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Teatro La Fenice 2024 Review: Don Giovanni

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(Photo credit: Michele Crosera) Having seen more versions of “Don Giovanni” than there are sands on the beach, I can attest that the greatness of the opera is seldom undermined by a less than optimum staging. However, when the staging is good—or even great—, one feels that there is no better opera than “Don Giovanni.” The revival of Damiano Michieletto’s {…}
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Teatro La Fenice 2024 Review: Maria Egiziaca

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Photo: Roberto Moro Sometimes, opera programming can be extremely original, providing us with unexpected titles. That was the case with La Fenice/Maria Malibran’s “Maria Egiziaca,” Otto Respighi’s eclectic and sensuous opera. Especially when hearing lesser-performed titles, it is very hard to define what to expect musically. While in classic and baroque operas, there is a certain inner grammar of the {…}
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Francesca Dotto Leads ‘Maria Egiziaca’ at the Teatro La Fenice

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The Teatro Mailbran is set to present Respighi’s “Maria Egiziaca.” The opera, which is presented as part of the Teatro La Fenice’s 2023-24 season will open on March 8 and run through March 16, 2024. The production will be by Pier Luigi Pizzi and will be conducted by Manlio Benzi. Francesca Dotto leads a cast that includes Vincenzo Costanzo, Simone {…}
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Maxim Mironov & Maria Kataeva Lead Teatro di Parma’s ‘Il Barbiere di Siviglia’

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The Teatro Regio di Parma is set to open its 2024 season with Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia.” The company will present the opera from Jan. 12 to Jan. 20, 2024, in a co-production with Fondazione Rossini Opera Festival by Pier Luigi Pizzi. Diego Ceretta conducts the Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini and the Coro del Teatro Regio di Parma. The cast {…}
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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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Lidia Fridman Headlines Festival Verdi’s ‘I Lombardi alla prima Crociata’

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(Credit: Illustrazione di Pierpaolo Gaballo) The Festival Verdi is set to present Verdi’s fourth opera “I Lombardi alla prima Crociata.” After 14 years the work will be presented on Sept 21 through Oct. 15, 2023. The new production will be directed by Pier Luigi Pizzi with lighting design by Massimo Gasparon and choreography by Marco Berriel. Francesco Lanzillotta conducts the Filarmonica {…}
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Francesco Meli, Luca Salsi, Anastasia Bartoli & Rosa Feola Lead Teatro La Fenice’s 2022-23 Season

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The Teatro La Fenice has announced its 2022-23 season. Opera Nicola Alaimo leads Verdi’s “Falstaff” alongside Vladimir Stoyanov, René Barbera, Selene Zanetti, Caterina Sala, Sara Mingardo, and Veronica Simeoni. Myung-Whun Chung conducts the production by Adrian Noble. Performance Dates: Nov. 18-26, 2022 Bruno Maderna’s “Satyricon” will star Francesca Gerbasi, Matteo Ferrara, Manuela Custer, Christopher Lemmings, William Corrò, and Marcello Nardis. Alessandro {…}
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Venera Gimadieva, Sara Blanch & Arturo Chacòn-Cruz Lead New Year Program at Teatro Comunale Giuseppe Verdi di Padova

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(Credit: Teatro Stabile del Veneto official website) The Teatro Comunale Giuseppe Verdi di Padova has announced upcoming performances for the New Year. First up, the opera house will present Ivan Stefanutti’s production of Verdi’s “La Traviata” on Dec. 31, 2021. The work stars Venera Gimadieva as Violetta Valéry, Arturo Chacòn-Cruz as Alfredo Germont, and Simone Piazzola as Giorgio Germont. The {…}
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Kate Lindsey, Olga Peretyatko & Michael Volle Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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This week sees the release of world premieres, rarely performed gems, solo albums and two complete operas. Here is a look at what audiences can listen to during Memorial Day Weekend. Brabant 1653: Baroque Vocal Music from Brabant Holland Baroque releases an album that explores the monastic musical traditions of 17th-century North Brabant. The album’s central figure is Benedictus à {…}

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