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Cast Change: Piero Pretti Joins Maggio Musicale Fiorentino’s ‘La Bohème’

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The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has announced a cast change for its production of “La Bohème.” The company said that Piero Pretti will take over the role of Rodolfo on Dec. 20, 23, 30, 2025 and Jan. 2, 2026  replacing Long Long, who is unable to perform in the production. Pretti is a well-known tenor who has performed at the Metropolitan {…}

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Stephen Costello, Erika Grimaldi, Elena Stikhina, Piero Pretti to Headline ‘Un Ballo in Maschera’ at 2026 Edinburgh International Festival

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(Photo Credit: © Herwig Prammer) The Edinburgh International Festival has previewed its 2026 slate. Among the major headlines of the four shows previewed is the Zürich Opera House’s production of Verdi’s “Un Ballo in Maschera.” Led by Gianandrea Noseda and directed by Adele Thomas, Verdi’s famed opera will feature two casts. Stephen Costello and Elena Stikhina will play the ill-fated {…}

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Anastasia Bartoli, Ruzil Gatin, Raffaella Lupinacci & Piero Pretti Lead Macerata Opera Festival’s 2026 Season

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The Macerata Opera Festival has announced its 2026 season. The festival will be held between July 17 and August 9, 2026. The season will open with Verdi’s “Nabucco” in a production by Paul-Émile Fourny and conducted by Fabrizio Maria Carminati. Ariun Ganbaatar, Alberto Comes, Anastasia Bartoli, Alessandro Scotto Di Luzio, and Laura Verrecchia star. Performance Dates: July 17-August 9, 2026 {…}

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Vanessa Goikoetxea, Piero Pretti, Sabine Devieilhe, Michael Spyres & Ian Bostridge 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 to experience many of the famed artists of our time in new albums featuring classic works, rarely performed works and rediscovered works. Here is a look at this week’s new releases. Stravinsky: Le rossignol Captured in March 2023, {…}

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Iván Ayón Rivas, Maria Josè Siri, Erika Grimaldi, Piero Pretti & Olga Peretyatko Lead Teatro Carlo Felice’s 2024-25 Season

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Genova’s Teatro Carlo Felice has announced its 2024-25 season. Here is a look at the operas and concerts. Opera The season will open with a double bill featuring the play “Giro di vite” by Henry James and Benjamin Britten’s “The Turn of the Screw.”  Davide Livermore directs the production with Riccardo Minasi at the podium. The cast for Britten will {…}

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Piero Pretti Headlines Teatro alla Scala’s ‘I Vespri Siciliani’

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The Teatro alla Scala is set to present a new production of Verdi’s Risorgimento work, “I Vespri Siciliani.” The work, which has not been performed at the famed theater since 1989-90 season season, will star Luca Micheletti, Roman Burdenko, Adriano Gramigni, Piero Pretti, Dmitry Beloselskiy, Marina Rebeka, and Angela Meade. In a statement Pretti said, “This is a stirring, complex, {…}

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Claudia Pavone, Piero Pretti & Carlo Lepore Lead Teatro Comunale di Sassari’s 2022 Season

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Italy’s Teatro Comunale di Sassari has announced its 2022 season. The season opens with Mozart’s “Don Giovanni.” Sergio Alapont conducts a cast that includes Vincenzo Nizzardo (Don Giovanni), Francesca Pusceddu (Zerlina), Karen Gardeazabal (Donna Anna), Santiago Sanchez (Don Ottavio), Carmen Buendìa (Donna Elvira), Davide Giangregorio (Leporello),  Alberto Petricca (Masetto), and Mariano Buccino. Paolo Gavazzeni and Piero Maranghi directs. Performance Dates: {…}