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Baritone Franco Vassallo To Make His Rossini Opera Festival Debut

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Baritone Franco Vassallo will soon make his Rossini Opera Festival Debut at the prestigious GALA ROF XL. He will sing “Largo al factotum,” Figaro’s aria from Il Barbiere di Siviglia. A leading interpreter, he has sung the role at several of the world’s foremost opera houses, including the Metropolitan Opera, Teatro alla Scala, and Vienna State Opera. “That of Figaro has {…}

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Jennifer Rowley To Take On ‘Aida’ At Liceu Instead of Anna Pirozzi

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(Credit: Chris Singer) Anna Pirozzi has canceled her participation in “Aida” at the Gran Teatre del Liceu during the 2019-20 season. The soprano, who has been performing the role at the Arena di Verona, has noted that she will be retiring the role after the summer 2019 performances. Instead, Jennifer Rowley will be taking over the production as the titular {…}

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International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition 2019 Winners Announced

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The winners of the 38th International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition have been announced. The competition, founded by Hans Gabor of the Wiener Kammeroper, prides itself as being “THE ‘springboard’ for a career in opera,” according to its website. Previous participants and winners include such stars as Elina Garanča, Angela Gheorghiu, Angela Meade, Antonio Poli, Stuart Skelton, Rachel Willis-Sørensen, and {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Teatro Nuovo 2019 Review: Rossini Stabat Mater & Donizetti’s Symphony in E Minor

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Gioachino Rossini is deservedly well-known for many an opera, however, he is also well-known for being one of those rare composers who actually retired from opera. His most ambitious opera “Guillaume Tell,” written in 1829, was also his last. Consequently, he had the luxury of spending over three decades in retirement in Paris at the prime of his life. Nonetheless, {…}

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Carmen Giannattasio, Nino Machaidze & Jessica Pratt Headline Teatro Di San Carlo’s 2019-20’s Season

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The Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli has announced its 2019-20 season featuring an array of international stars and a number of concerts. Operas  The season opens with a production of Tchaikovsky’s “The Queen of Spades” in a production by Willy Decker. Juraj Valčuha conducts the production, which is set to star Misha Didyk and Oleg Dolgov as Herman, Tómas Tómasson {…}

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Russian Opera Workshop To Feature ‘Iolanta,’ ‘The Maid of Orleans’

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The Russian Opera Workshop has announced that it will present two works by Tchaikovsky for this summer’s edition. The company will showcase “Iolanta” on June 25, 26, and 27 followed by “The Maid of Orleans” on July 30, 31, and August 1.  The company previously presented ”The Maid of Orleans” in 2014; “Iolanta” got showcases in 2011 and 2015. Meanwhile, {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Riccardo Frizza On ‘Falstaff’ & The Donizetti Opera Festival

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Riccardo Frizza is one of today’s foremost Italian conductors specializing in the Italian repertoire. He has appeared at all the great opera houses in the world and has interpreted many of the great works by Verdi, Donizetti, Rossini, and Bellini. Recently, he was appointed the music director of the Donizetti Opera Festival and for his first assignment, he took on {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Roberto Alagna & Juan Diego Flórez Highlight Gran Teatre Del Liceu’s 2019-20 Season

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The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced its 2019-20 season with numerous new productions, revivals, rarely performed works and concerts by some of the biggest stars in the world. Franc Aleu makes his operatic debut directing a new production of Puccini’s “Turandot” with Irene Theorin in the title role alongside Jorge de Leon and Ermonela Jaho as Liù. Lise Linstrom {…}