Teatro alla Scala Opens 2024-25 Season with Star-Studded ‘La Forza del Destino’

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The Teatro alla Scala is set to open its 2024-25 season with Verdi’s “La Forza del Destino,” a work that has rarely appeared on the Milan stage. The work was last presented in 1999 with Riccardo Muti conducting and in 2001 with Valery Gergiev conducting the Mariinsky Theatre. The only time the opera opened the Teatro alla Scala was in {…}

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Artist of the Week: Anita Rachvelishvili

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On Nov. 20, the Teatro San Carlo is set to open its 2024-25 season with a new production of “Rusalka.” The company has assembled an all-star cast including Asmik Grigorian and Adam Smith, among many other notable names. But the evening is even more special as Georgian Mezzo superstar Anita Rachvelishvili will make a return to the opera stage. After {…}

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How to Watch Teatro alla Scala’s Opening Night ‘La Forza del Destino’ Starring Anna Netrebko & Brian Jagde

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The Teatro alla Scala is set to broadcast Verdi’s La Forza del Destino” on Dec. 7, 2024, continuing its tradition of showcasing opening night on Rai1 and Radio3. The performance will also broadcast on ARTE in France and the French-speaking countries in Europe and out of Europe; in Germany and German-speaking countries, ČESKÁ TELEVIZE in The Czech Republic, RSI in Switzerland, {…}

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Q & A: Vincenzo Costanzo on His Opera Career & Living a Creative Life

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(Photo: Michele Monasta) Vincenzo Costanzo is one of the most promising and highly regarded young tenors on the world opera scene. Born in 1991, he joined the children’s voice choir of the San Carlo Theater in Naples at the age of six, where he made his debut as a soloist at only 11-years-old in a contemporary opera. From a very {…}

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Ildar Abdrazakov Named Member of Russia’s Presidential Council

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Ildar Abdrazakov has been named a member of the Presidential Council for Culture and Art in Russia. The bass was appointed to the council by the Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, who updated the council recently. Other appointees include director Nikita Mikhalkov and actor Konstantin Khabensky while film director Karen Shakhnazarov retained the position of deputy chairman of the council, while Assistant {…}

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Elīna Garanča, Piotr Beczała, Christopher Purves Headline Second Half of Philharmonia Orchestra’s 2024-25 Season

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The Philharmonia Orchestra has unveiled the second half of its 2024-25 season. (To check out the first half, click here.) Here is a rundown of the vocal and operatic performances on offer. Riccardo Muti will conduct Verdi’s Requiem with a star-studded quartet of singers. Soloists include Juliana Grigoryan, Elīna Garanča, Piotr Beczała, and Ildebrando d’Arcangelo. Performance Date: March 27, 2025 {…}

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‘Guido Cantelli’ International Conducting Award Winners Announced

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On Oct. 6, Min Gyu Song was named the winner of the prestigious “Guido Cantelli” International Conducting Award. The competition was organized by the Fondazione Teatro Carlo Coccia of Novara, in collaboration with the City of Novara, the Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano, and the Università del Piemonte Orientale, with the support of the MIC (Ministry of Culture), and under the {…}

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Philharmonie de Paris Announces Cast Change for Verdi Requiem

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The Philharmonie de Paris has announced a cast change for its Verdi Requiem on Oct. 4, 2024. The company said that Iwona Sobotka will sing the soprano role replacing the originally announced Juliana Grigoryan. Sobotka has performed with the Berliner Philharmoniker, Staatskapelle Berlin, London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique de Luxembourg, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, and Vienna Symphony. This season {…}

Opera Meets Film, Special Features

Opera Meets Film: The History of Maria Callas On Film

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(Photo Credit: Getty Images) Maria Callas, better known as La Divina and the immortal muse of art, died on September 16, 1977, having lived a life that no-one else could have lived—or, better phrased, survived. Having sung in practically every major house in the world; recorded a enormous quantity of material from Verdi, Puccini, and Bellini, to Wagner, Spontini, Bizet, Rossini, {…}

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Teatro alla Scala Opens 2024-25 Season with Star-Studded ‘La Forza del Destino’

Artist of the Week: Anita Rachvelishvili

How to Watch Teatro alla Scala’s Opening Night ‘La Forza del Destino’ Starring Anna Netrebko & Brian Jagde

Q & A: Vincenzo Costanzo on His Opera Career & Living a Creative Life

Ildar Abdrazakov Named Member of Russia’s Presidential Council

Elīna Garanča, Piotr Beczała, Christopher Purves Headline Second Half of Philharmonia Orchestra’s 2024-25 Season

‘Guido Cantelli’ International Conducting Award Winners Announced

Philharmonie de Paris Announces Cast Change for Verdi Requiem

Opera Meets Film: The History of Maria Callas On Film