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Reviews, Stage Reviews

Ravenna 2024 Review: L’Incoronazione di Poppea

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(Photo: Studio B12 di Gianpaolo Guarneri) The duet “Pur ti miro, pur ti godo,” which brought Teatro Aligheri’s presentation of “L’Incoronazione di Poppea” to its conclusion, was rightly met with enthusiastic applause from the audience. The sensitivity, emotional depth and detail that countertenor Federico Fiorio and soprano Roberta Mameli were able to bring to their singing was breathtaking. Their voices {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

Lise Davidsen, Ailyn Pérez & Metropolitan Opera Lead CD/DVD Releases

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This week there is a special release from the Metropolitan Opera as well as two complete opera releases you will not want to miss. Here is a look! Crepuscolo BR-Klassik recorded a concert from Bayerischer Rundfunk in Munich. The recital includes 27 songs spanning three decades of the composer’s career, including three complete song cycles as well as a selection {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

Thomas Hampson, Christian Gerhaher & Florian Sempey Lead CD/DVD Releases

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This week audiences get to experience new albums from great baritones and some rising stars. Here is a look at the releases. Così fan tutte The Maggio Musicale releases Mozart’s masterpiece on Naxos. Conductor Zubin Mehta leads the production by Sven-Eric Bechtolf. The recording from March 2021 stars Thomas Hampson, Valentina Nafornita, Vasilisa Berzhanskaya, Matthew Swenson, Mattia Olivieri, and Benedetta Torre. L’Orfeo Opus Arte {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Teatro La Fenice 2020-21 Review: ‘Prima La Musica E Poi Le Parole’ & ‘Der Schauspieldirektor’

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(Photo: Michele Crosera) Contrary to popular rumor, it is very unlikely that Salieri and Mozart were on acrimonious terms, let alone enemies. As court composer to Emperor Joseph II, Salieri dominated Viennese musical society which he used to secure positions for Italian artists, which no doubt irritated the ambitious Mozart, but there is no evidence for any animosity between the {…}

News

Teatro la Fenice Announces Salieri, Mozart & Rossini Productions

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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 {…}

News, Streaming

Watch Teatro La Fenice’s ‘Il Sogno di Scipione’ on OperaVision

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(Credit: Michele Crosera) OperaVision will showcase Mozart’s “Il Sogno di Scipione” from Teatro La Fenice starting on March 31, 2020. The opera stars Giuseppe Valentino Buzza, Francesca Boncompagni, Emanuele D’Aguanno, Bernarda Bobro, Luca Cervoni, and Rui Hoshina. Federico Maria Sardelli conducts the opera in a production by Elena Barbalich. The stream kicks off at 7 p.m. CET. That’s around 2 {…}

News

Diana Damrau, Renée Fleming & Nina Stemme Headline Musikverein Wien’s 2019-20 Season

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Musikverein Wien has announced its 2019-20 season. For the purposes of this article, we will focus on vocal performances. Martin Haselböck will lead the Orchester Wiener Akademie in a performance of various works by Franz Schubert as well as Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 4 in D Minor. Baritone Thomas Hampson will be featured. Performance Date: Oct. 13, 2019 Bass Günther Groissböck and {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Teatro La Fenice 2018-19 Review: Il Sogno di Scipione

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Originally “Il Sogno di Scipione” was written as a celebratory work for the Archbishop Schrattenbach of Salzburg in 1771, who was unfortunate enough to die before its first performance. Mozart, therefore, took the opportunity to add a new extended final aria and rededicate the work to his successor, Hieronymus Colloredo, which was then performed at his investiture the following year. {…}

News

Top 5 Operas To See This Weekend – International (2/8-10)

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This weekend’s international roundup of must watch opera features a plethora of rare works and two repertory staples in unique productions. Here is a look at our top recommendations, in order by company. L’Enigma di Lea – Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona Composer Benet Casablancas and librettist Rafael Argullol’s work will get its world premiere in Barcelona on Saturday with {…}