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Gregory Kunde, Olga Peretyatko & Zuzana Marková Lead Teatro Comunale di Bologna’s 2022 Season

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The Teatro Comunale di Bologna has announced its 2022 season featuring several new productions and star singers. Here is a look at this season’s lineup. Puccini’s “Tosca” inaugurates the season with Hugo De Ana directing. Daniel Oren conducts the production which is set to star María José Siri, Roberto Aronica, Mikheil Sheshaberidze, Svetlana Kasyan, Erwin Schrott, Dalibor Jenis, and Claudio {…}

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Nino Machaidze Leads Teatro dell’Opera di Roma’s ‘Giovanna d’Arco’

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On Oct. 17, Rai Radio3 will broadcast the debut of Verdi’s “Giovanna d’Arco” from the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma. The production is part of Teatro Costanzi’s special reopening for the 2021-22 season and marks the first time in 50 years that the Verdi work is presented with the company. Daniele Gatti conducts the new production which is being directed by {…}

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‘Rigoletto al Circo Massimo’ to be Premiere at Rome Film Festival

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The Rome Film Festival is set to present three evenings dedicated to the opera. On Oct. 20, the festival will showcase the documentary “Rigoletto al Circo Massimo” by Indigo Film, Rai Cinema, and MIC-Direzione Generale Cinema. This represents esteemed opera director Damiano Michieletto’s cinema debut. The film features the musical direction of Daniele Gatti and a cast that includes Roberto {…}

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Xabier Anduaga, Francesco Meli, Lawrence Brownlee & Saioa Hernández Lead Teatro dell’Opera di Roma’s 2021-22 Season

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(Credit: Teatro dell’Opera di Roma) Italy’s Teatro dell’Opera di Roma has announced the 2021-22 season featuring world premieres, rarely staged works, and star singers. Here is a look at the operatic performances of the season. Pre-Opening Before opening night, the fall season will see Verdi’s “Giovanna d’Arco.” The work will be presented for the first time in Rome since 1972 {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Nina Stemme, Lisette Oropesa & Juan Diego Flórez Lead Wiener Staatsoper’s 2021-22 Season

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The Wiener Staatsoper has announced its 2021-22 season which will spotlight some of the world’s greatest performers and five new productions. Here is the full slate. Premieres Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” will showcase Juan Diego Flórez as Count Almaviva, Marianne Crebassa as Rosina, Davide Luciano in the role of Figaro, Paolo Bordogna as Bartolo, and Ildar Abdrazakov as Basilio. {…}

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Javier Camarena, Carmela Remigio & Sara Blanch Headline Donizetti Opera’s 2021 Season

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The Donizetti Opera Festival has announced the 2021 season. The season opens with “C’erano una volta due bergamaschi” an operashow led Alex Esposito and Artisti della Bottega Donizetti. Michele D’Elia performs at piano. Performance Date: Nov. 18, 2021 Riccardo Frizza conducts a new production of “L’Elisir d’Amore” directed by Frederic Wake-Walker. The critical edition stars Caterina Sala, Javier Camarena, Florian {…}

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Teatro dell’Opera di Roma Reschedules ‘Luisa Miller’

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The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma will present “Luisa Miller” on April 30. Michele Mariotti will conduct the rarely performed Verdi work, which has not been heard at the Teatro Costanzi since 1990. The concert performance will feature Michele Pertusi, Antonio Poli, Daniela Barcellona, Marko Mimica, and Roberto Frontali. The title role will be sung by Roberta Mantegna and the cast {…}

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Karita Mattila, Sara Jakubiak & Camilla Nylund Headline Finnish National Opera’s 2021-22 Season

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The Finnish National Opera has announced its 2021-22 season featuring new productions and several workshops, concerts, and musicals. The season will also mark the first season of Chief Conductor, Hannu Lintu. Here is a breakdown of the season: Opera & Musicals Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci“ and Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana“ open the season with Hannu Lintu conducting. Mascagni’s opera stars Niina Keitel, Johanna Lehesvuori, {…}

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Teatro dell’Opera di Roma Postpones ‘Luisa Miller’ Due to COVID-19

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The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma has postponed its performances of “Lusia Miller.” The company, which was set to stream the work on April 20 and 21, announced that due to a number of chorus members testing positive for COVID-19, the “Lusia Miller” performances will be rescheduled. The news comes as a number of theaters are facing outbreaks across Europe. Recently {…}