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Q & A: Alvise Casellati on Leading Teatro Massimo di Palermo & Opera’s Social Power

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Alvise Casellati was born in Padua, Italy, to a Venetian musical family with important ties to the top classical music composers of the 19th and 20th centuries, including Rossini, Wagner, and Boito, among others. He is the founder and Music Director of Opera Italiana is in the Air (OIA), created in 2017 to bring opera concerts with with superstar singers {…}
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Leah Hawkins & Murat Karahan to Headline Opera Italiana is in the Air’s Central Park Concert

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Opera Italiana is in the Air heads to New York City for “Opera Unbound: A Sunset Serenade.” The showcase, set for Sept. 24, 2025 at Central Park, will feature soprano Leah Hawkins and tenor Murat Karahan under the baton of Alvise Casellati, who will lead an ensemble of musicians from the Met Opera, New York Philharmonic, Juilliard, and Manhattan School {…}
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Opera Italiana is in the Air Cancels Outdoor Performance, Opts for Streaming Event

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Opera Italiana is in the Air has canceled its previously programmed performance for Sunday, June 16, 2025. The showcase, which was set to take place at the Lincoln Memorial, will no longer take place due to weather conditions and extensive road closures in the area. Instead, the event will be live streamed from 6:30- 8 p.m. local time. The performance {…}
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Leah Hawkins & Murat Karahan Headline Opera Italiana is in the Air’s 2025 Showcase at Lincoln Memorial

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Opera Italiana is in the Air will present “Opera Unbound: a Sunset Serenade at Lincoln Memorial” on June 15, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. local time. Alvise Casellati will lead the Opera Italiana Orchestra, composed of members of the Washington National Opera. Soloists include soprano Leah Hawkins and tenor Murat Karahan. In the past, the organization has featured its performances at {…}
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Latonia Moore & Kang Wang Headline Opera Italiana is in the Air 2024 Central Park Concert

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(Credit: Opera Italiana is in the Air) Opera Italiana is in the Air and Founder and Music Director Alvise Casellati is set to host an outdoor concert at the Naumberg Bandshell in New York City’s Central Park on Sept. 24, 2024. The special event is offered for free to the public with no tickets required. The program for the evening will begin {…}
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Ewa Plonka, Antonio Poli, & Anthony D. Anderson to Perform at the Lincoln Memorial

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(Photo credit: Philipp Rohner & Kyrre Kristoffersen) Italian conductor Alvise Casellati will lead the annual Opera Italiana is in the Air concert at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. For the third year, professional opera singers and a full orchestra will perform under the baton of Casellati at the Nation’s capital. This year, featured performers in “Opera’s Unexpected Moment” include soprano {…}
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Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Maria José Siri, Pretty Yende, Vittorio Grigòlo & Aigul Akhmetshina Lead Arena di Verona’s 2024 Season

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The Arena di Verona has announced its 2024 season which will be dedicated to Puccini. The season will open with Puccini’s “Turandot” in Franco Zeffirelli’s production. Ekaterina Semenchuk, Yeajin Jeon, Anna Pirozzi, and Olga Maslova sing the title role alongside Piero Giuliacci, Yusif Eyvazov, Angelo Villari, Gregory Kunde, Riccardo Fassi, Mariangela Sicilia, Maria Agresta, and Daria Rybak. Michele Spotti conducts. Performance Dates: June 8-29, 2024 Verdi’s “Aida“ will be {…}
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Mariangela Sicilia, Luciano Ganci & Mojca Erdmann Lead Teatro Filarmonico’s 2024 Season

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Verona’s Teatro Filarmonico has announced its 2024 season. Opera Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” will be conducted by Gianna Fratta and directed by Ivan Stefanutti. The opera will star Alexander Vinogradov, Matteo Mezzaro, Anna Siminska, Gilda Fiume, Giulia Bolcato, Michele Patti, and Matteo Macchioni. Performance Dates: Jan. 21-Jan. 28, 2024 Puccini’s “La Rondine” will be conducted by Alvise Casellati and directed by {…}
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Michael Fabiano, George Andguladze, & Lydia Grindatto Star in Opera Italiana is in the Air’s Free Concert

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Photo credit: Jiyang Chen & Opera Romana Craiova Italian conductor Alvise Casellati leads the Opera Italiana is in the Air tour in a free concert starring tenor Michael Fabiano, baritone George Andguladze, and soprano Lydia Grindatto at the Lincoln Memorial on Sept. 21 at 5:30 pm. The outdoor concert titled “Peace on Earth: The Art of Nature” features Fabiano’s rendition {…}

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