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Vittoria Yeo Leads Teatro dell’Opera di Roma’s ‘La Bohème’

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(Credit: Francesco Squeglia-Teatro dell’Opera di Roma) The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma will continue its summer season at the Circo Massimo with Puccini’s “La Bohème.” On July 30, the company will open Puccini famed work with Jordi Bernàcer conducting a production by Davide Livermore. The opera is set to star Vittoria Yeo as Mimì, Piero Pretti as Rodolfo, Luca Micheletti and {…}

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Ailyn Pérez, Leo Nucci, Jessica Pratt, Lise Davidsen, Thomas Hampson Headline Maggio Musicale Fiorentino’s 2021-22 Season

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The Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has announced its 2021-22 season which will include nine operas. First up will be Sven-Eric Bechtolf’s production of “Così fan tutte,” which will be conducted by Zubin Mehta. The opera will star Valentina Nafornita, Vasilisa Berzhanskaya, Matthew Swensen, Mattia Olivieri, Benedetta Torre, and Thomas Hampson. Performance Dates: August 30– Sept. 4, 2021 Next up {…}

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Xabier Anduaga, Emily D’Angelo & María Bayo Lead Fundación Baluarte’s 2021-22 Season

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Fundación Baluarte and Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra in Spain have announced their 2021-22 season featuring concerts, operas, and chamber music. For the purposes of this article, we will only focus on operatic performances. Opera  Andrea Jiménez leads a concert performance of Arrieta’s “Marina” with José Luis Sola, Borja Quiza, and Pablo Ruiz. The Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra and Coro Lírico AGAO {…}

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Joyce DiDonato, Jonas Kaufmann, Diana Damrau, Lise Davidsen & Sonya Yoncheva Lead Palau de la Música Catalana’s 2021-22 Season

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The Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona has announced a star-studded 2021-22 season with some of the world’s greatest orchestras, soloists, and choruses. Here is a look at the vocal and choral performances. The Cor Lieder Càmera and Josep Vila i Casañasperformworksby Bach, Brahms, Duruflé, Gasull, Morera, Ollé, Vila i Casañas, and Vaughan-Williams. Performance Date: Sept. 19, 2021 Joyce {…}

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Corinne Winters, Saimir Pirgu & Roberta Mantegna Lead Teatro dell’Opera di Roma’s 2021 Summer Season

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The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma has announced its summer festival, which will return to the Circo Massimo from June 15 to August 6, 2021. The first opera the season will be a new production of Verdi’s “Il Trovatore“ with Daniele Gatti conducting and Lorenzo Mariani directing. The cast will include Fabio Sartori and Piero Pretti in the role of Manrico, Roberta {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Javier Camarena, Sonya Yoncheva & Sondra Radvanovsky Highlight Gran Teatre del Liceu’s 2021-22 Season

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The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced its 2021-22 season featuring new productions, concerts, and a special 175th-anniversary gala. Here is a look at the new season. Opera The first opera of the season is set to be Strauss’ “Ariadne auf Naxos” starring Iréne Theorin and Johanni van Oostrum sharing the title role. They will be accompanied by Samantha Hankey, {…}

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Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía Announces Cast Change for ‘Falstaff’

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(Credit: © Davide Cerati) Conductor Daniele Rustioni will take over the musical direction of Verdi’s “Falstaff” at Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía in Valencia replacing conductor James Gaffigan. In a statement, the Spanish company noted that Gaffigan was unable to conduct the run due to scheduling issues. The opera was originally scheduled for January 2021 but was postponed due {…}

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Palau de les Arts Announces Changes to 2020-21 Season

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The Palau de Les Arts in Valencia, Spain has announced changes to its 2020-21 season due to COVID-19. The company revealed that Daniele Gatti’s debut performance of the Verdi Requiem will be postponed until July 1 and the upcoming “Tristan und Isolde” will be replaced by “Falstaff.” The company announced that the changes were due to the large amount of {…}

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Palau de Les Arts Cancels ‘Falstaff’ Due to COVID-19 Cases in Production Team

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Credit: https://www.visitvalencia.com/ The Palau de Les Arts Reina Sofía has announced the cancellation of its whole run of Verdi’s “Falstaff” due to COVID-19 cases in the production team. The opera was scheduled to take place between Jan. 21 and Jan. 31, 2021. The opera house has stated that the detection of positive cases has been possible due to the extensive {…}