Obituary: Bass-Baritone Luciano Di Pasquale Dies at 57

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Bass-baritone Luciano Di Pasquale has died at the age of 57. According to reports out of Italy, Di Pasquale died due to a heart condition. Born in Teramo, Italy, Di Pasquale went on to study with mezzo-soprano Marina Gentile and received a diploma with the highest marks at the Conservatory of Rodi Garganico. He later studied with Elio Battaglia and {…}

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María José Siri, Gregory Kunde, José Cura & Ekaterina Bakanova Headline Rai5 Broadcasts for Next Week

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(Credits: Maria José Siri official website / Chris Gloag / Zoe Cura / Georg List) Italian television channel Rai5 has announced broadcasts for the week of Feb. 14 – Feb. 20, 2021. The opera broadcasts will be dedicated to composer Giacomo Puccini. The stream on Feb. 14 will be dedicated to late soprano Mirella Freni. OPERAS The broadcast of Niccolò {…}

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Ambrogio Maestri, Ildar Abdrazakov, Saioa Hernández, Gregory Kunde Headline Rai5 Broadcasts for Next Week

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(Credits: Opera Australia / Dario Acosta / © Sergey Misenko / Lourdes Balduque / Chris Gloag) Italian television channel Rai5 has announced broadcasts for the week of Jan. 25 – Jan. 29, 2021. The broadcasts will be dedicated to opera stagings by Davide Livermore. First up will be a production of Rossini’s “Il barbiere di Siviglia” with Chiara Amarù, Edgardo {…}

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Obituary: Bulgarian Tenor Kamen Tchanev Dies of COVID-19

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Tenor Kamen Tchanev has died at the age of 56. The Bulgarian tenor died from COVID-19 at the age of 56 on Nov. 26, 2020. His death came three weeks after performing the title role of “Otello.” The tenor was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Stara Zagora and there had been an appeal for blood plasma for him. Tchanev was {…}

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Elina Garanča, Ailyn Pérez & Lawrence Brownlee Headline Teatro San Carlo di Napoli’s 2020-21 Season

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(Credit: Chris Singer/ Paul Schirnhofer/DG/ Shervin Lainez) The Teatro San Carlo di Napoli has announced its 2020-21 season which will be the first under superintendent Stéphane Lissner. Opera The season opens with Puccini’s “La Bohème” in a new production by Emma Dante. Selene Zanetti stars as Mimì with Damiana Mizzi as Musetta, Stephen Costello in his house debut as Rodolfo, {…}

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Jessica Pratt & Andreas Schager Lead Teatro dell’Opera di Roma’s 3rd & 4th Week of Streaming

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The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma has announced the third and fourth week of streaming after a successful first two weeks. Week three will begin with Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde” from the 2016-17 season. The production by Pierre Audi was conducted by Daniele Gatti and starred Andreas Schager and Rachel Nicholls. Streaming Date: March 31, 2020 The ballet “Carmen” from Jiří {…}

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Teatro dell’Opera di Roma to Launch Daily Streaming

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The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma is launching a digital streaming service on its website operaroma.it with the initiative “La Musica non ferma.” The service will include performances from the last few years. It all starts with Puccini’s “Tosca” on March 18. The cast includes Oksana Dyka, Stefano La Colla, and Roberto Frontali. Donato Renzetti conducts. The work will also be {…}

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Teatro Regio di Torino To Show Daily Streams via Online Service

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The Teatro Regio di Torino will live stream operas daily. The company announced that it will present new streams every day at 6 p.m. local time to allow fans to continue getting a consistent dose of opera. The company will showcase dress rehearsals of prestigious productions of the current Season and past seasons, which will be available, act by act, {…}

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Guido Cantelli International Conducting Competition to Make Comeback in 2020

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After a 40-year absence, the “Guido Cantelli” International Conducting Competition is making a major return in 2020. The 11th edition of the competition is set to celebrate the 100th birthday of the famed conductor who was born in Novara on April 27, 1920. The competition, which is set to kick off its application process between March 1 and April 30, {…}

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Obituary: Bass-Baritone Luciano Di Pasquale Dies at 57

María José Siri, Gregory Kunde, José Cura & Ekaterina Bakanova Headline Rai5 Broadcasts for Next Week

Ambrogio Maestri, Ildar Abdrazakov, Saioa Hernández, Gregory Kunde Headline Rai5 Broadcasts for Next Week

Obituary: Bulgarian Tenor Kamen Tchanev Dies of COVID-19

Elina Garanča, Ailyn Pérez & Lawrence Brownlee Headline Teatro San Carlo di Napoli’s 2020-21 Season

Jessica Pratt & Andreas Schager Lead Teatro dell’Opera di Roma’s 3rd & 4th Week of Streaming

Teatro dell’Opera di Roma to Launch Daily Streaming

Teatro Regio di Torino To Show Daily Streams via Online Service

Guido Cantelli International Conducting Competition to Make Comeback in 2020