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Rossini Opera Festival 2024 Review: Ermione

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(Photo: Amati Bacciardi) “Ermione” managed only seven performances when premiered at Naples’ San Carlo in 1816 before being shelved. It had to wait until 1987 to be revived, when it received its first modern staging at the Pesaro Rossini Opera Festival. Since then, it has had numerous performances, with each adding to its reputation as one of the composer’s most {…}
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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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Xabier Anduaga Leads Ópera de Las Palmas’ ‘La Cenerentola’

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On April 18 the Ópera de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in Spain will open a production of Rossini’s “La Cenerentola.” The production, which will be performed at Teatro Pérez Galdós, will star Victoria Yarovaya  as Angelina and Xabier Anduaga as Don Ramiro. They will be joined by Misha Kiria as Don Magnifico, Fernando Campero as Dandini, Cristina del Barrio {…}
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María José Siri, Saioa Hernández, Xabier Anduaga & Anna Pirozzi Lead Ópera de Las Palmas 2021 Season

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(Credits: Bayerische Staatsoper official website / Lourdes Balduque / Elena Cherkashyna / Victor Santi) The Ópera de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in Spain has announced its schedule for the first half of 2021. The program will feature a total of five operas. Here is a look at the schedule. Verdi’s “Il Trovatore” will feature Murat Karahan, Saioa Hernández, Massimo {…}
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Paola Prestini, Sara Blanch, Michele Angelini & Kathleen Ferrier Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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This week audiences can discover new works, archival recordings, and rarely performed operas. Here is a look at this week’s streaming recommendations. Con Alma  Paola Prestini and Magos Herrera will team up for “Con Alma,” a new operatic album and live event both launching this December. The album, which will be released on Dec. 4, was recorded remotely between March {…}
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DVD Review: The Rossini Festival’s ‘Ricciardo e Zoraide’

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The Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro has long championed the operas composed by Rossini, including many of his forgotten works. Among those forgotten is “Ricciardo e Zoraide,” which was first performed in 1846 before disappearing from the stage until 1990 and then 1996. The festival revived the work in 2018, promptly releasing a DVD of the production; all of these {…}
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OperaVision 2019-20 Stream: Watch Levy Sekgapane In ‘Il Barbiere di Siviglia’ From Teatro Municipal De Santiago

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(Credit: Edison Araya) OperaVision is set to showcase a performance “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” from the Teatro Municipal de Santiago in Chile on Oct. 27, 2019 as part of its inaugural World Opera Day celebrations. The famed Rossini opera will feature Rodion Pogossov, Levy Sekgapane, Victoria Yarovaya, José Fardilha, and Pavel Chervinsky. José Miguel Pérez-Sierra will conduct with Fabio Sparvoli {…}
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Juan Diego Flórez, Pretty Yende Held Highlight New DVD/CD Releases – September 4

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This week, two albums and one DVD are set for release, including a major opera production featuring two superstars. Peñalosa – Lamentations On Sept. 6, BIS Records will release acclaimed vocal ensemble New York Polyphony’s sixth album, “Peñalosa – Lamentations.” The album, according to the press release, “features rarely heard works from late 15th-century and early 16th-century Spanish composers Francisco {…}
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Jessica Pratt, Salome Jicia & Juan Diego Flórez Headline Rossini Opera Festival 2019

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Th Rossini Opera Festival has announced the complete lineup of the upcoming 2019 editions, The festival will include three opera productions and a number of operatic concerts featuring some of the greatest Rossini singers. Main Stage  The festival opens with a new production of “Semiramide” by Graham Vick. Michele Mariotti conducts the production, which stars Salome Jicia in the title {…}

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