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Behind the Scenes, Interviews

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 {…}

News

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 {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Teatro dell’Opera di Roma 2025 Review: Lohengrin

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(Photo: Fabrizio Sansoni) Rome’s Teatro dell’Opera opened its season with “Lohengrin,” last heard at the Teatro Costanzi a half century ago, in 1975. Once Wagner’s most popular opera in this country, it fell out of favor with the new dogma of presenting operas in their original language. Between 1933 and 1966, it was performed on average every other season. Then {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Rossini Opera Festival 2025 Review: Zelmira

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(Photo: Amati Bacciardi) In 1822, Rossini’s opera “Zelmira” premiered at Naples’ Teatro San Carlo to widespread acclaim and was quickly taken up by theaters across Europe, including Vienna, London and Paris. However, like most of the composer’s works, it quickly fell by the wayside and had to wait for over 100 years to be revived, with a performance in 1965 {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Rossini Opera Festival 2025 Review: Cantatas for Soloist, Choir & Orchestra

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(Photo: Amati Bacciardi / ROF 2025) Only at the Rossini Opera Festival can one experience the performance of a true, unpublished jewel by the Swan of Pesaro. Since its founding in 1980, the Festival is held annually in Rossini’s hometown and has played a crucial role in the philological reexamination of many of his works, most of them rarely performed {…}

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Rossini Opera Festival 2025 Review: Soirées musicales / La cambiale di matrimonio

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(Photo: Amati Bacciardi / ROF 2025) Soirées musicales After the triumph of his last opera, “Guillaume Tell,” Gioachino Rossini decided to abandon theatrical composition and retire to his home in Paris to recover from nervous exhaustion. Even so, he never stopped writing music: he composed for himself, for Olympe Pélissier–whom he married in 1846 after the death of Isabella Colbran–and {…}

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Rossini Opera Festival 2025 Review: Il viaggio a Reims

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(Photo: Amati Bacciardi / ROF 2025) Although conceived as a one-act opera, “Il viaggio a Reims” has monumental proportions: it lasts nearly three hours and was therefore divided into three parts at its premiere. It is Rossini’s last opera in Italian, before he devoted himself exclusively to French. Its initial success was remarkable, fueled both by the high expectations surrounding {…}

Business, News, On This Day

Suzanne Nance To Be Wexford Festival Opera’s Next Executive Director

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(Credit: AJ Coots) Wexford Festival Opera has named Suzanne Nance to the position of Executive Director. Nance, who was recently stepped down from her position at All Classical Radio after 10 years with the company, will take up her new role in January 2026, taking over for Interim Executive Direcor Loughlin Deegan. “I am deeply honoured to join Wexford Festival {…}