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Luca Micheletti Joins Askonas Holt for Management

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Luca Micheletti has joined Askonas Holt for worldwide management excluding Italy. He will be managed at Askonas Holt by Angelica Conner and Charlotte Bateman. The Italian baritone has appeared regularly on some of the world’s greatest stagesincluding the Teatro Real Madrid, Teatro alla Scala, Royal Ballet and Opera, Tokyo Metropolitan Festival Hall,  The Metropolitan Opera, the Arena di Verona, Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, {…}

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Chiara Muti Joins Arabella Artists for General Management

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Chiara Muti has joined Arabella Arts for General Management. Muti is a theater director who made her opera debut in 2012, directing Hindemith’s “Sancta Susanna,” conducted by Riccardo Muti, at the Ravenna Festival. She has since directed at the Opera di Roma, Opéra National de Montpellier, Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari, Teatro di San Carlo in Naples, Wiener Staatsoper, Maggio Musicale {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Soprano Charlotte Bowden On Her Performances In Works By Monteverdi & Purcell

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OperaWire met up with English soprano Charlotte Bowden between performances of Monteverdi’s “Il Ritorno di Ulisse in Patria” and a double Purcell bill of “Hail! Bright St. Cecilia” and “Dido and Aeneas” at the Ravenna festival, in which she was essaying the roles of Melanto, a solo soprano and Belinda, respectively. Although she only recently graduated from the Royal College {…}

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Q & A: Soprano Laura Zecchini on the Cesti Competition, Her CD Debut & Her Role as Galla Placidia

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(Photo: Ilenia Brunelli) This summer’s Ravenna Festival saw the premiere of Danilo Comitini and Francesca Masi’s opera “Dilexi”, based on the life of the Roman Empress Galla Placidia. A success in its own right, the opera also showcased the talents of the young soprano Laura Zecchini, who is still completing her master’s degree at the Cesena Conservatory. Notwithstanding her limited {…}

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Teatro alla Scala & Dubai Opera Announce Cast Change for Gala Concert

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The Teatro alla Scala in Milan and Dubai Opera have announced a cast change for their “Concert for Tomorrow” on Dec 1. The two companies noted that tenor Piero Pretti will be replaced by Vittorio Grigolo, who will join Aida Garifullina in the concert. Michele Gamba conducts. This season, Grigolo is set to return to the Wiener Staatsoper, Deutsche Oper, {…}

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Teatro dell’Opera di Roma Announces Cast Change for Verdi Requiem

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The Teatro dell’Opera di Rima has announced a cast change for its Verdi Requiem on Feb. 15, 2023. The company said that due to illness, Elena Stikhina would not be able to perform. As a result, Eleonora Buratto will sing the soprano part.  Buratto, who is scheduled to perform with the company in June in a production of “Madama Butterfly,” has {…}