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Teatro Municipale di Piacenza 2023-24 Review: La Vestale

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(Photo: Stefano Binci) Maiolati, a small Italian municipality of just six thousand inhabitants located in the province of Ancona, at the heart of Italy, preserves an important cultural legacy. In this serene village, Gaspare Spontini was born in 1774, a composer who, during his time, achieved extraordinary fame and recognition. However, over the years, his name and works have gradually {…}

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Carmela Remigio, Bruno Taddia, Raffaele Pe & Vincenzo Costanzo Lead Teatro Alighieri’s 2025 Season

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The Teatro Alighieri in Ravenna has announced its 2025 season featuring three opera productions. The season opens with Händel’s “Giulio Cesare“ conducted by Ottavio Dantone and directed by Chiara Muti. Raffaele Pe, Marie Lys, Delphine Galou, Filippo Mineccia, Federico Fiorio, Andrea Gavagnin, Clemente Antonio Daliotti, and Davide Giangregorio. Performance Dates: Jan. 17 & 19, 2025 Gaspare Spontini’s “La Vestale” will be conducted {…}

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Carmela Remigio & Ruth Iniesta Lead Teatro Pergolesi Spontini’s 2024 Season

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The Teatro Pergolesi Spontini has announced its 2024 operatic season. The season opens with Spontini’s “La Vestale“ conducted by Alessandro Benigni and directed by Gianluca Falaschi. Carmela Remigio sings the title role alongside Bruno Taddia, Joseph Dahdah, Daniela Pini, Adriano Gramigni, and Kilo Patrick Sullivan. Performance Dates: Oct. 18 & 20, 2024 Rossini’s “Il Turco in Italia” will be conducted by Hossein Pishkar {…}

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Teatro Carlo Felice to Present Verdi’s Il Corsaro’

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The Teatro Carlo Felice is set to present Verdi’s rarely performed opera “Il Corsaro.” The opera, which is set to be presented from May 17 to May 26 will be conducted by Renato Palumbo and directed by Lamberto Puggelli. The production will star Francesco Meli (Corrado), Irina Lungu (Medora), Mario Cassi (Seid), Olga Maslova (Gulnara), Saverio Fiore (Selimo), Adriano Gramigni (Giovanni), Emilio Cesar Leonelli (Un eunuco), and Matteo Michi (Uno schiavo). In a statement Renato Palumbo {…}

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China’s National Centre for the Performing Arts Announces 2023-24 Season

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The China National Centre for the Performing Arts has announced its 2023-24 season. Puccini’s “Tosca” will be directed by Alessandra Panzavolta. Ambrogio Maestri and Monica Zanettin star. Performance Dates: June 13-18, 2023 Verdi’s “La Traviata“ will star Ekaterina Bakanova and Shi Yijie. Performance Dates: August 3-8, 2023 Delibes’ “Lakmé” will be directed by Davide Livermore and will star Asmick Torosyan, {…}

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Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Announces New Cast Change for ‘Otello’

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The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has announced a cast change for its production of Verdi’s “Otello.” The company that the role of Desdemona will be performed by Zarina Abaeva replacing the originally announced Anastasia Bartoli. Abaeva has performed at the Perm Opera and Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, among others. Her repertoire includes the music of Puccini, Tchaikovsky, Poulenc, Offenbach, Bizet, and Verdi. The {…}

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Maria Teresa Leva Leads Teatro Regio di Parma’s ‘Adriana Lecouvreur’

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The Teatro Regio di Parma is set to perform Cilea’s “Adriana Lecouvreur” for the first time in 42 years. The verismo opera, which is set to be presented between March 24 and April 2, will be presented in a co-production with the Teatro Comunale di Modena and Teatro Municipale di Piacenza. Italo Nunziata directs the opera with set design by {…}

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Piero Pretti Headlines Teatro alla Scala’s ‘I Vespri Siciliani’

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The Teatro alla Scala is set to present a new production of Verdi’s Risorgimento work, “I Vespri Siciliani.” The work, which has not been performed at the famed theater since 1989-90 season season, will star Luca Micheletti, Roman Burdenko, Adriano Gramigni, Piero Pretti, Dmitry Beloselskiy, Marina Rebeka, and Angela Meade. In a statement Pretti said, “This is a stirring, complex, {…}

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OperaStreaming to Present ‘Simon Boccanegra’ for Festival Verdi

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The Festival Verdi is set to stream “Simon Boccanegra” on Oct. 14. The festival said that the opera will be transmitted on operastreaming.com, the online streaming platform that presents operas free on youtube with English and Italian subtitles. The opera will be performed in a rare 1857 version directed by Valentina Carrasco. Riccardo Frizza conducts the Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini and Coro {…}