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Donizetti Opera Festival Announces 2022 Operas

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The Donizetti Opera Festival has announced the three titles for the 2022 edition. The festival, which is set to take place in November and December, will present a new critical edition of  “La favorite,” by Rebecca Harris Warrick from Ricordi. Music Director Riccardo Frizza will direct the operatic masterpiece. The second title for the season will be “L’aio nell’imbarazzo” in {…}
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Donizetti Opera Festival 2021 Review: Medea in Corinto

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Giovanni Simone Mayr was the maestro di Cappella de Santa Maria Maggiore in Bergamo, and a prolific opera composer during the first half of the 19th century. He composed “Medea in Corinto” for Naples in 1813 and premiered a second version in Bergamo in 1821 with Felice Romani rewriting the libretto—Romani being one of the primary librettists of the bel {…}
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Donizetti Opera Festival 2021 Review: La Fille du Regiment

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On Nov. 21, the Donizetti Opera Festival opened a production of “La Fille du Regiment” in a co-production with the Teatro Nacional de Cuba. The result was a colorful show with an incredible cast taking on a new critical edition of the score. The audience approved. A Colorful Production The stage director Luis Ernesto Doñas set the opera in Cuba {…}
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Donizetti Opera Festival 2021 Review: C’erano una volta due bergamaschi…

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The Donizetti Opera Festival opened with its newly created show, “C’erano una volta due bergamaschi…” The show was headlined by international opera star Alex Exposito and showcased parallels between his career and Donizetti’s. Overall it was a presentation full of stagecraft. When you look at Esposito and Donizetti’s careers, both were born in Bergamo, had bass voices, started their careers {…}
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Riccardo Frizza to Lead Authentic Rendition of ‘L’Elisir d’Amore’ at Donizetti Opera Festival

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(Credit: Gianfranco Rota) On Nov. 19, 2021, the Donizetti Opera Festival is set to present a new production of “L’elisir d’amore.” Music Director Riccardo Frizza will lead the production, conducting the Orchestra “Gli Originali,” established three years ago at the festival with the aim of offering Donizetti’s music with a formation and on instruments dating back to his time. The {…}
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Donizetti Opera Festival to Stream All Three Productions from 2021 Festival

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The Donizetti Opera Festival has announced that it will stream all three of its operatic productions from the 2021 season. The festival announced that the second week of the festival, audiences from around the world will be able to experience its productions through Donizetti OperaTube, a video channel that was created last year as Donizetti webTV. Subscribers will be able {…}
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Donizetti Opera Festival Confirms 2021 Edition

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The Donizetti Opera Festival has confirmed its seventh edition. The festival, organized by the Donizetti Theatre Foundation chaired by Giorgio Berta, with general director Massimo Boffelli, artistic director Francesco Micheli, and musical director Riccardo Frizza, will take place in Bergamo “The City of Gaetano Donizetti” from Nov. 18 to Dec. 5, 2021. In a statement, the Mayor of Bergamo Giorgio {…}
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From Historical Documents to Strange Production Choices: An Analysis of the 2020 Donizetti Opera Festival

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The Donizetti Festival has become one of the most anticipated festivals of the year. It is a chance for audiences to discover unknown works from the bel canto master and experience the city where the great composer was born. There are operas, concerts, and family events. The city itself welcomes tourists from around the world and puts signs all over {…}

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