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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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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 {…}