Plácido Domingo, José Carreras, Angela Gheorghiu, Francesco Meli & Jonathan Tetelman to Celebrate Pavarotti’s 90th

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On Sept. 30, “Pavarotti 90” will be presented at the Arena di Verona. The concert will celebrate the 90th birthday of the legendary tenor who died in 2007. Among the guests who will perform at the concert are Plácido Domingo and José Carreras, who famously performed with Pavarotti as the Three Tenors and Andrea Bocelli. Pop singer Laura Pausini will {…}

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Joyce DiDonato, Erin Morley, Francesco Meli, Julia Bullock & Lidia Fridman Lead Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s 2025-26 Season

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The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has announced the 2025-26 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Orchestra Daniela Candillari conducts Pergolesi’s “Stabat Mater” with Giulia Semenzato and Jennifer Johnson Cano. The program includes Jennifer Gunn as a soloist and music by Simon, Barber, and Musgrave. Performance Dates: Oct. 3 & 4, 2025 Manfred Honeck conducts Mozart’s “Requiem” with Jeanine {…}

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Francesco Meli, Luca Salsi & Maria Novella Malfatti Lead Teatro di Piacenza’s Verdi Trilogy

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The Teatro di Piacenza has announced that the Verdi Trilogy will conclude the 2024-25 season. The company announced that all three operas will be directed by Roberto Catalano and will be conducted by Francesco Lanzillotta. The three works will also star the same cast. The trilogy opens with “Rigoletto” starring Francesco Meli, Luca Salsi, Ernesto Petti, Maria Novella Malfatti, Adolfo Corrado, {…}

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Carolina López Moreno & Francesco Meli Lead Teatro Carlo Felice’s ‘La Traviata’

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The Teatro Carlo Felice is set to present Verdi’s “La Traviata.” The company will showcase the work in a production by Giorgio Gallione with Renato Palumbo conducting. The opera stars two casts led by Carolina López Moreno and Elena Schirru. The will be joined by Francesco Meli and Klodjan Kaçani as Alfredo Germont and Roberto Frontali and Leon Kim as {…}

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Q & A: Francesco Meli Addresses Il Giornale Comments & How to Perform Verdi’s ‘Otello’ in a Modern Context

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(Credit: Victor Santiago) This past week, Francesco Meli made his role debut as “Otello” in Verdi’s masterpiece. It marked his 18th Verdi role and a return to the Venice house where has sung many of those Verdi works. But in the run-up to the premiere of the opera, Meli’s comments in an interview with Il Giornale became the center of {…}

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Francesco Meli Disagrees with Being a White Otello

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Francesco Meli is sharing his thoughts about performing a white Otello in his role debut in Verdi’s masterpiece at the Teatro La Fenice. In an interview with Il Giornale, the Italian tenor said that his Otello would be white because the director had decided that there would be no paint to darken the tenor’s face. However, Meli said that he {…}

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How to Listen to Teatro La Fenice’s New ‘Otello’ with Francesco Meli

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(Credit: Michele Crosera) On Nov. 26, 2024, Rai Radio 3 will broadcast Verdi’s “Otello” from the Teatro La Fenice. The new production by Fabio Ceresa will be conducted by Myung-Whun Chung. Francesco Meli will sing the title role for the first time, Karah Son as Desdemona, and Luca Micheletti as Iago. The cast will be rounded out by Francesco Marsiglia, Enrico {…}

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Eleonora Buratto, Lidia Fridman & Francesco Meli Among Soloists at ‘Puccini Secondo Muti’

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The Teatro del Giglio is set to present a concert dedicated to Puccini entitled “Puccini Secondo Muti.” The concert, which will be held on June 28, 2024, will be broadcast on Rai 3 and will showcase Riccardo Muti at the helm of the Orchestra Cherubini. The concert will feature such artists as Elenora Buratto, Luciano Ganci, Dmitry Korchak, Francesco Meli, {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

Francesco Meli, Katharina Konradi & Riccardo Chailly 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. This week audiences will get some Verdi and Monteverdi releases as well as the release of a world premiere album. Verdi Decca releases an album from the Teatro alla Scala which showcases Riccardo Chailly and La Scala as they maintain the gold standard {…}

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Plácido Domingo, José Carreras, Angela Gheorghiu, Francesco Meli & Jonathan Tetelman to Celebrate Pavarotti’s 90th

Joyce DiDonato, Erin Morley, Francesco Meli, Julia Bullock & Lidia Fridman Lead Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s 2025-26 Season

Francesco Meli, Luca Salsi & Maria Novella Malfatti Lead Teatro di Piacenza’s Verdi Trilogy

Carolina López Moreno & Francesco Meli Lead Teatro Carlo Felice’s ‘La Traviata’

Q & A: Francesco Meli Addresses Il Giornale Comments & How to Perform Verdi’s ‘Otello’ in a Modern Context

Francesco Meli Disagrees with Being a White Otello

How to Listen to Teatro La Fenice’s New ‘Otello’ with Francesco Meli

Eleonora Buratto, Lidia Fridman & Francesco Meli Among Soloists at ‘Puccini Secondo Muti’

Francesco Meli, Katharina Konradi & Riccardo Chailly Lead New CD/DVD Releases