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Teatro San Carlo Announces Cast Change for ‘Lucia di Lammermoor’

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The Teatro San Carlo di Napoli has announced a cast change for its performance of “Lucia di Lammermoor” on Jan. 21. The company noted that Nadine Sierra will be replaced in the role of Lucia by Jessica Pratt for the performance. Pratt is one of the most acclaimed Lucias of her generation having sung the role more than 100 times at {…}

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Michael Fabiano, Julia Bullock, Karah Son, Pretty Yende, Nina Stemme Headline San Francisco Opera’s Centennial 2022-23 Season

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San Francisco Opera has announced its 2022-23 season, which represents the 100th anniversary of the organization. To that effect, the company will aim to honor its history as just the third American opera company to ever reach the centennial milestone. The season will kick off with an “Opera Ball – The Centennial Celebration” which will feature such performers as Nadine {…}

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Teatro San Carlo di Napoli Postpones ‘Lucia di Lammermoor’ Opening Due to COVID-19

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The Teatro San Carlo di Napoli has postponed the premiere of “Lucia di Lammermoor.” The company announced that the latest developments with the pandemic have forced the company to postpone the first presentation from Jan. 15 to Jan. 18. As a result, ticket holders for Jan. 15 will be transferred to Jan. 18 while ticket holders for Jan. 18 will {…}

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Anna Pirozzi, Arturo Chacón-Cruz Headline Concert Performance of ‘I Due Foscari’ in Paris

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(Credit: Victor Santi) La Salle Gaveau in Paris has announced an upcoming concert performance of Giuseppe Verdi’s “I Due Foscari.” The opera will star Plácido Domingo in the role of Francesco Foscari, Anna Pirozzi as Lucrezia Contarini, Arturo Chacón-Cruz in the role of Jacopo Foscari, and Emanuele Cordaro as Loredano. Mathieu Herzog will conduct the Ensemble Appasionato. La Salle Gaveau {…}

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CueTV to Premiere ‘Le Nozze di Figaro’ from Berlin

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CueTV has announced that it will premiere Mozart’s “Le nozze di Figaro” on Nov. 23, 2021. The streaming platform will present a 2021 production from the Berlin State Opera which premiered during the lockdown and marked the start of a Mozart-Da Ponte cycle with other productions scheduled for the current season. The new production by Vincent Huguet is set in {…}

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Maggio Musicale Fiorentino to Perform Final ‘La Traviata’ with Piano Amid Orchestra Strike

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The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has announced that it will not cancel the final performance of Verdi’s “La Traviata” due to the orchestra’s strike. The company noted that rather than cancel the performance, Zubin Mehta will conduct the performance with a piano accompanying. The news comes as the union Fials Cisal noted there was a “distrust in the work of the {…}

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Zubin Mehta Postpones Beethoven Concert at Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

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The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has postponed the first concert of its Beethoven cycle on Sept. 10, 2021. The company announced that due to indisposition Zubin Mehta was forced to postpone the concert and reschedule it for Oct. 15, 2021. All ticket holders for the Sept. 10, 20221 will be able to attend the new date or have the option of {…}

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Gran Teatre del Liceu 2020-21 Review: Lucia di Lammermoor

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Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor” has been performed at the Gran Teatre del Liceu 302 times since its premiere in 1849. The work has remained a house favorite and was hugely anticipated since its last new production came in 2015. And for the closing production of the 2020-21 season, the Catalan Opera house lined up two of its famed interpreters, Nadine {…}