Giuliana Gianfaldoni, Francesca Dotto & Giorgio Berrugi Lead Teatro Massimo Bellini’s 2022-23 Season

By Francisco Salazar

Teatro Massimo Bellini in Catania, Italy has announced its 2022-23 Season.

The season opens with Puccini’s “La bohème” starring Valeria Sepe, Jessica Nuccio, and Giorgio Berrugi. Fabrizio Maria Carminati conducts the production by Mario Pontiggia.

Performance Dates: Nov. 26-Dec. 4, 2022

Mozart’s “Le nozze di Figaro” will get a new production with Desirée Rancatore, Luca Bruno, Gabriele Sagona, and Cristin Arsenova. Beatrice Venezi conducts the production by Michele Mirabella.

Performance Dates: Feb. 25-March 5, 2023

Rebeka Lokar, Anastasia Boldyreva, and Devid Cecconi star in Cilea’s “Adriana Lecouvreur.” Fabrizio Maria Carminati conducts the production by Paolo Gavazzeni.

Performance Dates: March 25-April 2, 2023

Gaetano Donizetti’s “La fille du régiment” is set to star Giuliana Gianfaldoni, Francesco Demuro, Valerio Borgioni, and Luca Galli. Giuliano Carella conducts the production by Franco Zeffirelli.

Performance Dates: Oct. 20-28, 2023

The season concludes Verdi’s “La Traviata” starring Daniela Schillaci, Lana Kos, Stefan Pop, and Franco Vassallo.

Performance Dates: Dec. 1-10, 2023

Concerts 

Leoncavallo’s “La bohème” will be performed in concert with Selene Zanetti (Mimì), Samuele Simoncini (Marcello), Elena Belfiore (Musette), and Francesco Vultaggio (Rodolfo). Fabrizio Maria Carminati conducts.

Performance Dates: Dec. 11 & 13, 2022

The second opera in concert will be “Sub Tutela Dei. Per il giudice Livatino” by Matteo Musumeci and Vincenzo Vitale. Aldo Sisillo conducts the cast that includes Francesca Dotto, Anastasia Boldyreva, Scotto Di Luzio, Franco Vassallo, and Gaetano Aronica.

Performance Dates: Jan. 20 & 21, 2023

Verdi’s Requiem will star Leyla Martinucci, Ketevan Kemoklidze,  Samuele Simoncini, and George Andguladze. Eckehard Stier conducts.

Performance Dates: Jan. 13 & 14, 2023

Händel’s “Messiah” will feature Matteo Falcier, Elisa Verzier, Ilaria Ribezzi, and Cristian Senn. Markus Bosch conducts.

Performance Dates: April 7 & 8, 2023

The Chamber Opera “Colapesce” will be performed. 

Performance Dates: Nov. 2 & 5, 2022 – March 28 & 30, 2023

Categories

News