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Wiener Staatsoper 2024-25 Review: Il Trovatore

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(Photo: Michael Poehn) “Il Trovatore” is one of Verdi’s most celebrated operas, forming part of his “popular trilogy” alongside “La Traviata” and “Rigoletto,” all composed in the mid-19th century. Among the three, it is the least innovative, with characters that lack psychological depth or introspection, often conforming to operatic stereotypes—the valiant tenor, the virtuous soprano, and the sinister baritone. A {…}
News, Season Announcement

Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko, Sondra Radvanovsky, Ludovic Tézier, Aigul Akhmetshina, Marina Rebeka, Pretty Yende, Anita Rachvelishvili & Elīna Garanča Lead Teatro San Carlo’s 2025-26 Season

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The Teatro San Carlo has announced its 2025-26 season. The season opens with Riccardo Frizza conducting Cherubini’s “Medea” in a production by Mario Martone. Sondra Radvanovsky stars in the title role alongside Francesco Meli, Giorgi Manoshvili, Désirée Giove, and Anita Rachvelishvili. Performance Dates: Dec. 3-16, 2025 Jessica Pratt, Maria Agresta, Désirée Giove, Francesco Demuro, and Mimmo Borrelli star in Ennio {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

The Top Five of the New Season at Teatro alla Scala

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(Photo: Ansa Matteo Corner) This Monday, the long-awaited press conference was held to unveil the Teatro alla Scala’s 2025–26 season. The lineup promises to shine with big names, new productions, and ambitious projects. That’s why we’re bringing you a Top five list of the unmissable highlights of the new season! Number 1: A Bold Opening As tradition dictates, the season {…}
News, Streaming

Wiener Staatsoper Announces Two Streams with Krassimira Stoyanova

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The Wiener Staatsoper has announced that it will stream “Il Trovatore” and “Der Rosenkavalier.” The company said that on May 30, it will showcase Verdi’s masterwork with a cast that includes Luca Salsi, Piotr Beczała, Krassimira Stoyanova, and Ekaterina Semenchuk. Marco Armiliato will conduct the production by Daniele Abbado. Then on June 17, the company will stream a performance of {…}
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Eleonora Buratto & Michele Pertusi Among 2025 Premio Illica Winners

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(Photo: Dario Acosta) The winners of the 2025 Premio Illica have been announced. The lifetime achievement award was given to Pier Luigi Pizzi, while Michele Pertusi was recognized with the Male award in Lyric singing. The Female award for Lyric singing was given to Eleonora Buratto. The award for journalism and music criticism was given to Angelo Foletto while Giovanni {…}
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Teatro Alla Scala to Open 2026-27 Season with ‘Otello’

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The Teatro alla Scala has announced that its 2026-27 season will open with Verdi’s “Otello.” The opera has been absent from the company’s repertoire since the 2004-05 season, when the work was presented in the 2001 Graham Vick production. It was later supposed to open the 2020-21 season with Jonas Kaufmann and Marina Rebeka, but that production never came to {…}
News, Streaming

Teatro Alla Scala & Rai to Broadcast Three Operas during 2025-26 Season

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Rai Cultura has announced that it will collaborate with the Teatro alla Scala to bring three performances to audiences from the 2025-26 season. The first performance of the season will be the opening performance of “Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk,” which will be conducted by Riccardo Chailly and directed by Vasily Barkhatov. The cast will include Alexander Roslavets, Sara Jakubiak, Najmiddin {…}
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Teatro dell’Opera di Roma Extends Francesco Giambrone’s Contract

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The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma has announced that Francesco Giambrone will extend his contract as Sovrintendente until 2030. The extension was decided by the Board of the Fondazione Teatro dell’Opera di Roma presided by Mayor and president of the board  Roberto Gualtieri. Giambrone was named sovrintendente of the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in 2021 and previously worked for the Teatro {…}
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Myung-Whun Chung Named New Music Director of Teatro alla Scala

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The Teatro alla Scala has announced that Myung-Whun Chung will be the company’s next Music Director. Chung will take over the role in 2027 with an initial contract of three years. He will succeed Riccardo Chailly. The decision was made during a board meeting, during which the company’s General Director, Fortunato Ortombina, proposed Chung as the new Music Director. Throughout {…}

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