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Teatro Nuovo 2023 Review: Crispino e la Comare

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Photo credit: Steve Pisano Teatro Nuovo is an opera company solely dedicated to the discovery and rediscovery of Italian music specifically from the Bel Canto period. In fact, they are the only opera company in the world dedicated to doing this right now. And, they are doing it exceedingly well.  The Naples brothers Federico and Luigi Ricci’s “Crispino e la {…}

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Teatro Regio di Parma Announces Change to 2023 Program

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The Teatro Regio di Parma has announced that the performances of Stravinsky’s “Les Noces” will no longer be performed in a double bill with “I Pagliacci.” As a result, Leoncavallo’s “I Pagliacci” will be the sole work on performances held on May 5, 7, 12, and 14, 2023. The opera will be shown in Franco Zeffirelli’s production with a cast that {…}

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RegioYoung to Open with ‘Cartoons! Un Concerto da Brividi’

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The RegioYoung’s 2022-2023 is set to open with “Cartoons! Un Concerto da Brividi.” The production will be staged at the Ridotto of the Teatro Regio di Parma on Oct. 29 and will be dedicated to the children, schools, and families. The work is produced by Parma Frontiere and will showcase famous soundtracks from animated films arranged in a jazz key, {…}

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Sonya Yoncheva, Javier Camarena, Major European Opera Stars Come To Plácido Domingo’s Defense

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Editor’s Note: This piece has been edited as statements have come out regarding the situation.  Following accusations of sexual harassment, numerous opera personalities have come in defense of Plácido Domingo. In the wake of accusations by nine women, opera stars have taken to Twitter, Instagram, and news outlets to defend their colleague. Among them is Bulgarian superstar soprano Sonya Yoncheva {…}