Elina Garanča, Brian Jagde, Lisette Oropesa, Luca Salsi & J’Nai Bridges Lead Arena di Verona’s 2022 Season

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The Arena di Verona has announced the casting for its 2022 season. The season will open with Bizet’s “Carmen” starring Elina Garanča, Clémentine Margaine, J’Nai Bridges, and Yulia Matochkina in the title role. The cast will also include Karen Gardeazabal, Gilda Fiume, Maria Teresa Leva, Lavinia Bini, Brian Jagde, Vittorio Grigòlo, Roberto Alagna, Luca Micheletti, Gëzim Myshketa, and Claudio Sgura. Performance Dates: June 17-August 27, 2022 Liudmyla Monastyrska, {…}

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Luca Salsi, Roderick Williams, Corinne Winters & Javier Camarena Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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This week audiences will get to listen to three solo recitals from some rising stars and one of opera’s leading lieder singers. There are also two full opera DVDs starring leading singers. Here is a look at the new releases of the week. Mirages: The Art of French Song Champs Hill Records releases baritone Roderick Williams’ new album with acclaimed {…}

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Luca Salsi Receives Cappuccilli Award

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Luca Salsi has been awarded the Pietro Cappuccilli Award. The baritone received the award by Patrizia Cappuccilli, daughter of the great baritone, together with our CEO Dominique Meyer and Maestro Riccardo Chailly at the end of the last performance of “Macbeth.” Salsi is one of the great baritones of his generation and has opened the Teatro alla Scala’s season four {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann, Elīna Garanča, Luca Salsi, Lisette Oropesa, Elena Stikhina, Asmik Grigorian Lead Salzburg Festival’s 2022 Season

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(Credit: Anne Zeuner) The Salzburg Festival has announced its 2022 season, featuring eight operas, concerts, and international opera stars. For the purpose of this article we will focus on the vocal works only. Operas The season opens with Romeo Castellucci’s production of Béla Bartók’s “Bluebeard’s Castle.” The opera stars Mika Kares and Aušrinė Stundytė in the lead roles, alongside soprano {…}

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Artist of the Week: Luca Salsi

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(Credit: Teatro alla Scala / Brescia – Amisano) One of the most important days on the opera world calendar is the opening of the Teatro alla Scala. Big stars. New productions. At the close of the calendar year. All at the world’s most legendary opera house. No surprise that this year is as big as any other with the company {…}

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Anna Netrebko & Luca Salsi Headline Teatro alla Scala’s ‘Macbeth’

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On Dec. 7, 2021 the Teatro alla Scala will open with a new production of Verdi’s “Macbeth” featuring an all-star cast. The production will reunite Anna Netrebko and Luca Salsi in the lead roles after having opened the season during the 2019-20 season in a new production of “Tosca.” They will be joined by Francesco Meli, who also starred in {…}

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Luca Salsi to Perform Three ‘Macbeth’ Productions

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(Crecit: Marco Borrelli) On June 10, Luca Salsi will begin a series of performances of “Macbeth.” The baritone will first sing the title role at the Wiener Staatsoper in a production by Barrie Kosky and will be joined by Anna Netrebko, Freddie de Tommaso, and Roberto Tagliavini. He will reprise the role in Vienna in January alongside Martina Serafin. In September, {…}

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Luca Salsi, Saioa Hernandez & Maria José Siri Lead Maggio Musicale Streaming Slate

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The Maggio Musicale has announced streaming for the month of June. The company will stream a number of operas through itsart.tv/it starting with its recent production of “Rigoletto” starring Luca Salsi, Javier Camarena, and Enkeleda Kamani. Riccardo Frizza conducts the production by Davide Livermore. Audiences can start streaming it now. On June 6 the theater will stream “La Forza Del {…}

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Anna Netrebko & Luca Salsi Join Jonas Kaufmann in Salzburg Whitsun Festival’s ‘Tosca’

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The Salzburg Whitsun Festival has announced a cast change for its “Tosca” performance. The festival announced that Anja Harteros and Bryn Terfel have been forced to cancel their participation in the festival and as a result, Anna Netrebko and Luca Salsi have agreed to perform the title role and Scarpia on short notice. Netrebko and Salsi will appear alongside Jonas {…}

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Elina Garanča, Brian Jagde, Lisette Oropesa, Luca Salsi & J’Nai Bridges Lead Arena di Verona’s 2022 Season

Luca Salsi, Roderick Williams, Corinne Winters & Javier Camarena Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Luca Salsi Receives Cappuccilli Award

Jonas Kaufmann, Elīna Garanča, Luca Salsi, Lisette Oropesa, Elena Stikhina, Asmik Grigorian Lead Salzburg Festival’s 2022 Season

Artist of the Week: Luca Salsi

Anna Netrebko & Luca Salsi Headline Teatro alla Scala’s ‘Macbeth’

Luca Salsi to Perform Three ‘Macbeth’ Productions

Luca Salsi, Saioa Hernandez & Maria José Siri Lead Maggio Musicale Streaming Slate

Anna Netrebko & Luca Salsi Join Jonas Kaufmann in Salzburg Whitsun Festival’s ‘Tosca’