Maggio Musicale Fiorentino to Stream Haydn’s ‘The Creation’

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The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has announced that it will stream Haydn’s “The Creation” on Nov. 10 at 8 p.m. local time. The stream will showcase soloists Michael Volle, Hanna-Elisabeth Müller, Veta Pilipenko, and Maximilian Schmitt conducted by Zubin Mehta. The Italian theater will stream it on the company’s social media channels and on Agenzia Ansa’s YouTube page. The concert will {…}

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Fondazione Teatri di Piacenza to Stream Verdi’s Requiem

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The Fondazione Teatri di Piacenza has announced that the Verdi Requiem scheduled for Nov. 24 will be held without an audience. As a result, the performance will be streamed on the new platform Opera Streaming. Plácido Domingo will conduct the Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini and the chorus of the Teatro Municipale di Piacenza. Soloists will include Maria José Siri, Annalisa Stroppa, Antonio {…}

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Obituary: American Soprano Ruth Falcon Dies at 77

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(Credit: Tulane University) American soprano Ruth Falcon died on Oct. 9, 2020, at the age of 77. Falcon graduated from Loyola University of the South and Tulane University. She made her first appearance at the New York City Opera in the role of Micaëla in Bizet’s “Carmen.” Falcon made her first high-profile debut at the Metropolitan Opera House in 1989, {…}

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Donizetti Opera Festival Announces Cast Changes

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The Donizetti Opera Festival has announced cast changes to its upcoming production of “Le Nozze in Villa” and “Marino Faliero” due to travel restrictions imposed by COVID-19. The festival announced that Michele Pertusi will sing the title role of “Marino Faliero” replacing Alex Esposito, while tenor Giorgio Misseri will take over the role of Claudio in “Le Nozze in Villa” {…}

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Festival Verdi Announces Cast Change for ‘Ernani’

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The Festival Verdi has announced a cast change for its upcoming “Ernani.” The festival announced that Vladimir Stoyanov will take over the role of Don Carlo replacing Amartuvshin Enkhbat, who is in Mongolia and unable to perform due to the quarantine imposed as a result of continued concerns over COVID-19. Stoyanov is a well-known baritone who has performed at the {…}

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Artist of the Week: Jessica Pratt

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With festival season in full swing in Europe and experimentation a key to this year’s programs, the Festival Valle di Itria in Martina Franca is scheduled to open a new production of the Italian version of Richard Strauss’ “Ariadne auf Naxos.” The production will be headed by an all-star cast that includes the world-renown coloratura soprano, Jessica Pratt. Pratt will {…}

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Obituary: Oscar Winner Ennio Morricone Dies at 91

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Italian composer Ennio Morricone has died at the age of 91. The composer died in Rome at the Università Campus Bio-Medico of injuries sustained during a fall. Born in Rome in 1928, Morricone began studying music with his father Mario Morricone, who taught him how to read music and to play several instruments. He went on to enter the National {…}

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Artist of the Week: Luca Salsi

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(Credit: Marco Borrelli) Back in March at the height of the Pandemic, OperaWire stopped writing Artist of the Week profiles as every opera house was shut down. Now with theaters reopening in Europe, OperaWire will resume its Artist of the Week series highlighting one artist a week. This week marks the reopening of the Teatro alla Scala nearly four months {…}

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Obituary: Artistic Director Italo Gómez Dies at 87

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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 {…}

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Maggio Musicale Fiorentino to Stream Haydn’s ‘The Creation’

Fondazione Teatri di Piacenza to Stream Verdi’s Requiem

Obituary: American Soprano Ruth Falcon Dies at 77

Donizetti Opera Festival Announces Cast Changes

Festival Verdi Announces Cast Change for ‘Ernani’

Artist of the Week: Jessica Pratt

Obituary: Oscar Winner Ennio Morricone Dies at 91

Artist of the Week: Luca Salsi

Obituary: Artistic Director Italo Gómez Dies at 87