Roberta Mameli Headlines Festival Weeks at Drottningholm

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(Photo credit: Frantisek Renza) Festival Weeks at Drottningholm has announced its line up for 2024. Allyson McHardy takes on the title role in the Drottningholm premiere of Jean-Baptiste Lully’s“Armide.” She is joined by Nicholas Scott, Nicolas Brooymans, Marie Lys, Renato Dolcini, Zachary Wilder, Deborah Cachet, and Arash Azarbad, along with the choir and orchestra of Drottningholm Theater. Francesco Corti conducts and {…}

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Meet The Person Behind The Voice: Soprano Roberta Mameli

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Italian soprano Roberta Mameli recently finished a run of performances in the title role of Monteverdi’s “L’incoronazione di Poppea,” a part which lies close to her heart. OperaWire met up with her for a short chat to find out more about the person behind the voice. OperaWire: What was the first opera you saw? Roberta Mameli: I was seven or {…}

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Q & A: Soprano Roberta Mameli on Her Career and Role as Poppea

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(Photo: Laurent Guizard) Soprano Roberta Mameli has a voice that immediately makes an audience sit up and take notice. The fact that she is not even more well-known than she is currently, is no doubt down to the fact that she tends to specialize in baroque and, to a lesser extent, Mozart, with only occasional forays into other repertoire. Hers {…}

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Sondra Radvanovsky, Freddie De Tommaso, Anastasia Bartoli, Elīna Garanča & Huw Montague Rendall Lead International Opera Awards Nominees

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The International Opera Awards have announced its 2025 nominees. The nominees for Opera Company of the Year are Deutsche Oper Berlin, GöteborgsOperan, Houston Grand Opera, MusikTheater an der Wien, Opernhaus Zürich, and Teatro alla Scala. Meanwhile, in the Female Singer category, Anastasia Bartoli, Elsa Dreisig, Véronique Gens, Asmik Grigorian, Sondra Radvanovsky, and Adela Zaharia are the nominees. In the Male Singer {…}

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CD Review: Musikfestspiele Potsdam Sanssouci’s ‘Adriano in Siria’

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Carl Heinrich Graun’s “Adriano in Siria”—set to a libretto by Pietro Metastasio—is a compelling example of mid-18th-century opera seria, a genre that once dominated the European stage. First performed in Berlin in 1746, Graun’s setting was one of more than seventy opera settings of Metastasio’s libretto between 1732 and 1828, attesting to its immense popularity. This new live recording from {…}

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World Premiere Recording of Carl Heinrich Graun’s Opera ‘Adriano in Siria’ to be Released

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(Photo credit: Stefan Gloede) The world premiere recording of Carl Heinrich Graun’s opera, “Adriano in Siria” is set to be released on June 13. “Adriano in Siria” was presented in a production by the Musikfestspiele Potsdam Sanssouci and recorded in June 2024. The cast features the countertenor trio of Valer Sabadus, Bruno de Sá, and Federico Fiorio, alongside sopranos Roberta Mameli {…}

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‘Viva Voce’ Returns this April with ‘Of Orpheus, Eurydice, Vivaldi, and More: A conversation with Anthony Roth Costanzo and Sarah Ruhl’

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On April 2, the “Viva Voce Series” returns to Casa Italiana Zerili-Marimò at 6 p.m. spotlighting the work of Anthony Roth Costanzo and Sarah Ruhl. “Of Orpheus, Eurydice, Vivaldi, and more” came about when Eugenio Refini, professor of Italian Studies and Department Chair at New York University, was teaching a first-year seminar at NYU on Renaissance poetry and included Virginia {…}

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Monteverdi Festival Reveals 2025 Slate

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The Monteverdi Festival has announced its 2025 edition. First up is “Madrigali allo Specchio,” featuring music by Monteverdi, Stradella, and Marini. Antonio Greco conducts the Soloists and Orchestra Monteverdi Festival – Cremona Antiqua. The showcase is presented in collaovration with the Trame Sonore and Chamber Music Festival in Mantua. Performance Date: June 1, 2025 Next up is “Vespro della Beata Vergine” {…}

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Centro Nacional de Difusión Musical Announces 2024-25 Season

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The Centro Nacional de Difusión Musical has announced its 2024-25 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Los Elementos joins Alberto Miguélez Rouco and soloists Natalie Pérez, Jone Martínez, Carol García, Aurora Peña, Alicia Amo, María Espada, and Judit Subirana for Corselli’s “La cautela en la amistad y robo de las sabinas.” Performance Date: Nov. 10, 2024 Los {…}

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Roberta Mameli Headlines Festival Weeks at Drottningholm

Meet The Person Behind The Voice: Soprano Roberta Mameli

Q & A: Soprano Roberta Mameli on Her Career and Role as Poppea

Sondra Radvanovsky, Freddie De Tommaso, Anastasia Bartoli, Elīna Garanča & Huw Montague Rendall Lead International Opera Awards Nominees

CD Review: Musikfestspiele Potsdam Sanssouci’s ‘Adriano in Siria’

World Premiere Recording of Carl Heinrich Graun’s Opera ‘Adriano in Siria’ to be Released

‘Viva Voce’ Returns this April with ‘Of Orpheus, Eurydice, Vivaldi, and More: A conversation with Anthony Roth Costanzo and Sarah Ruhl’

Monteverdi Festival Reveals 2025 Slate

Centro Nacional de Difusión Musical Announces 2024-25 Season