Festival Verdi 2026 Review: Alzira

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(Photo: Roberto Ricci – Festival Verdi) A Colonial Tragedy Diminished by Melodrama Giuseppe Verdi’s “Alzira,” premiered in Naples in 1845, has enjoyed a curious afterlife. The composer’s own alleged verdict, “questa è proprio brutta” (“this is really ugly”), has become almost more famous than the opera itself. His eighth stage work, and one of the least performed in his catalogue, {…}

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Luca Salsi, Francesco Meli, Gilda Fiume, Ana Maria Labin, & Paolo Bordogna Lead Teatro Filarmonico’s 2027 Season

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Verona’s Teatro Filarmonico has announced its 2027 season. Opera Giorgio Strehler’s production of Mozart’s “Die Entführung aus dem Serail” will be conducted by Enrico Onofri and will star Henning Mosselman, Ana Maria Labin, Marco Ciaponi, Eleonora Bellocci, Enrico Casari, and Peter Rose. Performance Dates: Jan. 17-24, 2027 Verdi’s “Alzira” will be directed by Manuel Renga and conducted by Renato Palumbo. The cast includes Mariano Buccino, {…}

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Marta Torbidoni Leads Festival Verdi’s ‘Alzira’

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The Festival Verdi is set to present Verdi’s “Alzira.” The new production by Manuel Renga will be conducted by James Conlon, and performed in a critical edition edited by Stefano Castelvecchi and Jonathan Cheskin. The opera will star Marta Torbidoni in the title role, Antonio Poli, Federico Bonghi, Daniel Luis de Vicente, Alessio Cacciamani, Agostino Suibacchi, Erica Cortese, and Long {…}

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Santiago Ballerini Joins Aart Music for Management

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(Credit: Lucas Sanchez) Santiago Ballerini has joined the roster of Aart Music. In a statement the tenor said, “Feeling grateful with my new team and family: Alessandro Tumscitz and Adalberto Ruggeri, who will be representing me in this new stage. I would also like to express my deepest gratitude to Aleix Palau for three remarkable years of collaboration, trust, and {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Ludovic Tézier, Marina Rebeka, Elīna Garanča, Jessica Pratt, Luca Salsi, Aleksandra Kurzak & Francesco Meli Lead Maggio Musicale Fiorentino’s 2027 Season

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The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has announced its 2027 season. Opera Kristina Mkhitarian star in Verdi’s “La Traviata” with Anthony Ciaramitaro, Luca Salsi, and Min Kim. Performance Dates: Jan. 15-22, 2027 Baldassarre Galuppi’s “Il mondo alla roversa o sia le donne che comandano” will star finalists of the International Pietro Antonio Cesti Baroque Singing Competition in Innsbruck. Chiara Cattani conducts the {…}

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Ermonela Jaho to Retire ‘La Traviata’ at Teatro dell’Opera di Roma

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Ermonela Jaho has announced that she is retiring the role of Violetta in “La Traviata.” The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma announced that after having performed the role 300 times around the world at the Royal Opera House, Metropolitan Opera, Opéra national de Paris, Arena di Verona, and the Teatro Real, among others, Jaho will sing three final performances on June {…}

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Brian Jagde, Thomas Hampson, Renée Fleming, Luca Salsi, Francisco Meli, Juan Diego Flórez, Adela Zaharia, Eleonora Buratto, Anastasia Bartoli & Diana Damrau Lead Teatro alla Scala’s 2026-27 Season

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The Teatro alla Scala has announced its 2026-27 season. Opera Myung–Whun Chung conducts Verdi’s “Otello” for opening night in a production by Damiano Michieletto. The cast will include Brian Jagde, Luca Salsi, and Eleonora Buratto accompanied by Juan Francisco Gatell and Szilvia Vörös. A second cast will star Arsen Soghomonyan, Roberto Frontali and Roberta Mantegna. Performance Dates: Dec. 7, 2026-Jan. 5, 2027 Bizet’s {…}

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Lise Davidsen, Angel Blue, Lisette Oropesa, Cecilia Bartoli, Charles Castronovo, David Butt Philip, Eleonora Buratto, Thomas Hampson & Camilla Nylund Lead Palau de les Arts’ 2026-27 Season

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The Palau de les Arts has announced its 2026-27 season. Opera “Estètica i massacre” will star Maria Patak, Carlos Varela, Pablo Meléndez, Álvaro Rodríguez, Claudia López, and Jorge Bosch. Carles Prat conducts the production by Oriol Pla. Performance Dates: Sept. 17 & 18, 2026 Vasilisa Berzhanskaya stars in Bizet’s “Carmen” with Charles Castronovo, Ruth Iniesta, and Davide Luciano. Michele Spotti conducts {…}

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Teatro Filarmonico 2025 Review: Ernani

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(Credit @Ennevi/Verona Arena Foundation) “Ernani” (1844), Verdi’s fifth opera, is possibly the finest of his early period. More than any of his preceding works, it marks a drastic change from bel canto operas of the time in two respects. Firstly, the libretto, until then of secondary importance, was pivotal, as bel canto was mostly about beautiful voices, especially the soprano’s. {…}

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Festival Verdi 2026 Review: Alzira

Luca Salsi, Francesco Meli, Gilda Fiume, Ana Maria Labin, & Paolo Bordogna Lead Teatro Filarmonico’s 2027 Season

Marta Torbidoni Leads Festival Verdi’s ‘Alzira’

Santiago Ballerini Joins Aart Music for Management

Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Ludovic Tézier, Marina Rebeka, Elīna Garanča, Jessica Pratt, Luca Salsi, Aleksandra Kurzak & Francesco Meli Lead Maggio Musicale Fiorentino’s 2027 Season

Ermonela Jaho to Retire ‘La Traviata’ at Teatro dell’Opera di Roma

Brian Jagde, Thomas Hampson, Renée Fleming, Luca Salsi, Francisco Meli, Juan Diego Flórez, Adela Zaharia, Eleonora Buratto, Anastasia Bartoli & Diana Damrau Lead Teatro alla Scala’s 2026-27 Season

Lise Davidsen, Angel Blue, Lisette Oropesa, Cecilia Bartoli, Charles Castronovo, David Butt Philip, Eleonora Buratto, Thomas Hampson & Camilla Nylund Lead Palau de les Arts’ 2026-27 Season

Teatro Filarmonico 2025 Review: Ernani