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Salzburg Easter Festival’s ‘La Gioconda’ to Receive Radio Broadcast

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(Credit: Bernd Uhlig) The Salzburg Easter Festival will broadcast a recording of Ponchielli’s “La Gioconda” on Oe1. The recording from opening night on March 23, will be broadcast on April 6, 2024, at 7:30 pm. The recording will feature Anna Netrebko in the title role of La Gioconda, Jonas Kaufmann as Enzo Grimaldo, Tareq Nazmi as Alvise Badoero, Eve-Maud Hubeaux as {…}

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Chef Giancarlo Perbellini’s Restaurant Casa Perbellini 12 Apostoli Presents ‘Preludio: Casa Perbellini before the Arena’

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Giancarlo Perbellini, chef of the two-Michelin-starred restaurant Casa Perbellini 12 Apostoli presents “Preludio: Casa Perbellini before the Arena,” a menu specially designed for attendees of the 2024 Summer Season of the Verona Arena’s Lyric Festival. Dining takes place 6:45 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., Tuesday to Saturday, during the festival, which runs June 7 – Sept. (except for Aug. 15 – {…}

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Amartuvshin Enkhbat to Receive Premio Bastianini

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The Associazione Ettore Bastianini has announced Amartuvshin Enkhbat as the 2024 Premio Bastianini. The Mongolian baritone will be given the award at a ceremony on May 3, 2024 at the Piazza Scalette Rubiani 1 in Verona. The award is given every two years and has already seen such recipients as Simone Piazzola, Nicola Alaimo, Dmitry Hvorostovsky posthumously, and Luca Salsi. Enkhbat {…}

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Teatro San Carlo to Celebrate Anna Netrebko’s 30th Anniversary with ‘La Gioconda’

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(Credit: Olga Rubio Dalmau) The Teatro San Carlo will celebrate Anna Netrebko with an added performance of Ponchielli’s “La Gioconda.” The new performance will be held on April 7 and will celebrate Netrebko’s 30th anniversary of her stage debut. The performance will star the Russian soprano alongside Jonas Kaufmann, Eve-Maud Hubeaux, Alexander Köpeczi, Kseniia Nikolaieva, and Ludovic Tézier. Pinchas Steinberg {…}

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Sonya Yoncheva, Piotr Beczała, Angel Blue, Lise Davidsen & Freddie De Tommaso Lead Metropolitan Opera’s 2024-25 Season

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced its 2024-25 season. New Productions  Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Verdi’s “Aida” in a new production by Michael Mayer. Angel Blue, Judit Kutasi, Piotr Beczała, Quinn Kelsey, Dmitry Belosselskiy, and Morris Robbinson. Alexander Soddy conducts the second cast with Christina Nilsson, Elīna Garanča, Brian Jagde, Eri Owens, Michael Chioldi, Amartüvshin Enkhbatyn, Alexander Vinogradov, and Krzysztof Bączyk. John {…}

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Teatro alla Scala Announces Cast Change for ‘Simon Boccanegra’

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The Teatro alla Scala has announced a cast change for its production of “Simon Boccanegra” on Feb. 21 and 24, 2024. The company said that “due to illness, Anita Hartig has to withdraw from the performances of ‘Simon Boccanegra’ on 21 and 24 February. The Theater thanks Irina Lungu who will replace her in the role of Amelia.” Lungu is {…}

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Teatro alla Scala Announces Another Cast Change for ‘Don Carlo’

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The Teatro alla Scala has announced a new cast change for its production of “Don Carlo.” The company said, “Due to illness, Elīna Garanča has to withdraw from the performance of Don Carlo on Dec. 22 2023.” As a result, “The role of Princess Eboli will be entrusted to Veronica Simeoni, already involved in the performances of Dec. 30 and {…}

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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 {…}