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Teatro Grande di Brescia 2026-27 Review: Death in Venice

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(Photo: ©Teatro Grande di Brescia – Umberto Favretto) Homosexuality, unfortunately, remains a taboo subject. It is less noticeable in large cities, but in small towns it is still very much in evidence. The love affair between composer Benjamin Britten and tenor Peter Pears, on the other hand, was no secret. They treated their relationship with such naturalness that Britten practically {…}
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Teatro Grande di Brescia Announces 2026 Season

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The Teatro Grande di Brescia has announced its 2026 season. The season opens with Britten’s “Death in Venice” with Daniel Smith conducts a production by Rodula Gaitanou. Performance Dates: Sept. 23-27, 2026 Alessandro D’Agostini conducts Puccini’s “Turandot” with Nadir Dal Grande directing. Performance Dates: Oct. 16 & 18, 2026 Rossini’s “L’Italiana in Algeri” will be conducted by Alessandro Palumbo and directed by Fabio {…}
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Emilia Rukavina, Emanuela Pascu, Kristina Kolar & Nico Franchini Lead Teatro Grande di Brescia’s 2025 Season

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The Teatro Grande di Brescia has announced its 2025 season, featuring three operas. Emanuela Pascu and Emilia Rukavina alternate in the title role of Bizet’s “Carmen.” They are joined by Roberto Aronica, Ragaa El Din, Rocio Faus, Alessia Merepez, and Pablo Ruiz. Performance Dates: Sept. 24-28, 2025 Sabrina Sanza, Nico Franchini, Giovanni Accardi, and Giacomo Nanni star in Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’Amore.” Enrico {…}
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Maria Teresa Leva, Annalisa Stroppa & Angelo Villari Lead Teatro Grande di Brescia’s 2024 Season

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The Teatro Grande di Brescia has announced its 2024 season. Sebastiano Rolli conducts Bellini’s “I Capuleti e I Montecchi” with Annalisa Stroppa, Caterina Sala, and Matteo Falcier. Andrea De Rosa directs. Performance Dates: Sept. 27 & 29, 2024 Do Yeon Kim, Junhyeok Park, Gabriele Valsecchi, and Matteo Torcaso star in Puccini’s “La Boheme” with Riccardo Bisatti conducting. Maria Luisa Bafunno {…}
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Riccardo Frizza Leads His First ‘Madama Butterfly’ at Teatro Grande di Brescia

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The Teatro Grande di Brescia is set to present Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly.” The performances will feature the first time Riccardo Frizza conducts the opera in a return to his hometown. He will lead a cast that includes Vittoria Yeo, Sergio Escobar, Asude Karayavuz, and Devid Cecconi. Greek director Rodula Gaitanou will helm the production which is set to be performed on {…}
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Teatro Grande di Brescia Announces 2023 Season

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The Teatro Grande di Brescia has announced its 2023 season. The season will open with Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” featuring a new production. Eleonora Buratto will sing the title role with Maestro Riccardo Frizza conduting. The production will be directed by Rodula Gaitanou. Performance Dates: July 20 & 22, 2023 Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” will be performed by the winners of the {…}
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Lidia Fridman, Angelo Villari & Teresa Romano Lead Teatro Grande di Brescia’s 2022 Season

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The Teatro Grande di Brescia has announced its fall 2022 season. Here is a look at the four operatic productions. Lidia Fridman sings the title role of Bellini’s “Norma” with Asude Karayavuz, Antonio Corianò, and Alessandro Spina. Alessandro Bonato conducts the production by Elena Barbalich Performance Dates: Sept. 28-Oct. 2, 2022 Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” is set to star Guido Dazzini, Didier {…}
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Anna Caterina Antonacci & Rebeka Lokar Headline Teatro Grande di Brescia’s 2021 Fall Season

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The Teatro Grande di Brescia, Italy has announced its fall 2021 season featuring four operatic productions. The season opens with Puccini’s “La Fanciulla del West” starring Rebeka Lokar as Minnie, Angelo Villari as Dick Johnson, and Devid Cecconi as Jack Rance. Valerio Galli conducts the Andrea Cigni production which also stars Andrea Concetti, Didier Pieri, Valdis Jansons, Marco Miglietta, Federico {…}

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