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Sonya Yoncheva, Plácido Domingo, Mariangela Sicilia, Piotr Beczała, Gregory Kunde, Anna Pirozzi, Maria José Siri, Yusif Eyvazov, Carolina López Moreno Lead Teatro San Carlo’s 2026-27 Season

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The Teatro San Carlo has announced its 2026-27 season. Mariangela Sicilia, Marta Torbidoni, Piotr Beczała, Stefan Pop, Igor Golovatenko, Franco Vassallo, Michele Pertusi, Gabriele Sagona, Martina Belli, and Marko Mimica star in Verdi’s “Luisa Miller.” Daniel Oren conducts the production by Davide Livermore. Performance Dates: Dec. 2-10, 2026 Anna Pirozzi, Karah Son, Jorge de León, Giorgio Berrugi, Veronica Simeoni, Chiara Tirotta, Marco {…}

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Corinne Winters, Angela Meade, Luca Salsi, Anna Pirozzi, Vasilisa Berzhanskaya & Iván Ayón Rivas Lead Teatro Comunale di Bologna’s 2027 Season

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The Teatro Comunale di Bologna has announced its 2027 season. The season opens with Bellini’s “La straniera” featuring Vasilisa Berzhanskaya, Iván Ayón Rivas, Vito Priante, and Raffaella Lupinacci. Antonino Fogliani conducts the concert performance. Performance Dates: Jan. 22 & 24, 2027 Fabio Biondi conducts Monteverdi “Il ritorno di Ulisse in patria.” Daniele Abbado directs the production and Stefan Astakhov stars. Performance {…}

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Iwona Sobotka, Maria Agresta, Simone Piazzola, lker Arcayürek & Mariangela Sicilia Lead Teatro Municipale di Piacenza’s 2026-27 Season

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The Teatro Municipale di Piacenza has announced its 2026–2027 opera season. Iwona Sobotka, Silvia Beltrami, Eleonora Boaretto, Vincenzo Costanzo, Claudio Sgura, Carlo Raffaelli, Manuel Pierattelli, Alexandru Suciu, Alessio Verna, Viktor Shevchenko, and Andrea Galli star in Giordano’s “Siberia.” Sesto Quatrini conducts Roberto Catalano’s production. Performance Dates: Dec. 18 & 20, 2026 Lucio Dalla’s “L’anno che verrà” will be directed by Manuel Renga. Performance Date: Jan. 16, 2027 Marco {…}

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Antonio Poli, Adela Zaharia, Saioa Hernandez, Roberta Mantegna & Gregory Kunde Headline Teatro Comunale di Bologna’s 2026 Season

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The Teatro Comunale di Bologna has anounced its 2026 season. Here is a look at the operatic performances. Roberto Abbado conducts Mozart’s “Idomeneo” in a production by Mariano Bauduin. Antonio Poli, Francesca Di Sauro, Mariangela Sicilia, Salome Jicia, and  Leonardo Cortellazzi star.  Performance Dates: Jan. 24-Feb. 1, 2026 Adela Zaharia and Julia Muzychenko star in Verdi’s “La Traviata” with  Liparit {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Teatro alla Scala 2024-25 Review: Rigoletto

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(Credit: Ph. Brescia e Amisano) After the recurrent “Rigoletto” production by Gilbert Deflo, which has been revived more than ten times since its debut in 1994, the Teatro alla Scala commissioned Mario Martone in 2022 to create a new staging of Verdi’s classic. The result was a contemporary and technologically rich interpretation of the opera, and the theater decided to {…}

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Cast Change: Galeano Salas Steps into More ‘Rigoletto’ Performances at Teatro alla Scala

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The Teatro alla Scala has announced a new cast change for its production of “Rigoletto.” The company said, “Due to the persistence of an illness, Dmitry Korchak has to withdraw from the performances of Rigoletto on 10, 13, and 16 October. The role of the Duke of Mantua will be performed by Galeano Salas.” Salas opened the production on Oct. 7, making his La {…}

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Cast Change: Galeano Salas Steps into Teatro Alla Scala’s ‘Rigoletto’ Production

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The Teatro alla Scala has announced a cast change for the opening performance of Verid’s “Rigoletto” on Oct. 7, 2025. The company said, “Due to illness, Dmitry Korchak has to withdraw from the performance of ‘Rigoletto’ on 7 October. The role of the Duke of Mantua will be performed by Galeano Salas.” Salas has performed at the Bayerische Staatsoper, Arena di Verona, Teatro {…}

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Cast Change: Lisette Oropesa Takes Over Final ‘Rigoletto’ Performance in Verona

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The Arena di Verona has announced a cast change for its Sept. 6 performance of “Rigoletto.” The company said that Lisette Oropesa will take over the role of Gilda replacing Erin Morley. Oropesa also took to social media and said, “Dear friends, I will see you this Saturday, September 6th for a single performance of Gilda at the Arena di {…}

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Jessica Pratt, Carolina López Moreno, Brian Jagde, Corinne Winters, Francesco Meli, Asmik Grigorian & Luca Salsi Lead Maggio Musicale Fiorentino’s 2026 Season

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The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has announced its 2026 season. Michele Gamba conducts Massimo Popolizio’s production of Puccini’s “Tosca.” Chiara Isotton and Marta Mari sing the title role alongside Vincenzo Costanzo and Bror Magnus Tødenes as Cavaradossi and Alexey Markov and Claudio Sgura as Scarpia. Opening Date: Jan. 11, 2026 Robert Carsen directs “Cavalleria Rusticana” and “Pagliacci” with Riccardo Frizza conducting. Corinne Winters, Brian {…}