Riccardo Muti has weighed in on the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra’s situation releasing a statement in support of the orchestra. Muti said, “The closure of the Metropolitan Opera House and the dramatic situation of its wonderful Orchestra embodies a profound grief, not only for the city of New York, but for the entire cultural world. Without music and the musicians who {…}
The Teatro Regio di Torino has announced its December, January, and February program. The newly announced showcase will begin on Dec. 23 with the theater’s Christmas Concert. Gianandrea Noseda returns to the Teatro Regio to conduct the annual concert which will include music by Bach, Mozart, Lutero, and Stravinsky. The concert will feature the Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro {…}
Giuseppe Conte has responded to Riccardo Muti’s letter imploring the prime minister to reopen theaters. In a letter to the maestro, Conte said, “I respond to your heartfelt appeal … and I take the opportunity to share some considerations with you and with the readers. Your reflections touch me deeply, and I do not think they have left readers indifferent. {…}
Riccardo Muti has written an open letter to Primer Minister Giuseppe Conte imploring him to reopen theaters. In a letter the maestro said, “While I understand your difficult responsibilities in this long and tragic period for our country, and with the urgent need to safeguard the health of our fellow citizens, I am impelled to make a heartfelt appeal. Closing {…}
The Teatro La Fenice has announced the first part of its 2020-21 season, which is set to run from Oct. 30 to Feb. 16, 2021. The new season begins with concert performances featuring Juraj Valčuha conducting the Orchestra del Teatro La Fenice. The concert will include music by Claude Debussy and Modest Mussorgsky. Performance Dates: Oct. 30-21, 2020 Riccardo Muti {…}
The Teatro la Fenice is set to return to traditional operatic productions at the end of October. The company will return to the Teatro Malibran with a new production of “Prima la musica e poi le parole” by Antonio Salieri and “Der Schauspieldirektor”by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The new production will be a collaboration between the Fondazione Teatro La Fenice and {…}
(Image Source: Ravenna Festival Official Website) The Ravenna Festival in Italy has announced its program for the 2020 festival. For the purposes of this article, we will be focused solely on vocal performances. The season kicks off with Riccardo Muti leading a concert starring Rosa Feola in music by Mozart. Performance Date: June 21, 2020 Soprano Pamela Lucciarini and Ensemble {…}
The Musikverein Wien has announced its June schedule which will open June 5 to an audience of 100. The series at the famed Austrian concert hall will open with Daniel Barenboim leading the Wiener Philharmoniker in music of Mozart and Beethoven. Barenboim will also perform in two recitals of Beethoven sonatas. Riccardo Muti will conduct the Wiener Philharmoniker in a {…}
(Credit: © Todd Rosenberg Photography 2012) The Ravenna Festival is set to bring live concerts back to Italy for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The festival, which takes places in Ravenna, Italy, will offer a re-imagined program, featuring up to 40 events between June 21 and July 30 starting with an open air concert led {…}
More options, more variety. That is what is going on with the release of more streams from more companies. This week’s recommendations features the best mix of classical performances, traditional operas, and new works to engage the widest range of audience. Eugene Onegin – Opera Vision / Komische Oper Berlin (NOW) OperaVision kicks off its Russian festival in May with {…}
(Credit: Todd Rosenberg Photography/Christian-Nielinger) A new Honorary Artistic Committee has been added to the jurors of the “Guido Cantelli” International Conducting Competition. The Members of the Honorary Committee will be made up of winners from the competition’s past editions. Among them are Riccardo Muti, who won in 1967 when he was only twenty-six, Israeli conductor Eliahu Inbal, prized in 1963, {…}
