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Conductor Francesco Lanzillotta Suffers Road Accident; Cancels Rossini Opera Festival Performances

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The Rossini Opera Festival has announced that Maestro Francesco Lanzillotta has suffered a road accident. The company said that as a result the conductor was forced to cancel the August 16th performance of “Adelaide di Borgogna” as well as the performance set for August 22. As a result, Maestro Enrico Lombardi, his assistant, took over the August 16 performance and {…}
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Q & A: Francesco Lanzillotta on Rossini, Musical Styles & His Future

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Italian conductor Francesco Lanzillotta is considered one of today’s most “interesting conductors” having performed a vast repertoire that ranges from Mozart to contemporary music. He has been the Music Director in Varna, and is currently the Music Director of the Macerata Opera Festival in Italy. As he continues to expand his repertoire, he is also becoming one of the most {…}
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Luca Salsi, Brian Jagde, Francesco Meli, Annalisa Stroppa, Rosa Feola, & Gregory Kunde Lead Teatro La Fenice’s 2025-26 Season

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The Teatro La Fenice has announced its 2025-26 season. Opera  The season opens with Mozart’s “La Clemenza di Tito” with Ivor Bolton conducting a new production by Paul Curran. The cast includes Daniel Behle, Cecilia Molinari, Nicolò Balducci, and Francesca Aspromonte. Performance Dates: Nov. 20-30, 2025 Luca Micheletti directs Verdi’s “Simon Boccanegra” with Renato Palumbo conducting. Luca Salsi, Francesco Meli, {…}
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Francesco Meli, Luca Salsi & Maria Novella Malfatti Lead Teatro di Piacenza’s Verdi Trilogy

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The Teatro di Piacenza has announced that the Verdi Trilogy will conclude the 2024-25 season. The company announced that all three operas will be directed by Roberto Catalano and will be conducted by Francesco Lanzillotta. The three works will also star the same cast. The trilogy opens with “Rigoletto” starring Francesco Meli, Luca Salsi, Ernesto Petti, Maria Novella Malfatti, Adolfo Corrado, {…}
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Marina Rebeka, Lidia Fridman, Luciano Ganci & Francesco Meli Lead Festival Verdi’s 2024 Season

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The Festival Verdi has announced its 2024 season. The festival will take place in Parma and Busseto from Sept. 21 and Oct. 21, 2024. Opera The season opens with the Verdi Street Parade at the Parma, Centro storico and Oltretorrente. Performance Date: Sept. 21, 2024 Verdi’s “Macbeth“ will be presented at the Teatro Regio di Parma in its French version {…}
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Carmen Giannattasio, Vittorio Grigolo, Ambrogio Maestri, Carlo Lepore Headline Royal Opera House Muscat’s 2025-26 Season

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The Royal Opera House Muscat has unveiled its 2025-26 season. Here are the operas and classical vocal performances on offer. The season opens with the world premiere of Hisham Gabr and Nader Salah El Din’s “Sinbad: The Omani Sailor.” Co-produced with Müpa Budapest, the opera features singers, soloists, and choirs from across the Arab World. Joining them is the Hungarian {…}
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Asmik Grigorian, Thomas Hampson, Nadine Sierra & Sondra Radvanovsky Lead Christmas Night Opera Gala

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Wintour Group International is set to present a Christmas Night Opera gala at Carnegie Hall on Dec. 27, 2025. The concert will feature such stars Sondra Radvanovsky, Thomas Hampson, Asmik Grigorian, Nadine Sierra, Brian Jagde, and Anita Monserrat. Francesco Lanzillotta will conduct the American Symphony Orchestra in a program that features a carefully curated selection of operatic masterpieces and works {…}
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Teatro Lirico di Cagliari Announces 2025-26 Season

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The Teatro Lirico di Cagliari has announced its 2025-26 season. Opera The season opens with Verdi’s “Otello” with Francesco Lanzillotta conducting a new production by Roberto Catalano. Performance Dates: Dec. 10-16, 2025 The second opera of the season will be Donizetti’s “Lucrezia Borgia” in a new production by Andrea Bernard. Leonard Sini conducts the bel canto masterwork. Performance Dates: Jan. {…}
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Cast Change: Lidia Fridman to Debut at Staatsoper Berlin in ‘Nabucco’

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(Credit: Natalia Mentugova) The Staatsoper Berlin has announced a cast change for “Nabucco.” The company said that Lidia Fridman will make her house debut, taking over the role of Abigaille in all performances, replacing Anastasia Bartoli, who was originally announced. Fridman has performed the role of Abigaille at the Teatro Dante Alighieri. She is well known for her Bel Canto {…}

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