Riccardo Frizza Joins IMG Artists

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(Credit: Gianfranco Rota) Riccardo Frizza has joined IMG Artists for General Management. He will be represented by Artist Manager Federico M. Benigni from the company’s London office and Rome. Frizza is currently the Music director of the Bergamo Donizetti Opera Festival and this season he conducted the 100th Season Opening Gala at Teatro Real in Madrid in “La Cenerentola.” Upcoming productions {…}

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Riccardo Frizza to Lead Authentic Rendition of ‘L’Elisir d’Amore’ at Donizetti Opera Festival

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(Credit: Gianfranco Rota) On Nov. 19, 2021, the Donizetti Opera Festival is set to present a new production of “L’elisir d’amore.” Music Director Riccardo Frizza will lead the production, conducting the Orchestra “Gli Originali,” established three years ago at the festival with the aim of offering Donizetti’s music with a formation and on instruments dating back to his time. The {…}

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Riccardo Frizza Headlines Teatro Real’s ‘La Cenerentola’

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(Credit: ©E. Moreno Esquibel) On Sept. 20, the Teatro Real de Madrid will inaugurate the 2021-22 season with Rossini’s “La Cenerentola.” The opera will be directed by Stefan Herheim and will be conducted by Riccardo Frizza. In statement, Frizza said, “Spain is the country where I live and which has given great meaning to my life as a musician. And {…}

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Luca Salsi, Michele Pertusi & Riccardo Frizza Lead Teatro La Fenice’s April Streams

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The Teatro La Fenice has announced new streams for the month of April. The Italian company’s streams will be free on YouTube or on Teatrolafenice.it. The month begins with an homage to Stravinsky who died 50 years ago. The concert will include the composer’s “Histoire du soldat” under Alessandro Cappelletto. Francesco Bortolozzo directs. Streaming Date: April 16, 2021 Juraj Valčuha {…}

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Q & A: Riccardo Frizza on COVID-19, Donizetti Festival & the Importance of Art

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(Credit: Gianfranco Rota) For years, audiences who wanted to get a taste of Donizetti’s rarest works presented in a manner of utmost care at the Donizetti Opera Festival had to make the pilgrimage to Bergamo, the composer’s birthplace. But COVID-19 has forced the event to take place via virtual means in 2020. As a result, audiences worldwide will get a {…}

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Hila Fahima Ruschin & Riccardo Frizza Join Concert at Deutsche Oper Berlin

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(Credits: Marco Borggreve / Riccardo Frizza official website) Deutsche Oper Berlin has announced that Israeli coloratura soprano Hila Fahima Ruschin will take part in the Verdi – Wagner – Gala concert on December 18, 2020. Fahima Ruschin will join a cast that includes Sondra Radvanovsky, Annalisa Stroppa, Amartuvshin Enkhbat, and Günther Groissböck. The opera house has also announced that conductors {…}

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Riccardo Frizza Leads Donizetti’s Music in Fall Season

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(Credit: Joan Tomás) Riccardo Frizza is set to return to the works of Donizetti this fall. The conductor begins his fall slate at the Donizetti Opera Festival where he will open the season with the composer’s rarely performed work “Belisario” in Ottavio Sbragia’s critical edition. The opera will be performed twice in concert format on Nov. 19 and 26 and {…}

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Riccardo Frizza to Lead Donizetti’s Requiem in Bergamo

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(Credit: MERRI CYR) On June 28, Riccardo Frizza will conduct the Donizetti Festival Orchestra and Chorus in Donizetti’s Requiem at the Cimitero monumentale di Bergamo in Italy. The performance, which will be dedicated to all the victims of the Coronavirus, will star Eleonora Buratto, Annalisa Stroppa, Piero Pretti, and Alex Esposito. Alberto Tartari is the chorus master. In a statement, {…}

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Riccardo Frizza To Conduct Hungarian Radio Symphony & The Orchestra Del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

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The Italian conductor Riccardo Frizza will begin the year with two symphonic programs in Hungary and Italy. On Jan. 15, Frizza will conduct the Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in a program dedicated to Richard Strauss. The program will include Vier letzte Lieder sung by soprano Andrea Rost as well as the final scene of “Der Rosenkavalier.” Rost will be joined {…}

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Riccardo Frizza Joins IMG Artists

Riccardo Frizza to Lead Authentic Rendition of ‘L’Elisir d’Amore’ at Donizetti Opera Festival

Riccardo Frizza Headlines Teatro Real’s ‘La Cenerentola’

Luca Salsi, Michele Pertusi & Riccardo Frizza Lead Teatro La Fenice’s April Streams

Q & A: Riccardo Frizza on COVID-19, Donizetti Festival & the Importance of Art

Hila Fahima Ruschin & Riccardo Frizza Join Concert at Deutsche Oper Berlin

Riccardo Frizza Leads Donizetti’s Music in Fall Season

Riccardo Frizza to Lead Donizetti’s Requiem in Bergamo

Riccardo Frizza To Conduct Hungarian Radio Symphony & The Orchestra Del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino