Juan Diego Flórez, Ailyn Pérez & Juan Francisco Gatell Headline LXXXIV Festival del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

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The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has announced the LXXXIV Festival del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino which will run from April 12 to July 14, 2022. Here is a look at all the operatic and vocal performances. Gluck’s “Orphée et Euridice” is set to star Juan Francisco Gatell, Sara Blanch, and Anna Prohaska. Daniele Gatti conducts Pierre Audi’s production which will present the French version. {…}

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Maggio Musicale Cancels Two Performances of ‘Lo Sposo di Tre e Marito di Nessuna’ Due to COVID-19

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The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has canceled the first two performances of Cherubini’s “Lo sposo di tre e marito di nessuna.” The company noted that due to positive COVID cases in the cast of the production, the opera house was forced to suspend performances on Jan. 22 and 24. As a result, the work will open on Feb. 4 and will {…}

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Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Postpones Beethoven Concert

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The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has postponed its Jan. 4 concert. The company announced that the concert was postponed due to the increase in precautionary quarantines and the number of infections. The company also noted that the use of FFP2 masks by the Chorus makes it difficult to sing Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 As a result, the theater will reschedule the {…}

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OperaWire’s Most-Read Stories of 2021

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Every year we like to run down a retrospective on the most-read stories of 2021. And this year will be no different. So here are the top 20 most-read stories starting with the most frequently read piece: Vienna Philharmonic Releases Statement Regarding Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Tulsa Opera Removes Composer Daniel Roumain From Concert Commemorating Race Massacre Over One Word Obituary: Mezzo-Soprano {…}

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Best of 2021: OperaWire’s Staff on the Best Performances of the Year

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Over the past few weeks we have returned to an old end-of-year tradition, spotlighting some of our standout artists of the year. And we will conclude that series with a return to our spotlight of the year’s best performances. As in the past, we have compiled the efforts of different members of our staff to create a list of our {…}

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Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Cancels Final Two Performances of ‘Fidelio’

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The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has canceled the final two performances of “Fidelio.” The company announced that the final two performances scheduled for Jan. 5 and 7, 2022 would no longer be taking place and that as a result, ticketholders will either get refunds or will be able to change their tickets for another date between Dec. 23 and Jan. 2, {…}

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Staatsoper Berlin Announces Cast Change for ‘Turandot’

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(Credit: Bolshoi Theatre official website) The Staatsoper Unter den Linden has announced that tenor Yusif Eyvazov will not be appearing in the role of Calaf in Puccini’s “Turandot” for performances between July 1 – 10, 2022. As a result, tenor Murat Karahan will take over the role. Karahan joins a cast that includes Graham Clark, René Pape, Grigory Shkarupa, Olga {…}

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Teatro La Fenice Announces Premio Una Vita nella Musica Honorees

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The Teatro La Fenice has announced that the Premio Una vita nella musica 2021 will take place on Oct. 28, 2021. The ceremony will pay tribute to distinguished Music Critic Mario Messinis, who passed away in September 2020. The program will take place at the Campo San Fantin with the chorus and the instrumentalists of the Teatro La Fenice directed {…}

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ItsArt to Broadcast ‘La Traviata’ from Maggio Musicale Fiorentino with Nadine Sierra

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On Oct. 15, ItsART is set to broadcast Verdi’s “La Traviata” from the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. The broadcast will showcase the new production by Davide Livermore which starred Nadine Sierra as Violetta in her role debut and Francesco Meli as Alfredo. Leo Nucci sang the role of Germont with Zubin Mehta conducting the Orchestra and Chorus of the Maggio Musicale. {…}

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Juan Diego Flórez, Ailyn Pérez & Juan Francisco Gatell Headline LXXXIV Festival del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Maggio Musicale Cancels Two Performances of ‘Lo Sposo di Tre e Marito di Nessuna’ Due to COVID-19

Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Postpones Beethoven Concert

OperaWire’s Most-Read Stories of 2021

Best of 2021: OperaWire’s Staff on the Best Performances of the Year

Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Cancels Final Two Performances of ‘Fidelio’

Staatsoper Berlin Announces Cast Change for ‘Turandot’

Teatro La Fenice Announces Premio Una Vita nella Musica Honorees

ItsArt to Broadcast ‘La Traviata’ from Maggio Musicale Fiorentino with Nadine Sierra