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Festival Verdi to Present ‘La traviata. Lo spirito di Violetta’

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The Festival Verdi’s project “Scintille d’Opera,” in collaboration with Verdi Off, Caravan Verdiano returns to numerous piazzas with “La traviata. Lo spirito di Violetta.” The performances will be held on a mobile stage that will be brought to Busseto, Montechiarugolo, Parma, and Baganzola. “Lo spirito di Violetta” features a libretto and direction by Manuel Renga with costumes by Aurelio Colombo. {…}

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Elina Garanča, Piero Pretti & Lisette Oropesa Lead Festival Verdi’s 2021 Season

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The Festival Verdi has announced its 2021 season and will take place in both Parma and Busetto. Here is a look at the operaic performances planned for this season. Operas & Concerts  The season kicks off with “Un ballo in maschera“ at Teatro Regio di Parma in a new staging by Graham Vick. Roberto Abbado conducts the Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini {…}

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María José Siri, Gregory Kunde, José Cura & Ekaterina Bakanova Headline Rai5 Broadcasts for Next Week

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(Credits: Maria José Siri official website / Chris Gloag / Zoe Cura / Georg List) Italian television channel Rai5 has announced broadcasts for the week of Feb. 14 – Feb. 20, 2021. The opera broadcasts will be dedicated to composer Giacomo Puccini. The stream on Feb. 14 will be dedicated to late soprano Mirella Freni. OPERAS The broadcast of Niccolò {…}

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Celso Albelo, Vittorio Prato & Roberto de Candia Highlight Teatro Massimo di Palermo’s Second Gala

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The Teatro Massimo di Palermo, Italy has organized a second gala entitled “Gli Artisti Uniti.” The gala, which is set to premiere on April 18 on the theater’s website, will feature a number of stars from the Teatro Massimo including Vittorio Prato, Marco Filippo Romano, Matteo Mezzaro, Amartuvshin Enkhbat, Vasilisa Berzhanskaya, Roberto De Candia, Alessandro Luongo, Desirée Rancatore, and Celso {…}

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Pretty Yende & Olga Peretyatko Lead Top 6 International Weekend (9/13-15)

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(Credit: Barbara Amuller/ Wiener Staatsoper – Michael Pohn / Charles Duprat) This weekend will see a number of great stars performing some of their signature roles. Other audiences will get the opportunity to see some rare works take the stage. Les Contes D’Hoffmann -Wiener Staatsoper, Austria Olga Peretyatko takes on the four heroines in  Offenbach’s work. She is joined by {…}

Special Features

10 Must See Operas For The Fall Season 2019 [International Edition]

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The 2019-20 season is about to start with numerous new productions, revivals and world premieres. With a ton of selections throughout many of the world’s greatest houses, we whittled it down to the 10 Must-See productions that you cannot miss this fall. 10. Tosca – Teatro alla Scala, Italy Anna Netrebko returns to the legendary Milan theater to open the season {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Donizetti Opera Festival 2018 Review: Enrico Di Borgogna

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Is it possible to create a first-rate theatrical experience when staging an opera in which the composer has not yet found his feet? The question is asked in response to the Donizetti Opera Festival’s decision to mount a production of “Enrico di Borgogna,” the composer’s second complete opera and the first of his works to be given a staging premiered {…}