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Juan Diego Flórez, Eleonora Buratto & Julie Fuchs Lead Rossini Opera Festival’s 2022 Season

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The Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro, Italy has announced its 43rd season which will take place between August 9 and 21, 2022 and will feature two new productions. The Festival will be inaugurated at the Vitrifrigo Arena with “Le Comte Ory” conducted by Diego Matheuz with the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai and the Chorus of the Teatro Ventidio Basso. {…}

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Juan Diego Flórez, Lisette Oropesa, Federica Lombardi, Étienne Dupuis & Kate Lindsey Lead Wiener Staatsoper’s Streaming Slate

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(Credit: Wiener Staatsoper official website) The Wiener Staatsoper has announced the slate of operas that it will be presenting on its streaming platform over the next week. First up is a performance of Donizetti’s “L’elisir d’amore” from 2016 which will showcase Valentina Naforniţă, Stephen Costello, Marco Caria, and Erwin Schrott. Marco Armiliato conducts a production by Otto Schenk. Streaming date: {…}

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Juan Diego Flórez Appointed Artistic Director of the Rossini Opera Festival

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The Rossini Opera Festival has appointed Juan Diego Flórez as its new artistic director, by recommendation of the Sovrintendente Ernesto Palacio. He will begin his tenure on Jan. 1, 2022. The artistic relationship between the two Peruvians singers began in 1994 and their collaboration with the Rossini Opera Festival began in 1996 when Flórez debuted the role of Corradino in {…}

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Angel Blue, Juan Diego Flórez, Elīna Garanča & Cecilia Bartoli Lead Lucerne Festival’s 2022 Season

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The Lucerne Festival in Switzerland has announced its 2022 season featuring a diverse program of works. Here is a look at the vocal performances that the Swiss festival will offer this summer. Riccardo Chailly conducts the Lucerne Festival Orchestra with Andrè Schuen. The program includes Mahler’s “Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen” and Symphony No. 1 in D major. Performance Dates: August {…}

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Juan Diego Flórez Replaces Stephen Costello in Wiener Staatsoper’s ‘Faust’

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(Credit: Gregor Hohenberg / Sony Music Entertainment) The Wiener Staatsoper has announced that tenor Juan Diego Flórez will replace Stephen Costello in the title role of Gounod’s “Faust” for the final performance on Nov. 11, 2021. Costello was previously replaced for the performance on Nov. 7, 2021, by tenor John Osborn. Juan Diego Flórez, who premiered the production during the {…}

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Les Grandes Voix / Les Grands Solistes To Showcase Juan Diego Flórez in Recital

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Les Grands Voix / Les Grands Solistes are set to present a recital starring tenor Juan Diego Flórez on Dec. 3, 2021. The showcase, which will also feature pianist Vincenzo Scalera, will include music by Schubert, Bellini, Rossini, Tosti, Donizetti, Verdi, and Puccini. Among the pieces performed will be arias from such operas as “Jerusalem,” “Le Villi,” “Il Duca d’Alba,” {…}

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Juan Diego Flórez & Étienne Dupuis Lead Wiener Staatsoper’s New ‘Il Barbiere di Siviglia’

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On Sept. 28, the Wiener Staatsoper is set to open a new production of Gioachino Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia.” The production, which will be performed until Oct. 14, will be led by Michele Mariotti, who will be making his Wiener Staatsoper debut. Mariotti was initially supposed to make his debut in 2020 conducting a revival of “Guillaume Tell” and {…}

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Juan Diego Flórez, Joyce DiDonato, Francesco Meli & Corinne Winters Lead Arte.TV’s 2021-22 Season

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Arte.TV has announced its 2021-22 season featuring a variety of productions from around the world. Here is a look. The season from the Opéra Comique de Paris with a production of Beethoven’s “Fidelio.” Raphaël Pichon conducts the new production by Cyril Teste which stars Siobhan Stagg, Michael Spyres, Mari Eriksmoen, and Albert Dohmen. Broadcast Date: Oct. 1, 2021 Catalani’s “Edmea” {…}

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Rossini Opera Festival Closes with Gala Honoring Juan Diego Flórez

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(Credit: Decca / Josef Gallauer) On August 22, the Rossini Opera Festival will present a gala honoring Juan Diego Flórez’s 25th anniversary at the ROF. The gala will see the attendance of the President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella, as an honored guest. Soloists will include Flórez, Eleonora Buratto, Marina Monzo, Marta Pluda, Manuel Amati, Giorgio Caoduro, Nicolo Donini, {…}