Editor’s note: The initial review is for the performance on April 10, 2024 and was written by Francisco Salazar. The addendum is for the performance on April 13, 2024 and was written by David Salazar, who attended both performances. It’s been 47 years since Ponchielli’s “La Gioconda” has been shown at the Teatro San Carlo. Considered one of the most {…}
The Teatro San Carlo di Napoli has announced a cast change for its upcoming production of “La Gioconda.” The company said that Eve-Maud Hubeaux will sing the role of Laura replacing the originally announced Anita Rachvelishvili. Hubeaux recently sang the role at the Salzburg Easter Festival and critics noted she is “captivating” as Gioconda’s revival. The mezzo will once again {…}
Luca Salsi has postponed his Teatro San Carlo concert to the 2024-25 season. The theater announced that the recital, scheduled for June 4, 2024, will be held at a later date. Ticket owners will receive instructions to change their tickets for a new event or can ask for a refund. Next up, Salsi is set to perform a production of {…}
(Credit: Olga Rubio Dalmau) The Teatro San Carlo will celebrate Anna Netrebko with an added performance of Ponchielli’s “La Gioconda.” The new performance will be held on April 7 and will celebrate Netrebko’s 30th anniversary of her stage debut. The performance will star the Russian soprano alongside Jonas Kaufmann, Eve-Maud Hubeaux, Alexander Köpeczi, Kseniia Nikolaieva, and Ludovic Tézier. Pinchas Steinberg {…}
On Feb. 27, 2024, following a performance of “Don Giovanni” at the Teatro San Carlo, the artists raised a sign at the end of the curtain call that called for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. The sign read in Italian “Cessate il Fuoco” and the audience in attendance exploded in applause and gave the artists a standing ovation. It’s {…}
Verdi’s “I Vespri Siciliani” was last on the stage in Naples back in 2011, featuring the original French version created by the composer for the Opera de Paris in 1855. This year, however, Teatro San Carlo is showcasing the Italian rendition, which is more commonly performed in Italy, without the ballet sequences. The narrative, crafted by Eugene Scribe’s libretto, revolves {…}
The Teatro San Carlo is set to broadcast its opening night on Dec. 9, 2023. The opera will be shown on Medici.tv at 2 p.m. EST as well as on Rai5 and will feature a new production by Vasily Barkhatov. Dan Ettinger will conduct a cast that includes Sondra Radvanovsky, Nicola Martinucci, Alexander Tsymbalyuk, Yusif Eyvazov, and Rosa Feola. The cast will be {…}
The Teatro San Carlo has canceled its opening performance of “Maometto II” on Oct. 25, 2023. The company said that due to the national strike that calls for the renewal of the National Collective Labor Agreement of the Opera and Symphonic Foundations, the opening performance will not be able to take place. As a result, ticketholders can exchange for another {…}
The Teatro San Carlo has canceled its upcoming Eygpt concert which was originally set to take place on Oct. 11, 2023. Soloist Jonas Kaufmann took to social media and said, “Dear Friends, The Teatro di San Carlo in Naples has announced that the concert in Egypt, originally scheduled for Wednesday, October 11, has been canceled out of respect for the {…}
The Teatro San Carlo di Napoli has responded to the reinstatement of Stéphane Lissner, following a court order. In a statement obtained by Apemusicale, president of the Teatro di San Carlo Foundation Gaetano Manfredi said, “As president of the Teatro di San Carlo Foundation, I take note of the order issued by the Court of Naples as a precautionary measure regarding {…}
The Napoli Labor Court has reinstated Stéphane Lissner as the Artistic Director and Superintendent of the Teatro San Carlo di Napoli. The court ruled that he would have to be reinstated with immediate effect after Lissner was asked to leave following the urgent legislative interventions, adopted at the meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Italian dated {…}