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Donato Renzetti Honored with Laurea Honoris Causa in Composition

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On Feb. 17, the Teatro Municipale di Piacenza and Conservatorio Nicolini di Piacenza conferred Donato Renzetti with the Laurea Honoris Causa in Composition. Before becoming a recognized conductor, Maestro Renzetti studied composition at the Conservatorio di Milano with Bruno Bettinelli. In a statement, Renzetti said, “I came to the Nicolini Conservatory in 1980 as a teacher of orchestral exercises. From {…}
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Gianandrea Noseda, Riccardo Muti & Donato Renzetti Lead Teatro Regio di Torino’s Winter Program

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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 {…}
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Carmela Remigio, Sara Cortolezzis, Franco Vassallo, Jessica Pratt, Pietro Spagnoli, Daniela Barcellona & Vito Priante Lead Teatro Carlo Felice’s 2026-27 Season

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The Teatro Carlo Felice has announced its 2026-27 season. Opera Jordi Bernàcer conducts Emilio Sagi’s production of Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro.” The cast includes Roberto de Candia, Christian Senn, Carmela Remigio, Sara Cortolezzis, Daniela Cappiello, Lucrezia Drei, Vito Priante, Giorgio Caoduro, Josè Maria Lo Monaco, and Irene Molinari. Performance Dates: Oct. 16-25, 2026 Fabrizio Beggi, Jessica Pratt, Annalisa Stroppa, Luca {…}
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Maria Agresta, Joyce El-Khoury, Maria José Siri, Carlos Álvarez & Saioa Hernández Lead Teatro La Fenice’s 2026-27 Season

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The Teatro La Fenice has announced its 2026-27 season. Opera The season opens with Giorano’s “Fedora” in a production by Hugo de Ana. The opera will be conducted by Donato Renzetti and will star Maria Agresta, Vincenzo Costanzo, Ekaterina Bakanova, and Simone Piazzola. Performance Dates: Nov. 13-22, 2026 Maria José Siri, Manuela Custer, Roberto De Candia, and Joseph Dahdah star {…}
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Guido Cantelli International Conducting Competition Announces 2026 Dates

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The “Guido Cantelli” International Conducting Competition is set to celebrate its 14th edition, in a year of particular significance as this year marks the seventieth anniversary of the death of the famed conductor from Novara. Applications for the international competition opened on Feb. 24 and will remain available until April 30. Conductors of any nationality aged between 18 and 35 {…}
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Teatro Carlo Felice Genova 2025-26 Review: Tristan und Isolde

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(Photo: Marcello-Orselli) “Tristan und Isolde” is a colossal work, not only for its length (five hours, including two 30-minute intermissions), or for the influence of the famous Tristan chord on Western music, but also for the symbolism it represents. Wagner was hugely influenced by Schopenhauer’s philosophy when he wrote this masterpiece, while conducting an affair with Mathilde, the wife of {…}
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Tilmann Unger & Marjorie Owens Lead Teatro Carlo Felice’s ‘Tristan und Isolde’

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The Teatro Carlo Felice is set to present a new production of Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde.” The production, which is set to run between Feb. 13 and 22, 2026, will be conducted by Donato Renzetti and staged by Laurence Dale. The cast will feature Tilmann Unger (Tristan), Evgeny Stavinsky (King Marke), Marjorie Owens (Isolde), Nicolò Ceriani (Kurwenal), Saverio Fiore (Melot), {…}
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Eri Nakamura, Brandon Jovanovich, Aya Wakizono, Carmen Giannattasio, Kristina Mkhitaryan Headline New National Theatre Tokyo’s 2026-27 Season

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The New National Theatre Tokyo has announced its 2026-27 season. First up is Rossini’s “Il Turco in Italia” under the baton of Alessandro Bonato, with production and costume design by Laurent Pelly. The cast includes Giorgi Manoshvili, Claudia Muschio, Paolo Bordogna, Ruzil Gatin, Bruno Taddia, Yuka Tajima, and Yasuhiro Yamamoto. Performance Dates: Oct. 2–12, 2026 A new production of Britten’s {…}
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Teatro Lirico Sperimentale di Spoleto Announces Dates & Jury for International Singing Competition

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Teatro Lirico Sperimentale di Spoleto has announced that its International Singing Competition, formerly the European Community Competition for Young Opera Singers, will take place February 25–28, 2026, at the Teatro Caio Melisso in Spoleto. The jury will be chaired by conductor Donato Renzetti and includes soprano Maria Agresta, artist manager Saverio Clemente, Teatro Lirico Sperimentale Artistic Director Enrico Girardi, and {…}

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