Luca Salsi, Brian Jagde, Francesco Meli, Annalisa Stroppa, Rosa Feola, & Gregory Kunde Lead Teatro La Fenice’s 2025-26 Season

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The Teatro La Fenice has announced its 2025-26 season. Opera The season opens with Mozart’s “La Clemenza di Tito” with Ivor Bolton conducting a new production by Paul Curran. The cast includes Daniel Behle, Cecilia Molinari, Nicolò Balducci, and Francesca Aspromonte. Performance Dates: Nov. 20-30, 2025 Luca Micheletti directs Verdi’s “Simon Boccanegra” with Renato Palumbo conducting. Luca Salsi, Francesco Meli, {…}

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Teatro La Fenice 2024-25 Review: Il trionfo dell’onore

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(Photo: Michele Crosera) Although the Sicilian composer Alessandro Scarlatti (1660–1725) is famed for his prolific output of operas–he claimed to have written well over 100–which were significant in laying the foundations for the development of 18th century opera seria, he rarely strayed into the field of comic opera. The single major exception was his 1718 work, “Il trionfo dell’onore,” written {…}

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Teatro La Fenice Names New Superintendent

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The Teatro La Fenice has named Nicola Colabianchi its new superintendent. He will succeed Fortunato Ortombina, who was named the head of the Teatro alla Scala. In a statement, Minister of Culture Alessandro Giuli said, “The appointment of Maestro Colabianchi rewards the professionalism and passion of a great music expert with a high-level curriculum and the fact that his name {…}

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Teatro La Fenice to Present Alessandro Scarlatti’s ‘Il trionfo dell’onore’

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The Teatro La Fenice is set to celebrate the 300 years of the death of Alessandro Scarlatti with is work “Il trionfo dell’onore.” The work has never been performed in Venice and will be showcased in a new production by Stefano Vizioli with costumes and set design by Ugo Nespolo. Additionally, the piece will be shown with a new version {…}

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Michele Mariotti to Conduct Teatro La Fenice’s 2026 New Year’s Concert

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The Teatro La Fenice has announced that Michele Mariotti will conduct the annual New Year’s concert. The concert will be held on Dec. 28, 30, 31, 2025, and Jan. 1, 2026. Alfonso Caiani will lead the chorus. The Jan. 1 evening will be broadcast on Rai 1. Soloists will be announced at a later date. Mariotti is the Musical Director of {…}

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Rai 1 to Broadcast Teatro La Fenice’s New Year’s Gala

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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 {…}

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Teatro La Fenice Announces Cast Change for ‘La Traviata’

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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 {…}

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How to Listen to Teatro La Fenice’s New ‘Otello’ with Francesco Meli

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(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 {…}

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Teatro La Fenice Cancels Opening Night of ‘Otello’ Due to Strike

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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 {…}

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Luca Salsi, Brian Jagde, Francesco Meli, Annalisa Stroppa, Rosa Feola, & Gregory Kunde Lead Teatro La Fenice’s 2025-26 Season

Teatro La Fenice 2024-25 Review: Il trionfo dell’onore

Teatro La Fenice Names New Superintendent

Teatro La Fenice to Present Alessandro Scarlatti’s ‘Il trionfo dell’onore’

Michele Mariotti to Conduct Teatro La Fenice’s 2026 New Year’s Concert

Rai 1 to Broadcast Teatro La Fenice’s New Year’s Gala

Teatro La Fenice Announces Cast Change for ‘La Traviata’

How to Listen to Teatro La Fenice’s New ‘Otello’ with Francesco Meli

Teatro La Fenice Cancels Opening Night of ‘Otello’ Due to Strike