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Rossini Opera Festival 2021 Review: Il Signor Bruschino

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(Photo: Amati Bacciadi) Rossini’s setting of “Il Signor Bruschino” to a libretto by Giuseppe Maria Foppa was the last of five one act farces Rossini wrote for Venice’s Teatro di San Moise between 1810 and 1813, and apart from “Adina” written for Lisbon in 1818, and to which he gave only cursory attention, it was a form to which he {…}

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Rossini Opera Festival to Broadcast ‘Elisabetta regina d’Inghilterra’

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Rossini Opera Festival is set to broadcast its new production of “Elisabetta regina d’Inghilterra.” The work, which will be presented in a new production by Davide Livermore inspired by “The Crown,” will be broadcast on the Rai5 television channel on Sept. 30. The opera will star Karine Deshayes in the title role, Sergey Romanovsky, Salome Jicia, Marta Pluda, Barry Banks, and {…}

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Eleonora Buratto Headlines Rossini Opera Festival’s ‘Moïse et Pharaon’

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On August 9, the Rossini Opera Festival will open with a production of “Moïse et Pharaon.” The production will be headlined by Eleonora Buratto, who will make her role debut as Anaï. In a statement, Buratto noted that she has “achieved one of my dreams and objectives: singing for the first time in a serious opera by Rossini in the {…}

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Toronto City Opera Announces Partnership with Rossini Opera Festival

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Universal Declaration of Human Rights.has announced that it will be joining Rossini Opera Festival and Aspes SpA for several upcoming initiatives bring the music of Rossini to audiences in Toronto. In March of 2022, Toronto City Opera will host the Rossini Opera Festival, as the latter expands its audition network while looking for artists for their annual “Alberto Zedda” Rossiniana {…}

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Stage Access Obtains North American Streaming Rights for Rossini Opera Festival

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The Rossini Opera Festival has announced that it will be teaming up with Stage Access to stream its content in North America. Starting on Feb. 5, Stage Access will debut a performance on its platform every Friday for the next 27 weeks. The first showcase in the series will be the “Gala Concert – 40 Years of the Rossini Opera {…}

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Vasilisa Berzhanskaya, Karine Deshayes & Juan Diego Flórez Highlight Rossini Opera Festival’s 2021 Season

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The Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro, Italy has announced the full details of its 2021 season. The season will open on August 9 at the Vitrifrigo Arena with “Moïse et Pharaon” performed by the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI and the Chorus of the Teatro Ventidio Basso conducted by Giacomo Sagripanti. The production will be staged by Pier Luigi Pizzi {…}

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Rossini Opera Festival Announces 2021 Operas

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The Rossini Opera Festival has announced the operas that it will present during its 2021 edition. The season, which will open on August 9, will feature such works as “Il Signor Bruschino,” “Moise et Pharaon,” “Elisabetta, Regina d’Inghilterra,” all of which were originally planned for 2020. Joining these operas will be the annual revival of “Il Viaggio a Reims.” The {…}

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Rossini Opera Festival Announces Festival Streams

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The Rossini Opera has announced streamings for its autumn Rossini Opera Festival. The company announced that Nov. 25, 27 and 29 perofrmances of “Il barbiere di Siviglia” will be streamed via the company’s rossinioperafestival.it. The production by Pier Luigi Pizzi  will be conducted by Michele Spotti and star Juan Francisco Gatell (Count Almaviva), Carlo Lepore (Bartolo), Aya Wakizono (Rosina), Iurii {…}