The season will open with Puccini’s “Turandot” starring Olga Maslova (Turandot), Angelo Villari (Calaf), Ruth Iniesta (Liù), Antonio Di Matteo (Timur), Lodovico Filippo Ravizza (Ping), Paolo Antognetti (Pang), and Francesco Pittari (Pong). The opera will be performed with {…}

Nov 8, 2023

Macerata Opera Festival Names New Artistic Director

(Credit: Ennevi) The Associazione Arena Sferisterio has named Paolo Gavazzeni the Artistic Director of the 60° Macerata Opera Festival. The board announced the news following a meeting on Nov. 6, 2023. Gavazzeni has been Artistic Director of Televisivo Tele+ 3 Classica and was Artistic Coordinator at the Accademia del Teatro alla Scala. He has also been Artistic Director of the {…}

Aug 29, 2023

Macerata Opera Festival Breaks Records in 2023

Italy’s Macerata Opera Festival has announced that the 2023 season had a record number of attendance. According to the festival, there was a total of 40,381 audience members that attended opera productions of “Carmen,” “La traviata,” and “Lucia di Lammermoor,” as well as dance performances, concerts, and “Lo Sferisterio a Scuola” productions. This is a record that was previously held {…}

Feb 20, 2023

Eleonora Buratto, Nino Machaidze & Ruth Iniesta Lead Macerata Opera Festival’s 2023 Season

The Macerata Opera Festival has announced the operas for its 2023 season. The administrative board of the Associazione Arena Sferisterio noted that the showcase will take place between July 20 and August 19, 2023. The season opens with Bizet’s “Carmen” starring Ketevan Kemoklidze, Ragaa Eldin, Roberta Mantegna, and Fabrizio Beggi. DonatoRenzetti conducts the production Daniele Menghini. Performance Dates: July 20-August {…}

Mar 4, 2022

Carmen Giannattasio, Serena Malfi & Fabio Sartori Lead Macerata Opera Festival’s 2022 Season

Italy’s Macerata Opera Festival has announced its 2022 season featuring three operatic productions. Here is a look at the season. Donato Renzetti conducts Valentina Carrasco’s production of Puccini’s “Tosca.” Carmen Giannattasio, Antonio Poli, and Claudio Sgura star. Performance Dates: July 24-31, 2022 The company will present the film “The Circus” by Charlie Chaplin alongside “Pagliacci.” The cast for Leoncavallo’s opera {…}

Dec 30, 2021

Paolo Pinamonti Appointed New Artistic Director of Macerata Opera Festival

(Credit: Macerata Opera Festival) The Macerata Opera Festival has announced the appointment of Paolo Pinamonti as its new Artistic Director. In a meeting held on Dec. 23, 2021, the Board of Directors of the Arena Sferisterio Association, chaired by the Mayor of Macerata Sandro Parcaroli, unanimously decided after an extensive and detailed discussion to entrust the artistic direction of the {…}

Jul 24, 2021

Luciano Ganci Headlines Macerata Opera Festival’s ‘Aida’

(Credit: Sergio Roma) On July 23, Luciano Ganci will return to the the Macerata Opera Festival for the second consecutive year. Ganci will take on the role of Radamès in the opening performance of “Aida,” marking his Italian debut in the role. He will be directed by stage director Valentina Carrasco and conducted by Francesco Lanzillotta. The production will also star {…}

Jul 3, 2021

Claudia Pavone, Maria Teresa Leva & Veronica Simeoni Lead Macerata Opera Festival’s 2021 Season

The 57th edition of the Macerata Opera Festival “100x100Sferisterio” has announced its full slate which will run from July 23 to August 13, 2021. The festival will follow three irreplaceable elements as guidelines: the health and safety of audience members, artists, and workers; the sustainability and economic feasibility of the opera season; and the technical and artistic quality of the {…}

Dec 29, 2020

‘Semele’ & ‘Die Zauberflöte’ Highlight OperaVision Streams in January 2021

(Credit: Monika Rittershaus) OperaVision has announced streams for the first month of 2021. The first opera to be streamed starting on Jan. 3, 2021 will be Barrie Kosky’s production of Handel’s operatic masterpiece “Semele” from the Komische Oper Berlin. The opera features Eric Jurenas as Athamas, Prince of Bœotia; Allan Clayton in the role of Jupiter, King of the Gods; {…}

Jul 24, 2020

Luciano Ganci Headlines Macerata Opera Festival’s ‘Il Trovatore’

The Macerata Opera Festival is scheduled to open its concert performances of “Il Trovatore” on July 25. The performances of Verdi’s masterpiece at the historical Sferisterio arena in Italian will star Roberta Mantegna, Veronica Simeoni, Luciano Ganci and Massimo Cavalletti. The performances will be conducted by Vincenzo Milletari. This will mark the second production of the summer season, which began {…}

Jul 4, 2020

Macerata Opera Festival Announces 2021 Season

The Macerata Opera Festival at the Sferisterio has announced the operas for the 2021 season. The Italian festival will celebrate its centennial with Verdi’s “Aida” and “La Traviata” and “Il Barbiere di Siviglia.” The season will open with Verdi’s “Aida,” in a new production by Valentina Carrasco. Francesco Lanzillotta conducts the production. Performance Dates: July 23, August 1, 7 & {…}