Eleonora Buratto Headlines Rossini Opera Festival’s ‘Otello’

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The Rossini Opera Festival is set to present Rossini’s “Otello.” The new production is set to star Eleonora Buratto, who takes on the role of Desdemona a year after her debut as Desdemona in Verdi’s “Otello” at the Liceu in Barcelona. The new production will be directed by Rosetta Cucchi and conducted by Yves Abel. In a statement, Buratto said, {…}

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Wexford Festival Opera Announces Special Concert to Close out 70th Anniversary Celebration

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(Credit: Kristin Speed) The Wexford Festival Opera has announced the final celebration of its 70th anniversary for a special one-night event at the National Concert Hall in Ireland. The showcase, which is slated for August 26, 2022 will feature tenor Konu Kim, Irish soprano Celine Byrne, Irish mezzo-soprano Tara Erraught, and Irish bassist Juana Molloy. Music director Michele Mariotti will {…}

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Alexander Elliot & Lauren Michelle Lead Opera Omaha’s ‘Eugene Onegin’

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Opera Omaha will close its 2021-2022 season with a new production of Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin.” The production will be directed by Rosetta Cucchi, who noted, “Tchaikovsky described his Onegin not as an opera, but as ‘lyric scenes’ and I wanted to follow this advice. Therefore, like an iris of a camera that closes and opens again, the memories will appear, {…}

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Ópera de Oviedo Delays Opening of ‘Adriana Lecouvreur’

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The Ópera de Oviedo has delayed the premiere of “Adriana Lecouvreur.” The company noted that the surge in the Omicron variant of COVID-19 has affected the rehearsal schedule of the production, forcing the company to move the opening performance from Jan. 24 to Feb. 4, 2022. As a result, the opera will now open on Jan. 27 and will maintain {…}

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Juan Diego Flórez, Eleonora Buratto & Julie Fuchs Lead Rossini Opera Festival’s 2022 Season

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The Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro, Italy has announced its 43rd season which will take place between August 9 and 21, 2022 and will feature two new productions. The Festival will be inaugurated at the Vitrifrigo Arena with “Le Comte Ory” conducted by Diego Matheuz with the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai and the Chorus of the Teatro Ventidio Basso. {…}

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Q & A: Jade Phoenix on her Experience with Wexford Festival Opera’s Factory & on her Debut as Giulietta

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One of the successes of this year’s Wexford Festival Opera was undoubtedly the Wexford Factory, a program of masterclasses introduced by the festival’s artistic director Rosetta Cucchi aimed at developing young talent. The participants are also given the opportunity to sing in an opera on the main stage during the afternoon, replacing the 60 to 90 minute opera short productions, {…}

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Artist of the Week: Kristine Opolais

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On Nov. 14, the Teatro Comunale di Bologna will finally open a new production of Cilea’s “Adriana Lecouvreur.” The production by Rosetta Cucchi was previously filmed as a movie in Bologna during the time theaters were shuttered due to COVID-19. Now after almost a year of delays, the show will go on and soprano Kristine Opolais will get to make {…}

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Wexford Festival Opera 2021 Review: I Capuleti e i Montecchi

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(Photo: Clive Barda) On taking up the post of Artistic Director for Wexford Festival Opera in 2020, Rosetta Cucchi introduced a number of innovations, one of which was the establishment of the Wexford Factory aimed at offering professional and financial support to young singers in the early stages of their careers. A central part of the initiative is the presentation {…}

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Festival Diary 2021: Wexford Festival Opera, Day 3

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Today was the last of my three day trip to the Wexford Festival Opera, and what journey it was! Every day from mid-morning to late evening was a non-stop series of events, with barely time for a coffee or a bite to eat. My morning started with a meeting with the young Irish soprano Jade Phoenix who agreed to what {…}

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Eleonora Buratto Headlines Rossini Opera Festival’s ‘Otello’

Wexford Festival Opera Announces Special Concert to Close out 70th Anniversary Celebration

Alexander Elliot & Lauren Michelle Lead Opera Omaha’s ‘Eugene Onegin’

Ópera de Oviedo Delays Opening of ‘Adriana Lecouvreur’

Juan Diego Flórez, Eleonora Buratto & Julie Fuchs Lead Rossini Opera Festival’s 2022 Season

Q & A: Jade Phoenix on her Experience with Wexford Festival Opera’s Factory & on her Debut as Giulietta

Artist of the Week: Kristine Opolais

Wexford Festival Opera 2021 Review: I Capuleti e i Montecchi

Festival Diary 2021: Wexford Festival Opera, Day 3