Royal Opera House Cancels ‘Rigoletto’ Performance Due to Storm Eunice

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The Royal Opera House has canceled its first performance of “Rigoletto” on Feb. 18, 2022. The company said, “We are sorry to announce that tonight’s performance of Rigoletto is canceled due to storm Eunice.” For ticket holders, the company will credit their accounts directly. Storm Eunice has already torn down rooftops and trees, crushed cars, and sent planes skidding on {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Piotr Beczala, Juan Diego Flórez & Sonya Yoncheva Lead Arena di Verona’s 2023 Season

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The Fondazione Arena di Verona has announced its 2023 season, which will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Arena Opera Festival. To celebrate the occasion, the festival will present 50 unrepeatable performances in under three months. The season will open with Verdi’s “Aida” in a new production by Stefano Poda. Marco Armiliato and Daniel Oren conduct a cast that includes {…}

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Royal Opera House Announces Cast Change for ‘Rigoletto’

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The Royal Opera House has announced a cast change for its upcoming production of “Rigoletto.” The company noted, Mexican tenor Javier Camarena has withdrawn from all “Rigoletto” performances. As a result, the role of the Duke of Mantua will be performed by Italian tenor Francesco Demuro. Demuro made his Royal Opera debut as Rinuccio in “Gianni Schicchi” in 2011 and {…}

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Obituary: Italian Baritone Carlo Meliciani Dies at 92

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On Jan. 6, 2022, Italian baritone Carlo Meliciani died at the age of 92. The baritone died at his home in Empoli, Italy Born on Jan. 27, 1929, in Arezzo, Italy, and Meliciani began his career in the mid-1950s performing with a touring Italian opera company in Great Britain. During the 1958–1959 season, he performed with the Teatro Nuovo di {…}

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Q & A: Tenor Iván Ayón-Rivas on his Breakout Year & ‘Macbeth’ at La Scala

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(Photo credit: Tatiana Mazzola) For Iván Ayón-Rivas, 2021 was a breakout party. Selected by OperaWire as one of the 10 rising stars of 2021, the Peruvian tenor also took home top honors at Operalia before finishing out the year with his opera debut at the Teatro alla Scala. That ascension to opera’s peak was years in the making. Ayón-Rivas began {…}

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Jongmin Park Replaces Ildar Abdrazakov in Teatro alla Scala’s ‘Macbeth’

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(Credit: Staatsoper Unter den Linden official website) The Teatro alla Scala has announced that bass Ildar Abdrazakov will not be appearing in the role of Banquo in the final performance of Verdi’s “Macbeth” scheduled for Dec. 29, 2021. No reason has been given for the cast change. As a result, South Korean bass Jongmin Park will take over the role. {…}

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Teatro alla Scala Announces Date Change for ‘Macbeth’

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(Credit: Marco Brescia & Rudy Amisano) The Teatro alla Scala has announced a date change for its production of Verdi’s “Macbeth.” The company noted that due to a national strike slated for Dec. 16, the performance on the 16th of December will be moved up a day to the 15th. All ticket holders will be transferred to the new date {…}

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Ekaterina Semenchuk Replaces Ewa Płonka in Teatro alla Scala’s ‘Macbeth’

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(Credit: Alexey Kostromin) Polish soprano Ewa Płonka has withdrawn as the cover for Anna Netrebko’s Lady Macbeth at the Teatro alla Scala’s season opener. Płonka will also not sing the final performance in Verdi’s operatic masterpiece on Dec. 29, 2021. “Friends, due to personal reasons I will not be taking part in Macbeth production this December in La Scala but {…}

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How to Watch the Teatro alla Scala’s Opening Night ‘Macbeth’

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(Credit Brescia Amisano / Teatro alla Scala) The Teatro alla Scala will broadcast its opening night production of Verdi’s “Macbeth” on Rai Cultura. Rai will first showcase the production on Rai1 at 7:45. The production, which will be directed by Arnalda Canali, will be transmitted on Radio3, Rai1 HD canale 501, and on RaiPlay, where it will be available for {…}

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Royal Opera House Cancels ‘Rigoletto’ Performance Due to Storm Eunice

Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Piotr Beczala, Juan Diego Flórez & Sonya Yoncheva Lead Arena di Verona’s 2023 Season

Royal Opera House Announces Cast Change for ‘Rigoletto’

Obituary: Italian Baritone Carlo Meliciani Dies at 92

Q & A: Tenor Iván Ayón-Rivas on his Breakout Year & ‘Macbeth’ at La Scala

Jongmin Park Replaces Ildar Abdrazakov in Teatro alla Scala’s ‘Macbeth’

Teatro alla Scala Announces Date Change for ‘Macbeth’

Ekaterina Semenchuk Replaces Ewa Płonka in Teatro alla Scala’s ‘Macbeth’

How to Watch the Teatro alla Scala’s Opening Night ‘Macbeth’