Q & A: Michele Spotti on ‘Ernani,’ Running His Own Orchestra Before 30 & His Dream Opera

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(Photo Credit; Marco Borrelli) The talented conductor, Michele Spotti, made his debut at Les Arts conducting “Ernani” on June 7th. Spotti was also recently named Music Director of the Marseille opera and orchestra, at the young age of 29. He discovered music at the age of three because his grandmother, a musician, told him musical tales. He is married to {…}

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Palau de Les Arts Review 2022-23: Ernani

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(Photo Credit: Miguel Lorenzo/Mikel Ponce) Valencia closed its 2022-23 season with Verdi’s “Ernani.” The success of their proposal relied on a strong cast, a non-provocative production, and the ardent labour of the young Italian conductor Michele Spotti in the pit. The production, directed by Andrea Bernard, was a co-production with Teatro La Fenice in Venice. The stage simulated a landscape {…}

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Staatheater Wiesbaden Announces Cast Change for ‘Rigoletto’

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The Staatheater Wiesbaden has announced a cast change for its production of Verdi’s “Rigoletto.” The theater announced that on May 9 the role of Gilda will be sung by Anastasiya Taratorkina who replaces the originally scheduled Cristina Pasaroiu. Taratorkina is an ensemble member of the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden and has performed such roles with the company as Sophie (“Der Rosenkavalier”), {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Lisette Oropesa, Elīna Garanča & Sondra Radvanovsky Lead Teatro San Carlo’s 2023-24 Season

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The Teatro San Carlo di Napoli has announced its 2023-24 Season featuring concerts and operas. Sondra Radvanovsky and Oksana Dyka sing the title role in Puccini’s “Turandot” with Alexander Tsymbalyuk, Yusif Eyvazov, SeokJong Baek, Rosa Feola, and Amina Edris. Dan Ettinger conducts the new production by Vasily Barkhatov. Performance Dates: Dec.9-17, 2023 Mattia Olivieri, Alessandro Spina, Piero Pretti, Alex Esposito, {…}

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Nina Minasyan, Francesca Dotto & Sara Mingardo Lead the 2023 Caracalla Festival

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The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma has announced its 2023 Caracalla Festival featuring two operas and a vocal performance. Myung Whun-Chung conducts Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with soloists Olga Bezsmertna, Sara Mingardo, Giovanni Sala, and Roberto Tagliavini. Performance Dates: July 9, 2023 Verdi’s “La Traviata” will be conducted by Paolo Arrivabeni in a production by Lorenzo Mariani. Francesca Dotto takes on {…}

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Ermonela Jaho, Piotr Beczala, Cecilia Bartoli & Olga Peretyatko Lead Opernhaus Zürich’s 2023-24 Season

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The Opernhaus Zürich has announced its 2023-24 season featuring more than 20 productions, concerts, and reictals. Ermonela Jaho stars in Puccini’s “La Rondine” with Sandra Hamaoui, Benjamin Bernheim, Juan Francisco Gatell, and Vladimir Stoyanov. Marco Armiliato conducts the production by Christof Loy. Performance Dates: Sept. 17-Oct. 28, 2023 Nahuel Di Pierro, Olga Peretyatko, Renato Girolami, Alasdair Kent, Pietro Spagnoli, and {…}

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Teatro alla Scala Announces Cast Change for ‘I Vespri Siciliani

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The Teatro alla Scala has announced a cast change for its final performance of “I Vespri Siciliani” on Feb. 21. The company said that Marina Rebeka will sing in the final performance replacing Angela Meade who is ill. Meade also took to social media and said, “it is with a heavy heart that I must announce that I have had {…}

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Željko Lučić, Anna Netrebko & Anja Harteros Lead 2023 International May Festival at Wiesbaden

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The International May Festival has announced its 2023 season at the Staaststhater Wiesbaden. Opera Uwe Eric Laufenberg stars in “Flieg, Gedanke, auf goldenen Schwingen.” Performance Date: April 30, 2023 Elissa Huber, Aaron Cawley, Erik Biegel, and Fleuranne Brockway Leoš Janáček’s “Die Sache Makropulos” while Christopher Bolduc, Julian Habermann, Aaron Cawley, Ralf Rachbauer, and Darcy Carroll star in Janáček’s “Aus einem {…}

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‘Viva Verdi’ to Feature Teatro alla Scala, Arena di Verona & Teatro dell’Opera di Roma

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The Ministero della Cultura has presented a series entitled “VIVA Verdi,” for the acquisition and valuation of the composer’s house/museum Sant’Agata di Villanova sull’Arda. The Foundation Arena di Verona will begin the series with Verdi’s “Aida.” Massimiliano Stefanelli conducts the Franco Zeffirelli production which is set to star Monica Conesa, Ivan Magrì, Ketevan Kemoklidze, Youngjun Park, Antonio Di Matteo, and {…}

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Q & A: Michele Spotti on ‘Ernani,’ Running His Own Orchestra Before 30 & His Dream Opera

Palau de Les Arts Review 2022-23: Ernani

Staatheater Wiesbaden Announces Cast Change for ‘Rigoletto’

Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Lisette Oropesa, Elīna Garanča & Sondra Radvanovsky Lead Teatro San Carlo’s 2023-24 Season

Nina Minasyan, Francesca Dotto & Sara Mingardo Lead the 2023 Caracalla Festival

Ermonela Jaho, Piotr Beczala, Cecilia Bartoli & Olga Peretyatko Lead Opernhaus Zürich’s 2023-24 Season

Teatro alla Scala Announces Cast Change for ‘I Vespri Siciliani

Željko Lučić, Anna Netrebko & Anja Harteros Lead 2023 International May Festival at Wiesbaden

‘Viva Verdi’ to Feature Teatro alla Scala, Arena di Verona & Teatro dell’Opera di Roma