Teatro alla Scala Announces Cast Change for ‘I Vespri Siciliani

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The Teatro alla Scala has announced a cast change for its final performance of “I Vespri Siciliani” on Feb. 21. The company said that Marina Rebeka will sing in the final performance replacing Angela Meade who is ill. Meade also took to social media and said, “it is with a heavy heart that I must announce that I have had {…}

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Ángeles Blancas Joins GoDirect for Management

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Soprano Ángeles Blancas has joined GoDirect for General Management in Europe and the United States. Blancas has performed at the Teatro de la Maestranza de Sevilla, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Opernhaus Zürich, Gran Teatre del Liceu, Teatro Real, La Monnaie, Washington Opera, Carnegie Hall, Teatro La Fenice, and Teatro Massimo di Palermo. Her repertoire includes the works of Brahms, {…}

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Festival dell Valle d’Itria Announces 2023 Season

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The 49th Festival della Valle d’Itria has announced its 2023 season. Palazzo Ducale Rossini’s “Il turco in Italia” will be performed in a production by Silvia Paoli and conducted by Michele Spotti. Performance Dates: July 18, 31 & August 4, 6, 2023 Carlo Lombardo and Virgilio Ranzato’s “Il paese dei campanelli” will be conducted by Fabio Luisi and directed by {…}

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Philadelphia Orchestra Announces 2023-24 Season

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The Philadelphia Orchestra has announced its 2023-24 season. For the purposes of this article, we will focus on vocal performances. Nicholas McGegan conducts Händel’s “Messiah.” Performance Date: Dec. 21, 2023 Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Gil Shaham in the Bates Violin Concerto. The concert also includes Peña Laguna’s Oraison, for chorus and orchestra and Brahms’ A German Requiem. Performance Dates: Jan. 26-28, 2023 {…}

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Teatro alla Scala Launches New Streaming Platform

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The Teatro alla Scala has announced LaScala.tv. The new streaming platform will launch on Feb. 14 with a performance of “I Vespri Siciliani” conducted by Fabio Luisi and directed by Hugo de Ana. The performance will star Marina Rebeka, Piero Pretti, Luca Michieletti, and Dmitry Beloselskiy. LaScala.tv will be a new platform where audiences will be able to see performances {…}

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Piero Pretti Headlines Teatro alla Scala’s ‘I Vespri Siciliani’

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The Teatro alla Scala is set to present a new production of Verdi’s Risorgimento work, “I Vespri Siciliani.” The work, which has not been performed at the famed theater since 1989-90 season season, will star Luca Micheletti, Roman Burdenko, Adriano Gramigni, Piero Pretti, Dmitry Beloselskiy, Marina Rebeka, and Angela Meade. In a statement Pretti said, “This is a stirring, complex, {…}

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Festival della Valle D’Itria Announces Conductor Change

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The Festival della Valle D’Itria in Martina Franca has announced a conductor change for “Beatrice di Tenda” The company noted that Fabio Luisi has tested positive for COVID-19 and will therefore not be able to conduct the Bellini work. As a result, Michele Spotti will conduct the opera on July 23 and 25, 2022 at the Palazzo Ducale. Spotti is {…}

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Marina Rebeka, Carmela Remigio, Francesco Meli & Maria Josè Siri Lead Teatro Carlo Felice’s 2022-23 Season

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The Teatro Carlo Felice has announced its 2022-23 Season. Opera Berlioz’s “Béatrice et Bénedict” is set to star Julien Behr, Giorgio Misseri, Benedetta Torre, Francesca Benitez, Cecilia Molinari, and Sofia Koberidze. Donato Renzetti conducts the production by Damiano Michieletto. Performance Dates: Oct. 28-Nov. 6, 2022 Rossini’s “La Cenerentola” is set to star Filippo Maria Romano, Giovanni Romeo, Hongni Wu, Laura Verrecchia, {…}

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Jessica Pratt, Nicky Spence & Gun-Brit Barkmin Lead Rai Orchestra’s 2022-23 Season

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The Rai Orchestra in Torino has announced its 2022-23 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances set for the season. Fabio Luisi conducts Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 with soloists Valentina Farcas and Wiebke Lehmkuhl. Performance Date: Oct. 19 & 20, 2022 Fabio Luisi conducts soloists Uliana Alexyuk Valetina Stadler, Nicky Spence, and Tomas Tomasson in Beethoven’s Symphony No. {…}

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Teatro alla Scala Announces Cast Change for ‘I Vespri Siciliani

Ángeles Blancas Joins GoDirect for Management

Festival dell Valle d’Itria Announces 2023 Season

Philadelphia Orchestra Announces 2023-24 Season

Teatro alla Scala Launches New Streaming Platform

Piero Pretti Headlines Teatro alla Scala’s ‘I Vespri Siciliani’

Festival della Valle D’Itria Announces Conductor Change

Marina Rebeka, Carmela Remigio, Francesco Meli & Maria Josè Siri Lead Teatro Carlo Felice’s 2022-23 Season

Jessica Pratt, Nicky Spence & Gun-Brit Barkmin Lead Rai Orchestra’s 2022-23 Season