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Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q & A: Francesco Filidei on His Opera ‘L’Inondation’ & Approach to Composition

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Composer Francesco Filidei is on a good streak. After the success of the creation of his new cello concerto in the Festival Presences, he is having his opera, “L’Inondation,” performed a second time in Paris’s historic Operá-Comique. We met during the rehearsals of his opera to debate his views on composing and opera. OperaWire: “L’Inondation” is on its second run {…}

News

Teatro Carlo Felice Postpones ‘Il nome della Rosa;’ Replaces Production with ‘Tosca’

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The Teatro Carlo Felice has postponed “Il nome della Rosa” for a future season, The company said that Francesco Filidei’s work, which was scheduled for April 2026, will be replaced by “Tosca.” The company added, “It was a difficult choice, matured after a careful analysis of the construction costs: the economic and productive complexity of the setup would, in fact, {…}

News, Season Announcement

Michael Spyres, Benjamin Bernheim, Nina Stemme, Sonya Yoncheva, Ailyn Pérez & Ying Fang’s Festival Aix-En-Provence’s 2026 season

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The Festival Aix-En-Provence has announced its 2026 season. Opera Leonardo García-Alarcón conducts Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” with Clément Cogitore directing. The production will star Ying Fang, Mauro Peter, Sabine Devieilhe, Sean Michael Plumb, Brindley Sherratt, and Edwin Crossley-Mercer. Performance Dates: July 2-21, 2026 Klaus Mäkelä conducts Strauss’ “Die Frau one Schatten” in Barrie Kosky’s production. The cast will include Michael Spyres, Vida Miknevičiūtė, Nina {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Festival Aix-en-Provence 2025 Review: The Story of Billy Budd, Sailor

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It is official: Britten is in now. It is not as if the Master of Snape was ever ‘out,’ but Aix’s adaptation of “Billy Budd” — along with Deborah Warner’s “Peter Grimes” from a couple of years ago — reiterates the timeliness of his work and theater. Watching Britten today, it feels like his works have just been waiting for {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Teatro alla Scala 2024-25 Review: Il nome della rosa (World Premiere)

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(Ph. Brescia – Amisano © Teatro alla Scala) In a suitcase–acquired expressly to transport it due to its weight and size–travels, rehearsal after rehearsal and performance after performance, the score of “Il nome della rosa,” weighing an impressive 15 kilograms. Yet the heft of this voluminous tome is not merely physical but also semiotic: it is the fruit of the {…}

News, Season Announcement

Joyce DiDonato, Sonya Yoncheva, Angel Blue & Julian Prégardien Lead Festival Perelada’s 2025 Season

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The Festival Perelada has announced its 2025 season. Joyce DiDonato and Craig Terry will perform in recital. Performance Date: July 3, 2025 Genius Loci is a unique stage performance directed by Rafael R. Villalobos. The production star countertenor Xavier Sabata and will feature music from Purcell to contemporary. Performance Date: July 5, 2025 Julian and Christoph Prégardien will perform “In {…}

News

Iván Ayón Rivas, Maria Josè Siri, Erika Grimaldi, Piero Pretti & Olga Peretyatko Lead Teatro Carlo Felice’s 2024-25 Season

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Genova’s Teatro Carlo Felice has announced its 2024-25 season. Here is a look at the operas and concerts. Opera The season will open with a double bill featuring the play “Giro di vite” by Henry James and Benjamin Britten’s “The Turn of the Screw.”  Davide Livermore directs the production with Riccardo Minasi at the podium. The cast for Britten will {…}

News

Anna Prohaska, Leonor Bonilla & Justina Gringytė Lead Rai Orchestra’s 2024-25 Season

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Torino’s Rai Orchestra has announced its 2024-25 season. Here are the vocal performances. Giuseppe Mengoli conducts a program of Mahler and Beethoven with pianists Bruce Liu and Leonor Bonilla. Performance Dates: Nov. 21 & 22, 2024 John Axelrod conducts the Women’s Chorus of the Teatro Regio di Torino in a program of music by Berio and Holst. Performance Dates: Jan. {…}