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Rai 5 to Present ‘Le Willis’ with Lidia Fridman

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Rai5 is set to present “Le Willis” on July 26. The production, shown at the Torre del Lago at the 70° Festival Puccini 2024, was performed in Pier Luigi Pizzi’s production with Gheorghe Iancu choreographing. Massimo Zanetti conducted the opera which starred Giuseppe De Luca, Lidia Fridman, and Vincenzo Costanzo. Barbara Napolitano is the TV director. “Le Willis” is an {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Juan Diego Flórez, Eleonora Buratto & Vittorio Grigòlo Lead Arena di Verona’s Gala Broadcast

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Rai Cultura is set to broadcast the Arena di Verona’s opening night concert “La Grande Opera Italiana Patrimonio dell’Umanità” on June 7. The concert is set to feature such artists as Anna Netrebko, Eleonora Buratto, Rosa Feola, Juliana Grigoryan, Jessica Pratt, Mariangela Sicilia, Aigul Akhmetshina, Jonas Kaufmann, Juan Diego Flórez, Vittorio Grigòlo, Brian Jagde, Francesco Meli, Galeano Salas, Nicola Alaimo, Luca {…}

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Arena di Verona to Present ‘La Grande Opera Italiana Patrimonio dell’Umanità’

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The Arena di Verona is set to present a concert “La Grande Opera Italiana Patrimonio dell’Umanità” on June 7. The Ministry of Culture and Fondazione Arena di Verona will present the concert, in collaboration with Rai Cultura. It will celebrate the recognition of opera as a vital contribution to cultural heritage. Riccardo Muti will conduct 154 orchestra musicians and over {…}

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Askonas Holt Announces New Leadership Additions

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Askonas Holt has announced additions to its leadership team. The company revealed that Financial Controller Susana Tierney will also take on the role of Company Secretary to her responsibilities, and Emma Beecham and Sorcha Coller were promoted to Associate Director. The news comes after the announcement of a new office for Askonas Holt in Berlin headed by Alexander Hollensteiner. Tierney {…}

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Chicago Symphony Orchestra Names Klaus Mäkelä New Music Director

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The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has announced that Klaus Mäkelä will be the new Music Director. Mäkelä will take over the post at the start of 2027-28 season succeeding Riccardo Muti and will be the CSO’s 11th Music Director in its 133-year history. With his new contract, he will conduct the Chicago orchestra for a minimum of 14 weeks per season {…}

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Marion Cotillard, Jonas Kaufmann, Diana Damrau, Sonya Yoncheva, Juan Diego Flórez & Sabine Devieilhe Lead Philharmonie de Paris’ 2024-25 Season

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The Philharmonie de Paris has announced its 2024-25 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Orchestre de Paris Klaus Mäkelä conducts music by Beethoven, Peteris Vasks, and Tchaikovsky. Lisa Batiashvili is the soloist. Performance Date: Sept. 11, 2024 Stanislav Kochanovsky conducts a program of music by Tchaikovsky, Ravel, and Alexandre Tcherepnine. Golda Schultz stars. Performance Date: Oct. 9, {…}