Jessica Pratt, Carmen Giannattasio, Anastasia Bartoli & Juliana Grigoryan Lead Teatro Comunale di Bologna’s 2025 Season

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The Teatro Comunale di Bologna has announced its 2025 season. Opera The season opens with Puccini’s “La Fanciulla del West” with Riccardo Frizza conducting a cast that includes Carmen Giannattasio, Angelo Villari, and Claudio Sgura. Paul Curran directs. Another cast includes Ann Petersen, Amadi Lagha, and Gustavo Castillo. Performance Dates: Jan. 24-30, 2025 Jessica Pratt, Giovanni Sala, Marko Mimica, and Lucas Meachem lead Donizetti’s {…}

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Teatro dell’Opera di Roma 2023-24 Review: La Sonnambula

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Photo: The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma presents a new production of Vincenzo Bellini’s “La sonnambula,” crafted by Jean-Philippe Clarac and Olivier Deloeuil, boasting a stellar cast. Set in a picturesque Swiss village, the narrative revolves around Amina, a modest young woman on the brink of matrimony to a wealthy landowner. However, her world is turned upside down when she is {…}

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Teatro dell’Opera di Roma Announces Cast Change for ‘La Sonnambula’

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The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma has announced a cast change for its final performance of “La Sonnambula” on April 17. The company announced that Ruth Iniesta would sing the title role replacing Lisette Oropesa. Iniesta sang the opera on April 16 as part of the second cast and also filled in for Oropesa during the second act of the April {…}

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Teatro dell’Opera di Roma Announces Cast Change for Second Half of ‘La Sonnambula’ Performance

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The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma has announced a cast change for the second half of the April 14 performance of “La Sonnambula.” The company announced that after the first act, Ruth Iniesta would sing the title role replacing Lisette Oropesa. For her part, Oropesa took to Instagram and said, “Dear friends, I’m so sorry, but I’m feeling sick and could {…}

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Lisette Oropesa Headlines Teatro dell’Opera di Roma’s ‘La Sonnambula’

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The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma is set to present Bellini’s “La Sonnambula.” The opera which will run between April 9 and 17, will be performed in a new production by Jean-Philippe Clarac and Olivier Deloeuil. Lisette Oropesa will sing the title role alongside John Osborn who portrays Elvino, Roberto Tagliavini who sings Conte Rodolfo, and Monica Bacelli as Teresa. Francesco Lanzillotta {…}

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Pretty Yende, Anna Netrebko, Philippe Jaroussky, Natalie Dessay & Benjamin Bernheim Lead Théâtre des Champs-Élysées’ 2024-25 Season

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The Théâtre des Champs-Élysées has announced its 2024-25 season. Here are the vocal performances. Opera in Production Bach’s “Passion selon Saint” will be conducted by Leonardo García Alarcón and directed by Sasha Waltz. The cast will include Sophie Junker, Georg Nigl, Christian Immler, Benno Schachtner, Valerio Contaldo, and Mark Milhofer. Performance Dates: Nov. 4 & 5, 2024 Poulenc’s “Dialogues des {…}

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Lisette Oropesa, Gregory Kunde, Anna Pirozzi & Karita Mattila Lead Teatro dell’Opera di Roma’s 2023-24 Season

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The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma has announced its 2023-24 season. The season opens with Botio’s “Mefistofele” with Simon Stone directing. Michele Mariotti conducts a cast that includes John Relyea, Maria Agresta, and Joshua Guerrero. Performance Dates: Nov. 27-Dec. 5, 2023 Michele Mariotti conducts Puccini’s “Tosca” with Anna Pirozzi, Vittorio Grigolo, and Erwin Schrott. Performance Dates: Dec.9-14, 2023 Damiano Michieletto directs Mozart’s “Die {…}

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Sondra Radvanovsky, Federica Lombardi, Carmen Giannattasio & Asmik Grigorian Lead Deutsche Oper Berlin’s 2023-24 Season

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The Deutsche Oper Berlin has announced its 2023-24 season featuring six new productions. Premieres Puccini’s “Il Trittico” is set to be directed by Pınar Karabulut and conducted by Sir Donald Runnicles. “Il Tabarro” will star Misha Kiria, Jonathan Tetelman, Mikhail Pirogov, Carmen Giannattasio, and Maria Motolygina. Meanwhile “Suor Angelica” will star Mané Galoyan, Violeta Urmana, and Annika Schlicht. Finally, “Gianni Schicchi” {…}

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Rossini Opera Festival 2022 Review: Le Comte Ory

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(Photo: ROF/Amati Bacciardi) Pesaro’s Rossini Opera Festival kicked off its 43rd season in splendid style with a presentation of the composer’s “Le Comte Ory” conducted by Diego Matheuz and directed by Hugo De Ana, with a stellar cast which included Juan Diego Flórez, Julie Fuchs and Maria Kataeva. Not only did it prove to be a magical musical experience, but {…}

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Jessica Pratt, Carmen Giannattasio, Anastasia Bartoli & Juliana Grigoryan Lead Teatro Comunale di Bologna’s 2025 Season

Teatro dell’Opera di Roma 2023-24 Review: La Sonnambula

Teatro dell’Opera di Roma Announces Cast Change for ‘La Sonnambula’

Teatro dell’Opera di Roma Announces Cast Change for Second Half of ‘La Sonnambula’ Performance

Lisette Oropesa Headlines Teatro dell’Opera di Roma’s ‘La Sonnambula’

Pretty Yende, Anna Netrebko, Philippe Jaroussky, Natalie Dessay & Benjamin Bernheim Lead Théâtre des Champs-Élysées’ 2024-25 Season

Lisette Oropesa, Gregory Kunde, Anna Pirozzi & Karita Mattila Lead Teatro dell’Opera di Roma’s 2023-24 Season

Sondra Radvanovsky, Federica Lombardi, Carmen Giannattasio & Asmik Grigorian Lead Deutsche Oper Berlin’s 2023-24 Season

Rossini Opera Festival 2022 Review: Le Comte Ory