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Pretty Yende Cancels Rossini Opera Festival Concert

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Pretty Yende has canceled her concert at the Rossini Opera Festival. The festival said that “for health reasons, Pretty Yende had to renounce her participation in the concert on August 12. The concert was canceled.” As a result, audiences will receive a refund or will be allowed to choose another show. Yende recently performed at the Festival della Valle d’Itiria {…}
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Rossini Opera Festival Announces 2023 Operas

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The Rossini Opera Festival has announced the operas for the 2023 season. For the 44 edition, the festival will present a critical edition of “Eduardo e Cristina” conducted by Jader Bignamini and directed by Stefano Poda. There will also be a new production of “Adelaide di Borgogna” conducted by Francesco Lanzillotta and directced by  Arnaud Bernard and a revival of {…}
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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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Rossini Opera Festival to Collaborate with Rai For 2022 Season

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The Rossini Opera Festival is set to broadcast some of its productions on Rai. The festival will first broadcast a production of “Le Comte Ory” starring Juan Diego Flórez in the title role alongside Nahuel Di Pierro, Maria Kataeva, Andrzej Filończyk, Julie Fuchs, Monica Bacelli, and  Anna-Doris Capitelli. The opening performance will be broadscast on Rai 3 radio on August {…}
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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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Juan Diego Flórez Appointed Artistic Director of the Rossini Opera Festival

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The Rossini Opera Festival has appointed Juan Diego Flórez as its new artistic director, by recommendation of the Sovrintendente Ernesto Palacio. He will begin his tenure on Jan. 1, 2022. The artistic relationship between the two Peruvians singers began in 1994 and their collaboration with the Rossini Opera Festival began in 1996 when Flórez debuted the role of Corradino in {…}
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Rossini Opera Festival 2021 Review: Elisabetta Regina d’Inghilterra

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(Photo: Amati Bacciardi) “Elisabetta, Regina d’Inghilterra,” premiering in 1815, was Rossini’s first of eight operas for Naples’ Teatro di San Carlo. Having already established himself in Venice and Milan, he was set on conquering the Neapolitan public. This was no easy task, given the opposition he faced from the local cognoscenti. Such was his determination, however, he gave considerable attention {…}
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Rossini Opera Festival Closes with Gala Honoring Juan Diego Flórez

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(Credit: Decca / Josef Gallauer) On August 22, the Rossini Opera Festival will present a gala honoring Juan Diego Flórez’s 25th anniversary at the ROF. The gala will see the attendance of the President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella, as an honored guest. Soloists will include Flórez, Eleonora Buratto, Marina Monzo, Marta Pluda, Manuel Amati, Giorgio Caoduro, Nicolo Donini, {…}
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Rossini Opera Festival 2021 Review: Moïse et Pharaon

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(Photo: Amati Bacciadi) Rossini’s opera “Moïse et Pharaon” was premiered at the Paris Opera in 1827. Although it is based on his opera “Mosè in Egitto,” written for Naples’ Teatro di San Carlo in 1818, it is largely a new work with significant differences. The libretto, rewritten by Luigi Balocchi and Etienne de Jouy, altered the dramatic structure, for which {…}

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