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Q & A: Pietro Adaíni on His Life with Rossini & the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro

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Tenor Pietro Adaíni knows his Rossini; the voice has an ethereal touch, with quick tops and loads of definition that make this Sicilian native tackle his coloraturas with nonchalance and an unusual air of ease. But there is more: Adaíni resonates with audiences. Like his role model Pavarotti, he communicates swiftly and, in his delivery, brandishes the proverbial smile. OperaWire {…}
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Rossini Opera Festival to Be Performed Outside Pesaro

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The Municipality of Pesaro has announced that the 2023 Rossini Opera Festival will not be performed at the Teatro Rossini. According to deputy mayor Daniele Vimini, the earthquake in November complicated the ongoing maintenance operations. As a result, in planning for this season and the 2024 season all ROF shows will be performed at the Vitrifrigo Arena. Meanwhile, Superintendant Ernesto {…}
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Q & A: Bass Giorgi Manoshvili on How He Moved From Folk Music to Opera

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In 2022, the Georgian bass, Giorgi Manoshvili, made a big impression performing the role of Caliban in Halévy’s opera “La Tempesta” at the Wexford Festival Opera. He also thrilled the audience with a recital on the main stage. This year, he returned to the festival and, once again, was a big hit with audiences. He did this while learning his {…}
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Jessica Pratt, Anastasia Bartoli, Juan Diego Flórez & Dmitry Korchak Lead Rossini Opera Festival’s 2024 Season

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The Rossini Opera Festival has announced its 2024 season which will be held in Pesaro from August 7 to 23, 2024. The Festival will be inaugurated at the PalaScavolini, a new theatre space reopened within the already famous PalaFestival, by “Bianca and Falliero.” Roberto Abbado will conduct the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai and the Coro Teatro Ventidio Basso. The {…}
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Reate Festival to Present ‘L’inganno Felice’

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Rossini’s “L’Inganno felice” is set to be presented at the XV Reate Festival which will be performed at Rieti and Rome. The opera will be performed in a new transcription with original instruments by Theresia Orchestra. Alessandro De Marchi will conduct the production with a cast that includes Miriam Albano, Antonio Garès, Giuseppe Toia, Matteo Loi, and Luigi De Donato. {…}
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Q & A: Mezzo-Soprano Raffaella Lupinacci On Her Role Debut As Arsace At The Rossini Opera Festival

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With less than a month to go before the start of Pesaro’s Rossini Opera Festival, OperaWire met up with one of this season’s stars, mezzo-soprano Raffaella Lupinacci, who will be playing the role of Arsace in Rossini’s opera seria “Aureliano in Palmira,” which premiered at Milan’s Teatro alla Scala in 1813. Although it is not one of Rossini’s better-known operas, {…}
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Eleonora Buratto Awarded Pesaro Music Award for Renata Tebaldi

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Eleonora Buratto has received the Pesaro Music Award for Renata Tebaldi. The soprano took to social media to note that she received the award during a performance of “Don Carlo” at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. The soprano said, “Yesterday, at the Teatro del Maggio, during the first interval of Don Carlo, I received this Award for which I am deeply {…}
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Best of 2022: OperaWire’s Staff on the Best Performances of the Year

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It’s that time of the year. A time when we can look forward to what’s to come, but also a moment to reflect on all we’ve experienced. And as has become the tradition here at OperaWire, we have asked our writers to select their choices for the opera performances that truly marveled them in 2022. So without further ado, we’ll {…}

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