Maria José Siri, Saimir Pirgu & Enea Scala Headline Teatro Filarmonico’s 2020 Season

By Francisco Salazar

The Teatro Filarmonico has announced its 2020 season.

This article will only go through the operatic repertoire for 2020. Here is a look:

The season kicks off with Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor” starring Ruth Iniesta and Enkeleda Kamani in the title role. Enea Scala and Pietro Adaini star as Edgardo while Simon Lim sings the role of Raimondo and Biagio Pizzuti as Enrico.

Andriy Yurkevych conducts the production by Renzo Giacchieri.

Performance Dates: Jan. 26-Feb. 2, 2020

Rossini’s “L’Italiana in Algeri” returns to the stage in a production by Stefano Vizioli. The production stars Carlo Lepore and Alessandro Abis as Mustafà, Francisco Brito as Lindoro, Vasilisa Berzhanskaya and Chiara Tirotta as Isabella, and Biagio Pizzuti and Salvatore Salvaggio as Taddeo.

Performance Dates: Feb. 23-March 1, 2020

Franco Faccio’s “Amleto” is set to star Saimir Pirgu and Samuele Simoncini in the title role with Damiano Salerno as the King, Romano Dal Zovo as Polonio, Riccardo Rados as Laerte, Ruth Iniesta and Eleonora Bellocci alternating as Ofelia, Annalisa Stroppa as Gertrude, and Marko Mimica as The Ghost.

Francesco Ivan Ciampa conducts the production by Paolo Valerio.

Performance Dates: March 29-April 5, 2020

Puccini gets a double bill with “Le Villi” and “Il Tabarro.” Kiril Manolov, Maria José Siri, and Samuele Simoncini star in both Puccini works with Francesco Pittari, Davide Procaccini, Rossana Rinaldi, and Enrico Zara rounding out the cast.

Michele Gamba conducts the production by Paolo Gavazzeni and Piero Maranghi.

Performance Dates: May 10-17, 2020

Wolf-Ferrari’s “Il Secreto di Susanna” and Puccini’s “Suor Angelica” get a double in a production by Federica Zagatti Wolf-Ferrari. Erina Yashima conducts the production with Vittorio Prato and Lavinia Bini starring in Wolf-Ferrari’s work and Donata D’Annunzio Lombardi and Graziella De Battista headlining Puccini’s opera.

Performance Dates: Oct. 18-25, 2020

Daniel Oren conducts Leo Nucci’s production of Verdi’s “Un Ballo in Maschera.” Murat Karahan, Simone Piazzola, Anna Pirozzi, Daria Masiero, Graziella De Battista, and Enkeleda Kamani star in the production.

Performance Dates: Dec. 13-20, 2020

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