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This week the Rossini Opera Festival is set to open with one of the composer’s most beloved comedies, “Le Comte Ory.” In recent years the opera has had a renaissance being performed around the world and championed by some of the leading opera singers. The festival has lined up an all-star cast including Juan Diego Florez, who is one of {…}
https://operawire.com/rossini-opera-to-collaborate-with-rai-for-2022-season/
The Rossini Opera Festival is set to broadcast some of its productions on Rai. The festival will first broadcast a production of “Le Comte Ory” starring Juan Diego Flórez in the title role alongside Nahuel Di Pierro, Maria Kataeva, Andrzej Filończyk, Julie Fuchs, Monica Bacelli, and Anna-Doris Capitelli. The opening performance will be broadscast on Rai 3 radio on August {…}
https://operawire.com/the-kennedy-center-announces-20223-season-of-renee-flemings-voices-series/
The Kennedy Center has announced the 2022-23 season of Renée Fleming’s VOICES series. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be on classical music performers. First up will be Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Flórez who will appear at Eisenhower Tower. “In Juan Diego Flórez, we have one of the great bel canto tenors of our time,” Fleming noted {…}
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The Opernhaus Zürich has announced its 2022-23 season with 12 new productions and numerous revivals. Premieres Eric Cutler, Christof Fischesser, Tomasz Konieczny, Katie van Kooten, Patricia Bardon, and Camilla Nylund star in Wagner’s “Die Walküre.” The new production by Andreas Homoki will be conducted by Gianandrea Noseda. Performance Dates: Sept. 18-Oct. 29, 2022 Offenbach’s “Barkouf” will see Jérémie Rhorer conduct the {…}
https://operawire.com/maggio-musicale-fiorentino-postpones-romeo-et-juliette-performance/
The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has postponed a performance of Gounod’s “Roméo et Juliette.” The company announced that the performance on April 30 has been postponed to May 10, 2022. Ticket holders will be allowed to use their original tickets for the new date or change them for another date. If ticket holders are unable to attend any other date, they {…}
https://operawire.com/teatro-alla-scala-announces-concert-for-peace/
The Teatro alla Scala has announced a concert for peace. The performance will be held on April 4 with Riccardo Chailly conducting the orchestra and the theater Choir in Rossini’s Stabat Mater. The concert will be dedicated to the population affected by the conflict in Ukraine and will feature soloists Rosa Feola, Juan Diego Flórez, and Alex Esposito. With the {…}
https://operawire.com/bayerische-staatsoper-announces-cast-change-for-lucia-di-lammermoor/
The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced a cast change for its upcoming revival of “Lucia di Lammermoor.” The company noted that Juan Diego Flórez and Charles Castronovo will replace Xabier Anduaga, who is ill. Flórez will sing performances on March 12 and 16 while Castronovo will sing performances on March 19 and 24, 2022. Flórez has sung the role of Edgardo {…}
https://operawire.com/angel-blue-russell-thomas-rhiannon-giddens-renee-fleming-lead-la-operas-2022-23-season/
The LA Opera has announced its 2022-23 Season featuring six operatic productions including an LA premiere. The season opens with Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor” with Amanda Woodbury and Liv Redpath sharing the title role. They will be joined by Arturo Chacón-Cruz, Alexander Birch Elliott, and Eric Owens with Lina González-Granados conducting Simon Stone’s production. Performance Dates: Sept. 17-Oct. 9, 2022 Rhiannon {…}
https://operawire.com/jonas-kaufmann-anja-kampe-brigitte-geller-sandrine-piau-headline-gstaad-menuhin-festival-academy-2022/
The Gstaad Menuhin Festival & Academy has announced its sixth annual festival for 2022. The theme for this year is “Vienna – Beethoven Delayed 2022.” For the purposes of this article, our focus will be on the vocal and operatic performances. René Jacobs leads the Freiburger Barockorchester and the Rias Kammerchor Berlin in a performance of Beethoven’s “Missa solemnis.” The {…}
