Lise Davidson, Angel Blue, Francesca Dotto, Wallis Giunta & Raffaele Pe Lead new CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back as we explore the latest CD and DVD releases from around the opera world. This week, audiences can hear a recital by one of the most famous sopranos of our time and discover several baroque works by rarely performed composers. They can also get a glimpse at one of the upcoming operas at the Metropolitan Opera. Here are {…}

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Francesca Dotto, Irina Lungu, Caterina Piva & Markus Werba Lead Teatro Sociale di Rovigo’s 2025-26 Season

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The Teatro Sociale di Rovigo has announced its 2025-26 season. The season opens with Mozart’s “Così fan tutte,” featuring a production by Stefano Vizioli and Jordi Bernàcer conducting. The cast includes Irina Lungu, Francesca Di Sauro, Biagio Pizzuti, Andrew Kim, Paola Gardina, and Maurizio Muraro. Performance Dates: Oct. 17 & 19, 2025 The second work of the season will be {…}

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Jessica Pratt, John Osborn, Nino Machaidze, Francesca Dotto, Markus Werba & Kristine Opolais Lead Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège’s 2025-26 Season

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The Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège has announced its 2025-26 season. Opera Giampaolo Bisanti conducts Gound’s “Faust” in Thaddeus Strassberger’s production. The cast includes John Osborn, Erwin Schrott, Nino Machaidze, Markus Werba, and Elmina Hasan. Performance Dates: Sept. 12-20, 2025 Sieva Borzak conducts Mozart’s “Così fan tutte” with a cast that includes Francesca Dotto, Josè Maria Lo Monaco, Maxim Mironov, Vittorio Prato, {…}

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Michael Tilson Thomas, Francesca Dotto, Jacquelyn Wagner Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. Happy New Year! For the first week of the year, there are many rarely performed operas on offer and a some world premiere recordings that will be intriguing for opera fans. Grace: The Music of Michael Tilson Thomas In celebration of his 80th {…}

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Francesca Dotto Leads Teatro Carlo Felice’s ‘A Bridge of Music-Genoa’

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On Sept. 25, 2024, Davide Massiglia will lead the Orchestra dell’Opera Carlo Felice in a concert entitled “A Bridge of Music-Genoa.” The concert will feature harpist Ieuan Jones and soprano Francesca Dotto at the Teatro Carlo Felice. The evening will feature the harp concerto by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, “Deità silvane” by Ottorino Respighi and Mendelssohn’s “Symphony No. 4. Dotto is a {…}

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Francesca Dotto Leads ‘Maria Egiziaca’ at the Teatro La Fenice

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The Teatro Mailbran is set to present Respighi’s “Maria Egiziaca.” The opera, which is presented as part of the Teatro La Fenice’s 2023-24 season will open on March 8 and run through March 16, 2024. The production will be by Pier Luigi Pizzi and will be conducted by Manlio Benzi. Francesca Dotto leads a cast that includes Vincenzo Costanzo, Simone {…}

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Gregory Kunde & Francesca Dotto Lead Verdi Recital

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The Festival Verdi is set to present a recital featuring Gregory Kunde and Francesca Dotto on Oct. 11, 2023. The program will be held at the Teatro Girolamo Magnani di Fidenza and will include excerpts from “Macbeth,” “La Traviata,” “I Vespri Siciliani,” “Luisa Miller,” “Ernani,” “La Forza del Destino,” and “Otello.” There will also be six romances from 1846. The {…}

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Francesca Dotto Leads ‘La Traviata’ at the Terme di Caracalla

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The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma is set to present Verdi’s “La Traviata” at the Terme di Caracalla. The opera will be presented between July 21 and August 9 in Lorenzo Mariani’s 2018 production. In a statement, Mariani, noted, “When I was invited to direct ‘La Traviata,’ I wanted to start from the source by re-reading the novel ‘La dame aux camélias’ {…}

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Nina Minasyan, Francesca Dotto & Sara Mingardo Lead the 2023 Caracalla Festival

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The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma has announced its 2023 Caracalla Festival featuring two operas and a vocal performance. Myung Whun-Chung conducts Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with soloists Olga Bezsmertna, Sara Mingardo, Giovanni Sala, and Roberto Tagliavini. Performance Dates: July 9, 2023 Verdi’s “La Traviata” will be conducted by Paolo Arrivabeni in a production by Lorenzo Mariani. Francesca Dotto takes on {…}

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Lise Davidson, Angel Blue, Francesca Dotto, Wallis Giunta & Raffaele Pe Lead new CD/DVD Releases

Francesca Dotto, Irina Lungu, Caterina Piva & Markus Werba Lead Teatro Sociale di Rovigo’s 2025-26 Season

Jessica Pratt, John Osborn, Nino Machaidze, Francesca Dotto, Markus Werba & Kristine Opolais Lead Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège’s 2025-26 Season

Michael Tilson Thomas, Francesca Dotto, Jacquelyn Wagner Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Francesca Dotto Leads Teatro Carlo Felice’s ‘A Bridge of Music-Genoa’

Francesca Dotto Leads ‘Maria Egiziaca’ at the Teatro La Fenice

Gregory Kunde & Francesca Dotto Lead Verdi Recital

Francesca Dotto Leads ‘La Traviata’ at the Terme di Caracalla

Nina Minasyan, Francesca Dotto & Sara Mingardo Lead the 2023 Caracalla Festival