https://operawire.com/rai-1-to-broadcast-teatro-la-fenices-new-years-gala/
Rai 1 is set to present the Teatro La Fenice New Year’s gala on Jan. 1, 2025. The gala will be presented at 12:20 local time and then rebroadcast on Rai 5 at 5:45. It will also be broadcast on Rai Radio 3 at 8:30 local time. Mariangela Sicilia and Francesco Demuro will be the soloists for the evening, and {…}
https://operawire.com/teatro-la-fenice-announces-cast-change-for-la-traviata/
The Teatro La Fenice has announced a cast change for its production of “La Traviata.” The company said that due to illness Ekaterina Bakanova will take over the final performances on Nov. 24, 27, and 30 replacing the originally scheduled Marina Monzò. Bakanova had already sung the first performance and took to social media and said, “Breaking News! I take {…}
https://operawire.com/how-to-listen-to-teatro-la-fenices-new-otello-with-francesco-meli/
(Credit: Michele Crosera) On Nov. 26, 2024, Rai Radio 3 will broadcast Verdi’s “Otello” from the Teatro La Fenice. The new production by Fabio Ceresa will be conducted by Myung-Whun Chung. Francesco Meli will sing the title role for the first time, Karah Son as Desdemona, and Luca Micheletti as Iago. The cast will be rounded out by Francesco Marsiglia, Enrico {…}
https://operawire.com/teatro-la-fenice-cancels-opening-night-of-otello-due-to-strike/
The Teatro La Fenice has canceled the opening night of the 2024-25 season due to a strike called by the main theater unions of the company. The company said that the Nov. 20 performance will no longer take place but the following performances on Nov. 23, 26, 29, and Dec. 1 are still set to be performed as scheduled. Ticketholders {…}
https://operawire.com/teatro-la-fenice-cancels-opening-turandot-performance-due-to-strike/
The Teatro La Fenice has canceled its opening night performance of “Turandot” on August 30, 2024. The company said that due to the announcement of a strike by the trade unions and RSUs of the La Fenice Theater Foundation, the performance of “Turandot” will not take place. The company will contact ticketholders, who will be refunded. The other performances will {…}
https://operawire.com/teatro-la-fenice-2023-24-review-ariadne-auf-naxos/
(Photo: ©Michele Crosera) Teatro La Fenice was transformed into a palace of playfulness and passion for Strauss’s “Ariadne auf Naxos.” The last time I saw this opera was in 2011 at the Met and in that space, I felt, there was just too much space. Therefore, to experience “Ariadne auf Naxos” in a more intimate space such as La Fenice {…}
https://operawire.com/teatro-la-fenice-2023-24-review-bajazet/
(Photo: Michele Crosera) Having laughed, smiled and clapped its way through the opening night of Teatro La Fenice’s production of Vivaldi’s “Bajazet,” the audience greeted the artists at the final curtain with warm applause. However, it was not a reaction shared by everyone; the final notes had barely been played before some members of the audience were beating their way {…}
https://operawire.com/francesco-meli-lidia-fridman-marina-monzo-luca-salsi-lead-teatro-la-fenices-2024-25-season/
The Teatro La Fenice has announced its 2024-25 season. Opera Myung-Whun Chung conducts Verdi’s “Otello” in a new production by Fabio Ceresa. Francesco Meli sings the title role in a cast that also stars Francesca Dotto and Luca Micheletti. Performance Dates: Nov. 20-Dec. 1, 2024 Marina Monzò, Francesco Demuro, and Nicola Alaimo star in Verdi’s “La Traviata.” Diego Matheuz conducts. Performance {…}
https://operawire.com/teatro-la-fenice-2024-review-don-giovanni/
(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 {…}