https://operawire.com/obituary-artistic-director-italo-gomez-dies-at-87/
On May 12 Founder of the festival Autunno Musicale a Como and former Artistic Director of the Teatro la Fenice, Italo Gómez, died at the age of 87 in Crotone, Italy. Born in Medellín, Colombia in 1933, he went to Italy in the 1960s and went on to graduate from the Conservatorio Luigi Cherubini di Firenze as a cellist and {…}
https://operawire.com/obituary-italian-pianist-and-composer-ezio-bosso-dies-aged-48/
Italian composer and pianist Ezio Bosso has passed away of a neurodegenerative disease at the age of 48. Born on September 13, 1971, in Turin, Bosso studied music from a very early age. As a teenager, he played bass guitar in an R&B band before moving to classical music, where he would perform as a bass player with orchestras such {…}
https://operawire.com/obituary-hungarian-marstro-zoltan-pesko-passes/
(Credit: Cantakukuruz) Famed Hungarian maestro Zoltán Peskó passed away on March 31, 2020 at the age of 83 in Budapest. Born on Feb. 15, 1937 in Budapest, Peskó studied at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music before moving to Rome to work with Franco Ferraro; he also developed under the tutelage of Pierre Boulez in Switzerland. Between 1966-73 he was {…}
https://operawire.com/obituary-legendary-baritone-silvano-carroli-dies-at-81/
Italian baritone Silvano Carroli died on April 4, 2020 in Lucca at the age of 81. The baritone, who was born on Feb. 22, 1939, went on to study with Marcello Del Monaco before perfecting his technique with legendary tenor Mario Del Monaco. He also studied at the Teatro La Fenice di Venezia under the guidance of Mario Labroca, Francesco {…}
https://operawire.com/operavision-to-feature-italian-operas-by-verdi-mozart-rossini-throughout-april/
(Credit: Roberto Ricci) OperaVision is going to keep the opera going throughout the month of April. The streaming service has announced that it will showcase six Italian operas throughout the month. It all kicks off with La Fenice’s “Alceste” on April 3, 2020. The presentation will be available for repeat viewings for six months thereafter. “Guillaume Tell” will start streaming {…}
https://operawire.com/cd-review-opera-raras-semiramide/
An Opera Rara is a love letter to Bel Canto fans. Not only does the company research, rediscover, restore, record, and perform the forgotten operatic heritage of the 19th century, but they offer it up to collectors in a vibrant and potent packaging that includes a generous booklet with a extended article about the opera, photos and lithographs from the {…}
https://operawire.com/bayeriche-staatsoper-cancels-performances-due-to-coronavirus/
The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced that it will close its doors from March 11 to April 19. In a statement via social media, the company said that “that due to the coronavirus and by order of the ministry all performances would be canceled. The company also noted that in the meantime it would make some performances available as live stream {…}
https://operawire.com/wiener-staatsoper-closes-due-to-coronavirus-outbreak/
The Wiener Staatsoper has canceled all of its remaining March performances due to the coronavirus. The company stated, “following the Austrian Federal government’s decision which has just been announced, all performances and events of the Vienna Wiener Staatsoper will be provisionally cancelled as of today until 31 March.” They added, “All customers will be directly contacted by the various organisers {…}
https://operawire.com/czech-republic-suspends-opera-performances-in-brno-prague-due-to-coronavirus-outbreak/
The Czech Republic has suspended performances as a precaution against coronavirus. Following the Czech ministry of Health’s orders the Prague National Theatre and Brno National Theatre have issued statements suspending performances. In a statement by the National Theatre said, “Pursuant to the decree of the Czech government, as of Tuesday, 10 March 2020, the National Theatre has cancelled all its performances. {…}
