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Teatro Filarmonico 2025 Review: Ernani

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(Credit @Ennevi/Verona Arena Foundation) “Ernani” (1844), Verdi’s fifth opera, is possibly the finest of his early period. More than any of his preceding works, it marks a drastic change from bel canto operas of the time in two respects. Firstly, the libretto, until then of secondary importance, was pivotal, as bel canto was mostly about beautiful voices, especially the soprano’s. {…}
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Carlotta Colombo Headlines Accademia Filarmonica Romana’s Christmas Concert

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On Dec. 18, the Accademia Filarmonica Romana will present its Christmas concert at the Teatro Argentina. The ensemble Concerto Romano will be conducted by Alessandro Quarta will perform music by Antonio Vivaldi, Arcangelo Corelli, Alessandro Scarlatti, Francesco Manfredini. The sacred songs and cantatas will feature soloist soprano Carlotta Colombo. The evening will open with “Il concerto per il Santissimo Natale” {…}
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Bella Voce & Madison Bach Musicians to Present ‘Christmas With the Baroque Masters’

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Bella Voce will present Christmas with the “Baroque Masters,” a two-city collaboration with Madison Bach Musicians on Dec. 13 and 14, 2025. The concert features choral works by Heinrich Schütz and Guillaume Bouzignac, Isabella Leonarda’s Magnificat, Arcangelo Corelli’s Concerto Grosso “Christmas Night,” and Handel’s Concerto in B-flat Major for Organ and Strings with Trevor Stephenson as soloist. The centerpiece will {…}
News, Season Announcement

Lidia Fridman & Francesca Aspromonte Lead Accademia Filarmonica Romana’s 2025-26 Season

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(Credit: Natalia Mentugova) The Accademia Filarmonica Romana has announced its 2025-26 season. Here are the vocal performances. Andrea Macinanti, Naho Yokoyama, and Massimo Bacci perform Un Organo per Roma Performance Date: Oct. 4, 2025 at Chiesa di Santa Chiara  Cantico dei Cantici will feature De Labyrintho ensemble vocale with music director Walter Testolin. Performance Date: Nov. 6, 2025, at Teatro {…}
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Q & A: Nicola Cleary on the Sligo Baroque Music Festival

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(Photo: Ferdia Durkin) On the evening of Friday, September 26th, the Sligo Baroque Music Festival kicks off this year’s festival with a concert entitled “Corelliana” by the Vespres d’Amadi Baroque Orchestra, directed by Dani Espasa, at the city’s St. John’s Cathedral. As its name suggests, it is a festival dedicated to baroque music in all its forms, including opera. Although {…}
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Händel Festspiele Halle 2025 Review: La Santissima Annunziata

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(Photo: Thomas Ziegler) Among the lesser-known gems presented at this year’s Halle Handel Festival, Alessandro Scarlatti’s “La Santissima Annunziata” stood out for its spiritual focus and musical refinement. Composed around 1700/1703 and revived in 1708 under the patronage of Prince Ruspoli, this early Roman oratorio—with a libretto attributed to Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni—offers a deeply meditative take on the Annunciation. Unlike {…}
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Benjamin Bernheim, Günther Groissböck, Camilla Nylund, Eleonora Buratto, Elīna Garanča & Aigul Akhmetshina Lead Musikverein Wien’s 2025-26 Season

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The Musikverein Wien has announced its 2025-26 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances of the season. Herbert Lippert Joins the Philharmonia Schrammeln for “Das is’ die Wiener G’müatlichkeit.” Performance Dates: Sept. 29, 2025 Camilla Nylund and Helmut Deutsch perform lieder by Antonín Dvořák, Richard Strauss and Jean Sibelius Performance Dates: Oct. 1, 2025 Martin Haselböck conducts the {…}
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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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Teatro Lirico Sperimentale di Spoleto 2024 Review: Procedura Penale & La Smorfia

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(Photo: Niccol Perini) Each year the Teatro Lirico Sperimentale of Spoleto runs prestigious advanced training courses for young opera singers. Over the years, many great Italian artists have walked through its doors, including Franco Corelli, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Renato Bruson, Anna Moffo, Leo Nucci and Daniela Barcellona. The courses extend over a two-year period, running from April to October, where {…}

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