Elena Moșuc & Pier Luigi Pizzi to be Honored at Garda Festival 2026

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(Photo credit: Paulo César) During the 2026 Garda Festival soprano Elena Moșuc and director and designer Pier Luigi Pizzi will receive awards. Soprano Elena Moșuc’s career will be honored with the Cigno del Garda 2026 Prize. Moșuc made her debut in 1990 as the Queen of the Night at the Romanian National Opera, Iași. “The following year she made her {…}

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Q & A: Maximilien Seren-Piccinni on the Garda Festival & the Future of the Festival

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(©Alessandro Lodola) Belgian-Italian director Maximilien Seren-Piccinni has deep roots in the history of music as he is a descendant of the famous Italian composer and master of opera buffa Niccolò Piccinni. From a young age, he has been involved in the arts, having been the personal assistant to Mario Monicelli and later studying opera directing at the Polo Nazionale Artistico {…}

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Murat Karahan Receives Cigno Garda Prize at Garda Festival

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Murat Karahan received the Cigno Garda Prize at the Garda Festival The award was given to the Turkish tenor by the Ambassador of Turkey in Rome and the Artistic director of the Festival on August 1 at the Castello Scaligero of Villafranca di Verona. In a statement by the Ambassador of Turkey, Çomoğlu Ülgen said, “I am happy to be {…}

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Ekaterina Bakanova to Headline ‘Folies d’Amour’ at Garda Festival 2025

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Soprano Ekaterina Bakanova will headline a concert at the Garda Festival on July 26, 2025. The showcase, titled “Folies d’Amour,” will showcase the soprano performing works by Donizetti, Dvořák, de Falla, Liszt, Massenet, Puccini, Purcell, and Verdi, alongside pianist Emanuele Savròn. Bakanova is an internationally recognized soprano who has performed at the Royal Opera House, Arena di Verona, Teatro Real, {…}

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Tenor Murat Karahan to Headline Pavarotti Celebration at Garda Festival in Verona

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The Garda Festival in Verona has announced its program for its third edition. The opening event on August 1, 2025 is a celebration of the 90th anniversary of Luciano Pavarotti’s birth, featuring tenor Murat Karahan. He will be joined by pianist Gledis Gjuzi in works by Puccini, Verdi, Cilea, Lucio Dalla, Michael Jackson, Paul Anka, and Nino Rota. Karahan has performed {…}

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Q & A: Elena Moșuc on her Role Debut as Abigaille in ‘Nabucco,’ Sicily & Her Move to Dramatic Repertoire

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Elena Moșuc has been singing for 36 years, having made her debut in 1990 before making her Zürich Opera House in 1991. It was there that she built the foundation of a career defined by coloratura roles and the light lyric repertoire of the Bel Canto tradition, establishing herself among the leading interpreters of that style on stages across Europe. {…}

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Maximilien Seren-Piccinni Joins Ben Artists Management

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Belgian-Italian director Maximilien Seren-Piccinni has joined the roster of Ben Artists Management. Seren-Piccinni studied at the Universität Mozarteum in Salzburg, where he obtained the Regie Diplom in 2014 and in 2019, he obtained a Master’s degree in opera directing at the Polo Nazionale Artistico di Alta Specializzazione sul Teatro musicale e coreutico in Verona. In August 2025, he launched a {…}

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Murat Karahan Joins Ben Artists Management

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Murat Karahan has joined Ben Artists Management. Karahan has established himself as one of today’s leading tenors in the world and has performed at the Arena di Verona, Teatro San Carlo di Napoli, Teatro Massimo di Palermo, Teatro Regio di Torino, Wiener Staatsoper, Bayerische Staatsoper, Berlin Staatsoper, and Deutsche Oper Berlin. His repertoire includes Manrico (“Il Trovatore”), Radames (“Aida”), Des Grieux {…}

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Leo Nucci to Receive 2023 Piccinni Prize

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Leo Nucci has been announced as the 2023 Piccini Prize winner. The legendary baritone will be awarded the prize at the Riflessi del Garda Festival on Lake Garda on July 8, 2023. The Piccinni Prize is a prestigious award established by the Niccolò Piccinni Fund in 1967, at the behest of the descendants of Louis Alexandre Piccinni, grandson of composer Niccolò {…}

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Elena Moșuc & Pier Luigi Pizzi to be Honored at Garda Festival 2026

Q & A: Maximilien Seren-Piccinni on the Garda Festival & the Future of the Festival

Murat Karahan Receives Cigno Garda Prize at Garda Festival

Ekaterina Bakanova to Headline ‘Folies d’Amour’ at Garda Festival 2025

Tenor Murat Karahan to Headline Pavarotti Celebration at Garda Festival in Verona

Q & A: Elena Moșuc on her Role Debut as Abigaille in ‘Nabucco,’ Sicily & Her Move to Dramatic Repertoire

Maximilien Seren-Piccinni Joins Ben Artists Management

Murat Karahan Joins Ben Artists Management

Leo Nucci to Receive 2023 Piccinni Prize