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Monteverdi Festival Cremona 2026 Review: Soprano Silvia Frigato & Ensemble Mare Nostrum in Concert

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Monteverdi Festival Cremona hosted “La Dea Delle Scene,” (The Goddess of the Scene) at the Museo del Violino’s Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium, featuring Italian soprano Silvia Frigato and director Andrea De Carlo with Ensemble Mare Nostrum performing works by Stradella, Pasquini, and Monteverdi. Museo del Violino’s Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium For five centuries Cremona has been renowned as the world capital for making {…}
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Silvia Frigato & Heather Newhouse Lead the 2024 Festival Barocco Alessandro Stradella

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(Photo credit: Nikolai Schukoff) The Festival Barocco Alessandro Stradella has announced its line up for the 2024 season. This article only features vocal works. Opening the festival, artistic director Andrea De Carlo leads the Ensemble Mare Nostrum in Stradella’s oratorio “San Giovanni Battista.” Soloist are sopranos Silvia Frigato and Dorota Szczepańska, countertenor Danilo Pastore, tenor Roberto Manuel Zangari, and bass {…}
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Händel-Festspiele Halle 2026 Review: Römische Freund und Feindschaften

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(Credit: © Silvia Frigato) Just two violins, a cello, a chitarrone, and a harpsichord alongside a single soprano, nestled within the elegant architecture of the Franckesche Stiftungen, actively transported the audience back to the highly refined, intellectual settings of early 18th-century Roman salons. This beautifully crafted program by Concerto Italiano under Rinaldo Alessandrini mapped the rich cultural patronage of Cardinal {…}
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Festival Barocco Alessandro Stradella Announces 2026 Program

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The Festival Barocco Alessandro Stradella announces its 2026 season. This article only features classical voice concerts. “La DEA Delle Scene” is performed by Silvia Frigato and Andrea De Carlo with the Ensemble Mare Nostrum, as part of The Stradella Project. Performance Date: August 29, 2026 Adèle Hubert performs in “Amor sacro, amor profano” with Le Concert de l’Hostel Dieu under {…}
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Concertgebouw Amsterdam Announces 2026-27 Season Featuring Magdalena Kožená, Nina Stemme, Cecilia Bartoli, Huw Montague Rendall, Julia Kleiter & Benjamin Bruns

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The Concertgebouw Amsterdam has announced its 2026-27 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. The Royal Swedish Orchestra and Alan Gilbert perform music by Wagner alongside Nina Stemme. Performance Date: August 17, 2026 The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra and Keri-Lynn Wilson perform music by Frolyak, Mahler, and Beethoven alongside soprano Julia Kleiter. Performance Date: August 19, 2026 The Seoul Philharmonic {…}
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Cecilia Bartoli, Ian Bostridge, Maayan Licht & Carlo Vistoli Lead 2026 Monteverdi Festival

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(Credit: Fabrice Demessence) The Monteverdi Festival announces its 2026 programming. This article only features vocal concerts. Cecilia Bartoli opens the Festival in a gala concert with Les Musiciens du Prince conducted by Gianluca Capuano. Performance Date: May 28, 2026 The Monteverdi Festival opens with “Vespers Of The Blessed Virgin” under the baton of Leonardo García-Alarcón. Performance Date: June 7, 2026 {…}
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Ravenna Festival Unveils 2026 Season

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The Ravenna Festival announces its 2026 season. This article only features vocal concerts.  Riccardo Muti leads choir singers from all over Italy for the project Cantare amantis est. Performance Dates: June 1 & 2, 2026 Nicola Zambon and Ludovico Dal Pra sing in “Il Santo folle” by Marcello Fera and Guido Barbieri, with Conductus Ensemble and Gruppo Vocale Heinrich Schütz, {…}
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Matteo Roma, Maria Mudryak, José Maria Lo Monaco, Giacomo Medici Star in Teatro Pergolesi’s 2025 Season

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(Photo credit: Roberto Catani) Teatro Pergolesi announces its 2025 season. This article only features operatic performances. The season opens with Paul-Émile Fourny’s new production of Mozart’s “Don Giovanni.” Christian Federici, Maria Mudryak, Louise Guenter, Valerio Borgioni, Stefano Marchisio, Gianluca Failla, Eleonora Boaretto, and Luca Dall’Amico make up the cast. They are joined by the Ventidio Basso Choir from Ascoli Piceno. {…}
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Jamie Barton, Samuel Mariño, Luciano Pavarotti, Enea Scala & Anna Goryachova Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week, audiences will get to hear a world premiere recording of a modern masterpiece, a recording by a male soprano, and some modern works. There are also some Bel Canto gems to discover. Intelligence Houston Grand Opera releases a recording of composer {…}

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