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Teatro La Fenice 2021-22 Review: La Griselda

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(Photo: Michele Crosera) Given that Venice is the city of Vivaldi’s birth and the scene of most of his musical successes, it is fitting that La Fenice has been one of the leading companies in the movement toward rehabilitating staged performances of his operas. This season’s production of the composer’s 1735 work “La Griselda” will mark the fifth consecutive year {…}

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Teatro La Fenice to Present World Premiere of ‘Le Baruffe’

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The Teatro La Fenice is set to world premiere “Le baruffe” by Giorgio Battistelli. The new opera was commissioned by Teatro La Fenice and will be presented from Feb. 22 through March 4, 2022 for five performances. Damiano Michieletto will direct the production, which will be also be streamed on YouTube on Feb. 28. The new work, which is based on {…}

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Federica Lombardi & Freddie De Tommaso Headline Teatro La Fenice’s 2022-23 New Year’s Eve Gala

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The Teatro La Fenice has announced the performers and conductor for the 2022 New Year’s Eve celebration. The company’s superintendent Fortunato Ortombina announced that the 2022-23 concert will feature soloists soprano Federica Lombardi and tenor Freddie De Tommaso. The showcase will also see the return of conductor Daniel Harding who previously conducted the concert during the 2010-2011, 2014-2015, and 2020-2021 {…}

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Brian Jagde & Pretty Yende Lead Teatro La Fenice’s New Year’s Eve Concert

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On Jan. 1 the Teatro La Fenice is set to televise the New Year’s Eve concert. The concert, which will be presented on WDR + ARTE DE and ARTE FR, will be conducted by Fabio Luisi and will star Pretty Yende and Brian Jagde. The evening will showcase the orchestra performing Antonin Dvořák’s Symphony No 9 in e minor in the first {…}

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Teatro La Fenice Announces Premio Una Vita nella Musica Honorees

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The Teatro La Fenice has announced that the Premio Una vita nella musica 2021 will take place on Oct. 28, 2021. The ceremony will pay tribute to distinguished Music Critic Mario Messinis, who passed away in September 2020. The program will take place at the Campo San Fantin with the chorus and the instrumentalists of the Teatro La Fenice directed {…}

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Teatro La Fenice to Present Rarely Performed ‘Engelberta’

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On Oct. 14, Albinoni’s “Engelberta” will premiere at the Teatro Malibran. The production will mark the first modern-day production of the work and will be part of the 2020-21 season for the Teatro La Fenice. The project will be produced in collaboration with the Conservatorio Benedetto Marcello di Venezia and was thought for the school, family, and new generation audiences. {…}

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Teresa Iervolino Leads Handel’s ‘Rinaldo’ at the Teatro La Fenice

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The Teatro La Fenice is set to present Handel’s “Rinaldo” to kick off the fall season. The theater will revive the legendary staging by Pier Luigi Pizzi from 1985. The staging has been performed at 20 major opera houses and this time the production will star Teresa Iervolino in the title role. The cast will also include Leonardo Cortellazzi, Francesca Aspromonte, {…}

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Teatro La Fenice 2020-21 Review: Farnace

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(Credit: Michele Crosera) The director for Teatro La Fenice’s production of Vivaldi’s “Farnace,” Christophe Gayral observed in his program notes that “the music for some of the arias is strangely sometimes not completely related to the narrative, the music is light while the situation is dark.” While this is undoubtedly true, it does not act against the work as a {…}