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Michele Mariotti Named Principal Conductor of Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai

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Michele Mariotti has been named Principal conductor of the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai starting in October 2026. His tenure will be for three years and he will succeed Andrès Orozco-Estrada, who led the orchestra from 2023 to 2026. In a statement RAI CEO Giampaolo Rossi said, “It is a pleasure and an honor to introduce Michele Mariotti as the {…}

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Cast Change: Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI Announces New Conductor for Christmas Concert

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The Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI has announced a cast change for its Dec. 23 concert. The orchestra said that Belgian-American conductor Giulio Cilona will step onto the podium and conduct the traditional Christmas Concert. Cilona is the winner of the 10th Ernst-von-Schuch Conducting Prize 2024 and prize winner at the International Opera Conducting Competition 2022 at the Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège. He is {…}

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Carlo Vistoli, Liv Redpath & Fleur Barron Lead Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai’s 2025-26 Season

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The Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai has announced its 2025-26 Season. Here are the vocal performances of the season. Thomas Dausgaard and Liv Redpath lead a program of music by Rued Langgaard, Hans Abrahamsen, and Carl Nielsen. Performance Date: Sept. 12, 2025 Andres Orozco-Estrada conducts Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 with Anke Vondung. Performance Dates: Oct. 9 & 10, 2025 Emmanuel {…}

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Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai Cancels March Performances

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The Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai has suspended its upcoming live stream concerts. The orchestra announced that due to the Italian government’s restrictions in order to slow down the spread of COVID-19, all concerts will be suspended until April 6. The March 18, 21, and 25 live streams are the presentations directly impacted by this new decree. The orchestra announced that {…}

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Houston Symphony Orchestra Extends Music Director Contract

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(Credit:  Ben Cordua) Music Director and Holder of the Roy and Lillie Cullen Chair Juraj Valčuha has extended his contract with the Houston Symphony. The Music Director will now remain with the orchestra through the 2025—2026 season. Valčuha began his tenure as Music Director during the 2022–23 season, having guest conducted the orchestra for the first time in 2011. Valčuha {…}

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Rossini Opera Festival to Collaborate with Rai For 2022 Season

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The Rossini Opera Festival is set to broadcast some of its productions on Rai. The festival will first broadcast a production of “Le Comte Ory” starring Juan Diego Flórez in the title role alongside Nahuel Di Pierro, Maria Kataeva, Andrzej Filończyk, Julie Fuchs, Monica Bacelli, and  Anna-Doris Capitelli. The opening performance will be broadscast on Rai 3 radio on August {…}

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María José Siri, Gregory Kunde, José Cura & Ekaterina Bakanova Headline Rai5 Broadcasts for Next Week

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(Credits: Maria José Siri official website / Chris Gloag / Zoe Cura / Georg List) Italian television channel Rai5 has announced broadcasts for the week of Feb. 14 – Feb. 20, 2021. The opera broadcasts will be dedicated to composer Giacomo Puccini. The stream on Feb. 14 will be dedicated to late soprano Mirella Freni. OPERAS The broadcast of Niccolò {…}

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DVD Review: The Rossini Festival’s ‘Ricciardo e Zoraide’

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The Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro has long championed the operas composed by Rossini, including many of his forgotten works. Among those forgotten is “Ricciardo e Zoraide,” which was first performed in 1846 before disappearing from the stage until 1990 and then 1996. The festival revived the work in 2018, promptly releasing a DVD of the production; all of these {…}

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Rossini Opera Festival Finds A New Orchestra

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The Rossini Opera Festival has found a new orchestra. After the Teatro Comunale di Bologna orchestra and chorus pulled out of the festival, the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI has signed a deal with the festival to be its exclusive orchestra until 2019. La Repubblica reported that the orchestra will perform in the three productions originally scheduled for the Teatro Comunale {…}