Criticism on Fridays: Italian Workers’ Union Confronts Teatro La Fenice

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(Photo: Marco Montero) Every Friday, Polina Lyapustina delivers a short essay on some of the most sensitive topics in the industry with the intent of establishing a dialogue about the opera world and its future. Opera in Italy today is going through tough times, and not only because of the pandemic. Both smaller and larger institutions are being left to survive {…}

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Carmela Remigio & Antonello Manacorda Headline Teatro la Fenice’s Mahler Program

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Antonello Manacorda returns to the Teatro la Fenice for a Mahler program. The Italian conductor will conduct Mahler’s Fourth Symphony with the participation of soprano Carmela Remigio, who sings the solo part in the fourth movement. The concert will stream on Feb. 21 on the www.teatrolafenice.it and the company’s YouTube page for free. The concert will mark Remigio’s return to the {…}

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Teatro la Fenice Announces February Streams

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The Teatro La Fenice has announced streams from Jan. 30 through March 6. The streams will be showcased on the www.teatrolafenice.it and on the company’s YouTube channel and will be performed without an audience. The programming opens on Jan. 30 with Markus Stenz conducting Richard Strauss’ “Der Bürger als Edelmann” and Mozart’s Symphony No. 41. On Feb. 21, Antonello Manacorda conducts {…}

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Xabier Anduaga & Rosa Feola Headline Teatro La Fenice’s New Year’s Eve Gala

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(Credit: Todd Rosenberg) The Teatro La Fenice has announced that it will present its annual New Year’s Eve celebration to a virtual audience. This year, the gala will be conducted by Daniel Harding and will star soloists Rosa Feola and Xabier Anduaga. The performance will feature music by Mozart, Donizetti, Verdi, Offenbach, Gounod, and Mascagni from the operas “Nabucco,” “Cavalleria {…}

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Teatro La Fenice Concludes November Streams with Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony

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The Teatro La Fenice will continue its live stream series by celebrating Beethoven’s 250th anniversary. On Nov. 27, the company will perform Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony without an audience under the direction of Myung-Whun Chung. The symphony will star soprano Laura Aikin, mezzo-soprano Anke Vondung, tenor Michael Schade, and bass Thomas Johannes Mayer. Marino Moretti will lead la Fenice’s chorus. The {…}

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Carmela Remigio, Michael Schade & Myung-Whun Chung Lead Teatro la Fenice’s November Streams

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The Teatro la Fenice has announced five streaming concerts for the month of November. As a response to the closures due to COVID-19, the Venice theater will present free concerts from Nov. 14 through 27 on the company’s YouTube page. The series will begin on Nov. 14 with cellist Mario Brunello performing Haydn’s Cello Concert no. 1 alongside the Orchestra {…}

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Riccardo Muti, Teresa Iervolino, & Vincent Wolfsteiner Highlight Teatro La Fenice’s 2020-21 Season

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The Teatro La Fenice has announced the first part of its 2020-21 season, which is set to run from Oct. 30 to Feb. 16, 2021. The new season begins with concert performances featuring Juraj Valčuha conducting the Orchestra del Teatro La Fenice. The concert will include music by Claude Debussy and Modest Mussorgsky. Performance Dates: Oct. 30-21, 2020 Riccardo Muti {…}

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Teatro La Fenice 2020-21 Review: ‘Prima La Musica E Poi Le Parole’ & ‘Der Schauspieldirektor’

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(Photo: Michele Crosera) Contrary to popular rumor, it is very unlikely that Salieri and Mozart were on acrimonious terms, let alone enemies. As court composer to Emperor Joseph II, Salieri dominated Viennese musical society which he used to secure positions for Italian artists, which no doubt irritated the ambitious Mozart, but there is no evidence for any animosity between the {…}

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Teatro la Fenice Announces Salieri, Mozart & Rossini Productions

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The Teatro la Fenice is set to return to traditional operatic productions at the end of October. The company will return to the Teatro Malibran with a new production of “Prima la musica e poi le parole” by Antonio Salieri and “Der Schauspieldirektor”by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The new production will be a collaboration between the Fondazione Teatro La Fenice and {…}

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Criticism on Fridays: Italian Workers’ Union Confronts Teatro La Fenice

Carmela Remigio & Antonello Manacorda Headline Teatro la Fenice’s Mahler Program

Teatro la Fenice Announces February Streams

Xabier Anduaga & Rosa Feola Headline Teatro La Fenice’s New Year’s Eve Gala

Teatro La Fenice Concludes November Streams with Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony

Carmela Remigio, Michael Schade & Myung-Whun Chung Lead Teatro la Fenice’s November Streams

Riccardo Muti, Teresa Iervolino, & Vincent Wolfsteiner Highlight Teatro La Fenice’s 2020-21 Season

Teatro La Fenice 2020-21 Review: ‘Prima La Musica E Poi Le Parole’ & ‘Der Schauspieldirektor’

Teatro la Fenice Announces Salieri, Mozart & Rossini Productions