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ABAO Bilbao Ópera Closes Season with ‘Il Trovatore’

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ABAO Bilbao Ópera closes its seventy-first season with Verdi’s “Il Trovatore.” The show will run May 20, 23, 26, and 29, 2023 at the Euskalduna Bilbao. Soprano Anna Pirozzi stars. Joining her will be mezzo-soprano Ekaterina Semenchuk, tenor Celso Albelo and baritone Juan Jesús Rodríguez. Maestro Francesco Iván Ciampa will be on the podium. The production will be directed by {…}

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Cecilia Bartoli, Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko, Lisette Oropesa & Juan Diego Flórez Lead Wiener Staatsoper’s 2023-24 Season

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The Wiener Staatsoper has announced the 2023-24 season featuring new productions, revivals, and concerts. Premieres The company will showcase Tatjana Gürbaca’s production of “Il Trittico.” For “Il Tabarro,” audiences will hear Carlos Álvarez, Anja Kampe, and Joshua Guerrero. Headlining “Suor Angelica” will be Eleonora Buratto and Michaela Schuster. Finally, for “Gianni Schicchi,” the headliners including Carlos Álvarez, Serena Sáenz, Michaela {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Celso Albelo on Tackling the Bel Canto Repertoire

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Photo: Joan Tomàs The Spanish tenor Celso Albelo debuted in the role of Duke of Mantua alongside Leo Nucci in 2006. He has performed since then in major opera houses around the world. For 17 years, he has been singing leading tenor roles. Being the Duke is one of his signature roles. His extensive tessitura–he can sing a stratospheric high {…}

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Lidia Fridman, Eleonora Buratto & Franco Vassallo Lead Festival Verdi’s 2023 Season

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The Festival Verdi has announced its 2023 season. Main Stage Productions  The season opens with “I Lombardi alla prima Crociata” in a production by Pier Luigi Pizzi. Francesco Lanzillotta conducts a cast that includes Lidia Fridman as Giselda, Antonio Poli as Oronte, Michele Pertusi as Pagano, and Giovanni Sala as Arvino. Performance Dates: Sept. 21-Oct. 15, 2023 Franco Vassallo leads {…}

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Eleonora Buratto, Nino Machaidze & Ruth Iniesta Lead Macerata Opera Festival’s 2023 Season

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The Macerata Opera Festival has announced the operas for its 2023 season. The administrative board of the Associazione Arena Sferisterio noted that the showcase will take place between July 20 and August 19, 2023. The season opens with Bizet’s “Carmen” starring Ketevan Kemoklidze, Ragaa Eldin, Roberta Mantegna, and Fabrizio Beggi. DonatoRenzetti conducts the production Daniele Menghini. Performance Dates: July 20-August {…}

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Amartuvshin Enkhbat Headlines OperaStreaming’s 2022 Holiday Slate

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OperaStreaming has announced a series of streams for the holiday season. The company will kick things off with “Rigoletto” at the Municipal Theater of Piacenza. The production will star Amartuvshin Enkhbat in the title role alongside Marco Ciaponi as the Duke of Mantua and Federica Guida as Gilda. Other cast members include Mattia Denit and Rossana Rinaldi as Sparafucile and {…}

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OperaStreaming Announces Fall 2022 Slate

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OperaStreaming has announced its Autumn 2022 season. The company will stream “Madama Butterfly” from the Teatro Comunale di Modena” with a cast starring Vittoria Yeo, Daniela Schillaci, Diego Cavazzin, Nozomi Kato, and Sergio Vitale. Aldo Sisillo conducts a production directed by Stefano Monti. Streaming Date: Oct. 30, 2022  Also in Modena, Ana Maria Labin, José Maria Lo Monaco, Robert Gleadow, {…}

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Teatro Comunale di Ferrara Announces 2022-23 Season

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The Teatro Comunale di Ferrara has announced its 2022-23 season. The season opens with “Una Goccia” by Dino Buzzati. The work features music by Piero Bittolo Bon, Gioia Gurioli, Antonio Macaretti, Alfonso Santimone, Dimitri Sillato, and Denis Zardi. Performance Date: Nov. 18, 2022 The year ends with Strauss’ “Die Fledermaus“ with Marco Fiorini conducting a production by Corrado Abbati. Alessandro {…}

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Teatro San Carlo Announces New Cast Change for ‘La Traviata’

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The Teatro San Carlo di Napoli has announced a cast change for its production of Verdi’s “La Traviata.” The company noted that Gabriele Viviani will sing the role of Germont on July 27 and 29 replacing Carlos Alvarez. It is the second cast change for the production which saw George Gagnidze step into the first two performances on July 22 {…}