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Teatro La Fenice Announces Socially Distanced ‘La Traviata’

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(Credit: ©Michele Crosera) For the first time in 20 years, the Teatro la Fenice will perform a new production of Verdi’s “La Traviata.” The new production by Christophe Gayral will follow social distancing and health regulations in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Stefano Ranzani will conduct the production with a cast that includes Claudia Pavone in the role {…}

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Teatro La Fenice 2019-20 Review: Roberto Devereux

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(Photo: Michele Crosera) Another step back on the road to a post virus normality was taken at Teatro La Fenice with its performance of Donizetti’s “Roberto Devereux.” Seats were returned to the stalls, the orchestra was back in the pit and the singers back on stage. Yes, there were still some restrictions in place, so that face masks were still {…}

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Roberta Mantegna Headlines Teatro La Fenice’s ‘Roberto Devereux’

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(Credit: Rosellina Garbo) After 48 years, Donizetti’s “Roberto Devereux” returns to the Venice stage at the Teatro La Fenice in a semi-staged production by Alfonso Antoniozzi. The historic performance is set to be conducted by Riccardo Frizza with Roberta Mantegna in the role of Elisabetta with Enea Scala in the title role. The cast will be rounded out by Lilly {…}

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Giuseppina Bridelli & Antonio Poli Lead Teatro la Fenice’s ‘Dido and Aeneas’

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On Sept. 4 the Teatro la Fenice will begin its fall season with Purcell’s “Dido and Aeneas.” The opera is set to star Giuseppina Bridelli as Dido and Antonio Poli as Aeneas alongside Michela Antenucci, Martina Licari, Valeria Girardello, Lara Lagni, Chiara Brunello, and Matteo Roma with conductor Tito Ceccherini leading the work. Giovanni Di Cicco will direct the production. {…}

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Teatro la Fenice Announces August, September & October Schedule

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The Teatro la Fenice has announced programming for August, September, and October following the COVID-19 regulations. The new program will open on August 22 and run through October. On August 22, the theater will open with Tito Ceccherini leading the Orchestra del Teatro La Fenice performing Mozart’s Symphony No. 20and Stravinsky’s “Pulcinella.” The concert will also include music by Pergolesi {…}

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Luca Salsi, Francesco Meli & Alex Esposito to Present Recitals at Teatro la Fenice

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The Teatro la Fenice is set to present two recitals with some of the world’s greatest male voices in opera. On July 22, Alex Esposito will perform a program with arias from Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” and “Le Nozze di Figaro,” Verdi’s “Macbeth,” “Simon Boccanegra,” and “Don Carlo,” Gounod’s “Faust,” Berlioz’s “La Damnation de Faust,” Boito’s Mefistofele,” and Offenbach’s “Les Contes {…}

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Teatro la Fenice Announces a New Program ‘Fenice Opera House is on the Air’

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The Teatro la Fenice has announced an education program with the Fondazione Teatro La Fenice di Venezia entitled “Fenice Opera House is on the Air.” The new initiative will be sponsored by the Banca Generali and will be created in a non-traditional space. It will be a multimedia project that will work with artists to teach students and audiences about {…}

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Teatro La Fenice 2019-20 Review: Ottone in Villa

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(Photo: Michele Crosera) Four months after La Fenice closed its doors, opera has once again returned to its stage, albeit not necessarily in a form that one normally associates with a traditional opera house. The regulations aimed at containing the spread of COVID 19 mean that Italian theatres, cinemas, and other public performance spaces must comply with stringent restrictions, which {…}