Leo Nucci, Carmen Giannattasio & Carmela Remigio Headline Teatro Municipale Di Piacenza’s 2019-20 Season

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The Teatro Municipale di Piacenza has announced its 2019-20 season featuring a number of new productions and one world premiere. Opera Maria Teresa Leva, Lucrezia Drei, Azer Zada, Francesco Cascione, Stefano Marchisio, and Maharram Huseynov star in Puccini’s “La Bohème.” The opera, which opens the season, is set to be conducted by Aldo Sisillo with legendary baritone Leo Nucci directing the new production. Performance {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Teatro Comunale di Piacenza 2024 Review: Mosè in Egitto

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(Photo: Rolando Paolo Guerzoni) Composed by Gioachino Rossini in 1818, “Mosè in Egitto” is an opera that deserves close attention for its historical and musical significance. Created during a transitional phase in his career, Rossini crafted a masterpiece that merges sacred drama with opera seria. Based on the biblical tale of Exodus, Moses in Egypt marks a turning point in {…}

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Benedetta Torre Headlines Two Viva Verdi Concerts

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Benedetta Torre is set to open the 2023-24 season performing two special concerts that close the “Viva Verdi” series, which was created in order to build awareness and save the composer’s famed house which is also a museum. Riccardo Muti will conduct the concerts on Sept. 8 at the Teatro Municipale di Piacenza and Sept. 9 at the Teatro Donizetti {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Giuseppina Bridelli On Her Role Debut As Piacere In ‘Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno’ At La Fenice

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At the age of 21, mezzo-soprano Giuseppina Bridelli made her professional debut in the role of Despina under the baton of Diego Fasolis, since which time she has been on what appears to be a never-ending upward trajectory. Now firmly established as one of the leading interpreters of the baroque repertoire, she is an artist constantly in demand, performing at {…}

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Maria Teresa Leva Leads Teatro Regio di Parma’s ‘Adriana Lecouvreur’

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The Teatro Regio di Parma is set to perform Cilea’s “Adriana Lecouvreur” for the first time in 42 years. The verismo opera, which is set to be presented between March 24 and April 2, will be presented in a co-production with the Teatro Comunale di Modena and Teatro Municipale di Piacenza. Italo Nunziata directs the opera with set design by {…}

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Angela Meade & Carmela Remigio Lead Teatro Regio di Parma’s ‘Norma’

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The Teatro Regio di Parma is set to present Bellini’s “Norma.” The opera, which returns for the first time in 20 years, will be conducted by Sesto Quatrini and will star an international cast led by Angela Meade in the title role. Alongside her, Stefan Pop will sing Pollione, Michele Pertusi will take on Oroveso, and Carmela Remigio will interpret {…}

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Teatro Regio di Parma to Present ‘La Favorita’

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The Teatro Regio di Parma is set to present Donizetti’s “La Favorita.” The Donizetti classic, which returns to the theater after 40 years, will be presented in a new co-production with the Teatro Municipale di Piacenza, directed by Andrea Cigni. Matteo Beltrami will conduct the Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana and chorus of the Teatro Municipale di Piacenza with will star Simone {…}

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Lidia Fridman & Antonio Corianò Headline Verdi ‘Aroldo’ at Teatro Galli; Opera to be Streamed

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Teatro Galli in Rimini in Italy will present Verdi’s rarely performed work “Aroldo.” The opera will be presented on August 27 and 29 and will mark the return of the work to Rimini where it world premiere in 1857. The new production is a co-production with the Teatro Alighieri di Ravenna, Teatro Luciano Pavarotti di Modena, and Teatro Municipale di {…}

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Opera Streaming to Present Verdi Requiem Starring María José Siri & Annalisa Stroppa

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Opera Streaming is set to present a performance of Verdi’s Requiem from the Teatro Municipale di Piacenza on Sunday, May 16, 2021. The showcase will star María José Siri, Annalisa Stroppa, Michele Pertusi, and Antonio Poli. The Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini will be conducted by Plácido Domingo. The performance will be dedicated to victims of the pandemic and preceding audiences will {…}

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Leo Nucci, Carmen Giannattasio & Carmela Remigio Headline Teatro Municipale Di Piacenza’s 2019-20 Season

Teatro Comunale di Piacenza 2024 Review: Mosè in Egitto

Benedetta Torre Headlines Two Viva Verdi Concerts

Q & A: Giuseppina Bridelli On Her Role Debut As Piacere In ‘Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno’ At La Fenice

Maria Teresa Leva Leads Teatro Regio di Parma’s ‘Adriana Lecouvreur’

Angela Meade & Carmela Remigio Lead Teatro Regio di Parma’s ‘Norma’

Teatro Regio di Parma to Present ‘La Favorita’

Lidia Fridman & Antonio Corianò Headline Verdi ‘Aroldo’ at Teatro Galli; Opera to be Streamed

Opera Streaming to Present Verdi Requiem Starring María José Siri & Annalisa Stroppa