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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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Teatro di Pisa Announces 2024-25 Season

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Teatro di Pisa has announced its 2024-25 season. The season opens with Giordano’s “Andrea Chénier” with Andrea Cigni directing and Francesco Pasqualetti at the podium. Angelo Villari sings the title role alongside Maria Teresa Leva and Angelo Veccia. Michael Spadaccini, Francesca Vitali, and Kim Gangsoonalso star. Performance Dates: Oct. 25 & 27, 2024 Ruth Iniesta and Paolo Lardizzone lead Verdi’s {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Teatro La Fenice Review 2024: Mefistofele

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After leaving the premiere of La Fenice’s production of “Mefistofele,” I dried two little tears from my eyes and, in a burst of emotion, was possessed by one thought: how underrated Boito is. Usually relegated merely to the place of the fanciest of Verdi’s librettists, Boito was much more. His works extend from a few musical pieces to many (untranslated {…}

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Olga Peretyatko, Jennifer Rowley, Lidia Fridman & Brian Mulligan Lead Teatro Regio di Torino’s 2023-24 Season

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The Teatro Regio di Torino has announced its 2023-24 season. Halévy’s “La Juive” will star Mariangela Sicilia, Gregory Kunde, Nina Minasyan, and Enkeleda Kamani. Daniel Oren conducts the production by Stefano Poda. Performance Dates: Sept. 19-Oct. 3, 2023 Offenbach’s “Un mari à la porte” will star Pawel Żak, Ksenia Chubunova, Amélie Hois, and Matteo Mollica. Riccardo Bisatti conducts Anna Maria Bruzzese’s production. Performance {…}

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Eleonora Buratto Lead Teatro dell’Opera di Roma’s ‘Madama Butterfly’

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Eleonora Buratto is set to bring her acclaimed Cio-Cio-San to the European stage for the first time this season at the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma. The soprano will sing the title role in “Madama Butterfly” in a production buy Àlex Ollé de La Fura dels Baus. The new staging, which is a co-production with Opera Australia, will be performed from {…}

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Jessica Pratt, Rosa Feola, Corinne Winters & Erwin Schrott Lead Opéra de Liege’s 2023-24 Season

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Belgium’s Opera de Liege has announced its 2023-24 season featuring youth opera, opera, and concerts. Fabio Biondi conducts Mozart’s “Idomeneo” with Giorgio Berrugi, Annalisa Stroppa, Maria Grazia Schiavo, Nino Machaidze, and Riccardo Della Sciucca. Jean-Louis Grinda directs. Performance Dates: Sept. 19-28, 2023 Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” is set to star Ruzil Gatin, Pablo Ruiz, Aya Wakizono, Chiara Tirotta, Vittorio Prato, {…}

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ZDF to Broadcast ‘Carmen’ from Arena di Verona with Elina Garanča & Brian Jagde

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(Credit: Ennevi Foto) ZDF is set to broadcast Bizet’s “Carmen” from the Arena di Verona on August 19, 2022. The production by Franco Zeffirelli will star Elīna Garanča in the title role and Brian Jagde as Don Josè. They are joined by Claudio Sgura as Escamillo and Maria Teresa Leva as Michaela. Marco Armiliato conducts. The recording is the latest {…}

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Arena di Verona’s ‘Carmen’ Canceled Due to Weather; Company Offers Alternate Performances to Ticket Holders

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The Arena di Verona is offering audience members alternate performances following the cancelation of Bizet’s “Carmen” on August 11. The company noted that following inclement weather, it was forced to cancel in the middle of the performance. The company said that “all spectators with a 8/11 ticket can return this weekend on 13 August 2022 for “Turandot” or 14 August {…}

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Medici.TV to Stream Arena di Verona’s ‘Turandot’ with Anna Netrebko

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Medici.tv is set to stream Puccini’s “Turandot” from the Arena di Verona on August 26, 2022. The broadcast is set to set Anna Netrebko in the title role alongside Yusif Eyvazov in the role of Calaf. The cast also includes Carlo Bosi, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Maria Teresa Leva, Gëzim Myshketa, Matteo Mezzaro, Riccardo Rados, and Youngjun Park. Marco Armiliato conducts the {…}