OperaLombardia 2025 Cremona Review: I Puritani

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(Photo: Andrea Butti / OperaLombardia) Although “I Puritani” is an Italian opera through and through, it was conceived in Paris, at the height of the grand opéra tradition. Bellini studied Meyerbeer and Halévy in great detail, noting in his personal papers certain orchestral “effects” he wished to emulate and others he intended to avoid. As a result, the score, especially {…}

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Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Announces 2025-26 Season Featuring Chiara Isotton, Benedetta Torre, Siobhan Stagg & Antonio Poli

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The Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano has announced its 2025-26 season. Here are the vocal performances. Chiara Isotton, Szilvia Vörös, Antonio Poli, and Manuel Fuentes Perform Verdi’s Requiem. Emmanuel Tjeknavorian Conducts. Performance Dates: Nov. 14-16, 2025 Handel’s Messiah will be performed by Giulia Semenzato, Lorrie Garcia, Jorge Navarro Colorado, and Fabrizio Beggi. Fabio Biondi Conducts. Performance Dates: Dec. 12 & 14, 2025 Massimo Fiocchi {…}

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Teatro Grande di Brescia 2024 Review: Andrea Chénier

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(Photo: Andrea Butti) The year 1896 marked a pivotal moment in the history of Italian opera with the debut of two titles that would come to define the global operatic repertoire. On February 1, the Teatro Regio di Torino hosted the premiere of Puccini’s “La Bohème,” while just weeks later, on March 28, the Teatro alla Scala in Milan was {…}

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Thomas Hampson, Maria Teresa Leva, Juan Francisco Gatell & Slávka Zámečníková Lead Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano’s 2024-25 Season

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The Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano has announced its 2024-25 season. Here are the vocal performances. Michele Gamba conducts Verdi’s Requiem with Maria Teresa Leva, Deniz Uzun, Giovanni Sala, and Adolfo Corrado. Performance Dates: Oct. 31-Nov. 3, 2024 Huandel’s “Messiah” will star Anna Prohaska, Chiara Tirotta, Ilker Arcayürek, and Liviu Holender. Christoph Koncz conducts. Performance Dates: Dec. 13 & 15, 2024 {…}

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Teatro Regio di Parma to World Premiere ‘Gran Teatro Reinach’

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The Teatro Regio di Parma will world premiere “Gran Teatro Reinach” to inaugurate the 2021-22 season. The work by drammaturg Sergio Basile will be directed by Marco Castagnoli and will be conducted by Gianluca Martineghi. The work features music by popular operettas arranged by Alessandro Palumbo. The world premiere will feature excerpts from “La vedova allegra” (Franz Lehàr, 1905), “Cin {…}

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Angela Meade, Carmela Remigio & Celso Albelo Lead Teatro Regio di Parma’s 2021-22 Season

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The Teatro Regio di Parma has announced its 2021-2022 season featuring a diverse program. Here are the opera productions for the season. The season opens with “Gran Teatro Reinach” with Giuseppe Verzicco, Eleonora Buccarini, Lucrezia Drei, Valentino Buzza, Claudia Urru, Manuel Amati, Marco Bussi, Chiara Tirotta,, Massimo Fiocchi Malaspina, Filippo Lanzi, Thomas Rizzoli, Alfonso Antoniozzi, and Gianluca Martineghi. Performance Dates: {…}

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Anna Caterina Antonacci, Francesco Meli & Giuliana Gianfaldoni Highlight Teatro Grande di Brescia’s 2020 Fall Season

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The Teatro Grande di Brescia in Northern Italy has announced its 2020 fall season. The season opens with Handel’s “Messiah” in Mozart’s famed revision with Marigona Qerkezi, Chiara Tirotta, Didier Pieri, and Andrea Patucelli. Massimo Fiocchi Malaspina conducts. Performance Date: Sept. 29, 2020 The season will continue with #2021DESTINAZIONETAURIDE featuring music by Gluck with Anna Caterina Antonacci, Mert Süngü, and Bruno Taddia. The evening will feature {…}

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OperaLombardia 2025 Cremona Review: I Puritani

Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Announces 2025-26 Season Featuring Chiara Isotton, Benedetta Torre, Siobhan Stagg & Antonio Poli

Teatro Grande di Brescia 2024 Review: Andrea Chénier

Thomas Hampson, Maria Teresa Leva, Juan Francisco Gatell & Slávka Zámečníková Lead Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano’s 2024-25 Season

Teatro Regio di Parma to World Premiere ‘Gran Teatro Reinach’

Angela Meade, Carmela Remigio & Celso Albelo Lead Teatro Regio di Parma’s 2021-22 Season

Anna Caterina Antonacci, Francesco Meli & Giuliana Gianfaldoni Highlight Teatro Grande di Brescia’s 2020 Fall Season