Eleonora Buratto & Freddie De Tommaso Lead World Premiere of Giordano’s ‘Marina’

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(Photo: Dario Acosta) Eleonora Buratto is set to star in the world premiere of Giordano’s “Marina.” The opera, which will be part of the 81st season of I Pomeriggi Musicali at the Teatro Dal Verme in Milan, Italy, will all star Freddie De Tommaso, Mihai Damian, and Nicolas Mogg. Vincenzo Milletarì will conduct the concert production. Ahead of both performances {…}

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Teatro Municipale di Piacenza 2025-2026 Review: Stiffelio

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(Photo : ©Gianni Cravedi) When “Stiffelio” premiered in 1850, Giuseppe Verdi was going through a period of transition: he had left behind his so-called “galley years” yet had not fully reached artistic maturity. It is precisely in this phase that “Stiffelio” emerged, revealing itself as a bold experiment: deeply modern in its approach to human conflict and, at the same {…}

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Cecilia Bartoli, Céline Scheen, Vito Priante & Marina Viotti Lead 2026 Salzburg Whitsun Festival

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The Salzburg Whitsun Festival has announced its 2026 season themed “Bon Voyage.” Opera Rossini’s “Il Viaggio a Reims” will be conducted by Gianluca Capuano and directed by Barrie Kosky. The ensemble cast will include Cecilia Bartoli, Marina Viotti, Mélissa Petit, Tara Erraught, Edgardo Rocha, Dmitry Korchak, Ildebrando D’Arcangelo, Florian Sempey, Misha Kiria, Peter Kellner, Giovanni Romeo, Helena Rasker, Rodolphe Briand, {…}

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Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano 2025-26 Review: Verdi’s Requiem

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Listening to Verdi’s Requiem in Milan is a privilege imbued with an artistic sacredness, if one may so venture to say, that borders on the sanctity of the liturgy itself. The Requiem was premiered in this very city, at the Church of San Marco, more than 150 years ago, followed by its debut at Teatro alla Scala. Thus, reviving this {…}

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Teatro alla Scala 2024-25 Review: Il nome della rosa (World Premiere)

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(Ph. Brescia – Amisano © Teatro alla Scala) In a suitcase–acquired expressly to transport it due to its weight and size–travels, rehearsal after rehearsal and performance after performance, the score of “Il nome della rosa,” weighing an impressive 15 kilograms. Yet the heft of this voluminous tome is not merely physical but also semiotic: it is the fruit of the {…}

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Emanuela Pascu, Angelo Veccia, Maria Laura Iacobellis & Nicola Ulivieri Lead Teatro Ponchielli’s 2025-26 Season

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The Teatro Ponchielli di Cremona has announced its 2025-26 season. Emanuela Pascu and Emilia Rukavina alternated in the title role of Bizet’s “Carmen.” They are joined by Roberto Aronica, Ragaa El Din, Rocio Faus, Alessia Merepez, and Pablo Ruiz. Performance Dates: Oct. 3 & 5, 2025 Sabrina Sanza, Nico Franchini, Giovanni Accardi, and Giacomo Nanni star in Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’Amore.” Enrico Lombardi conducts the {…}

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Teatro alla Scala 2024-25 Review: Falstaff

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(Photo: Brescia – Amisano © Teatro alla Scala) There is no other title in operatic history that was created with as little expectation as “Falstaff.” Giuseppe Verdi concluded that he had composed everything he was meant to in life and stopped writing for several years. It wasn’t until 1880 that his wife, Giuseppina Strepponi, pointed out that to close his {…}

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Erika Grimaldi, Alexandra Razskazoff, Sergey Romanovsky & Vanessa Goikoetxea Lead Teatro Municipal de Santiago’s 2025 Season

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The Teatro Municipal de Santiago has announced its 2025 season. Here is a look at the opera and vocal performances. Opera Erika Grimaldi and Oksana Sekerina star in Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” with José Simerilla, Anthony Ciaramitaro, Kai Rüütel, Evelyn Ramírez, Eleomar Cuello, and Javier Weibel. Paolo Bortolameolli conducts the production by Verónica Villarroel. Performance Dates: July 3-12, 2025 Yaritza Véliz and {…}

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Teatro del Giglio Announces 2024-25 Season

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(Credit: Teatro del Giglio) The Teatro del Giglio in Lucca, Italy has announced its 2024-25 season. The season opens with Puccini’s “Tosca” with Massimo Cavalletti, Clarissa Costanzo, and Azer Zada. Henry Kennedy conducts the production by Luca Orsini. Performance Dates: Nov. 29 & Dec. 1, 2024 Giordano’s “Andrea Chénier” will be directed by Andrea Cigni and will star Michael Spadaccini, Maria {…}

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Eleonora Buratto & Freddie De Tommaso Lead World Premiere of Giordano’s ‘Marina’

Teatro Municipale di Piacenza 2025-2026 Review: Stiffelio

Cecilia Bartoli, Céline Scheen, Vito Priante & Marina Viotti Lead 2026 Salzburg Whitsun Festival

Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano 2025-26 Review: Verdi’s Requiem

Teatro alla Scala 2024-25 Review: Il nome della rosa (World Premiere)

Emanuela Pascu, Angelo Veccia, Maria Laura Iacobellis & Nicola Ulivieri Lead Teatro Ponchielli’s 2025-26 Season

Teatro alla Scala 2024-25 Review: Falstaff

Erika Grimaldi, Alexandra Razskazoff, Sergey Romanovsky & Vanessa Goikoetxea Lead Teatro Municipal de Santiago’s 2025 Season

Teatro del Giglio Announces 2024-25 Season