The Macerata Opera Festival at the Sferisterio has announced the operas for the 2021 season. The Italian festival will celebrate its centennial with Verdi’s “Aida” and “La Traviata” and “Il Barbiere di Siviglia.” The season will open with Verdi’s “Aida,” in a new production by Valentina Carrasco. Francesco Lanzillotta conducts the production. Performance Dates: July 23, August 1, 7 & {…}
The Garsington Opera has announced its 2021 season, which will celebrate the company’s 10th Anniversary at Wormsley. The English festival will open its 2021 Season with R. Strauss’ “Der Rosenkavalier” conducted by Jordan de Souza and directed by Bruno Ravella. The season will continue with a revival of Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” conducted by Douglas Boyd and a new production of Rossini’s {…}
The Arena di Verona has announced its 2021 season, which will feature several notable performances with some of opera’s greatest stars. It all kicks off with a 150th anniversary celebration of the 1871 world premiere of Verdi’s “Aida.” The opera will be conducted by Riccardo Muti with Sonya Yoncheva in the title role alongside Francesco Meli, Riccardo Zanellato, Luca Salsi, {…}
The Pensacola Opera has announced its 38th season featuring two works. The season will open with Bizet’s “Carmen,” written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy. The work, based on Prosper Mérimée’s novella features some of the most popular melodies in opera. The work will star Elise Quagliata in the title role, Adam Diegel as Don José, Luis Alejandro Orozco as Escamillo, and Bizhou {…}
The Salzburg Easter Festival has announced its 2021 festival with a number of great artists and one major new operatic production. For this article we will only focus on the vocal selections. For the entire program click here. Christian Thielemann conducts a new production of Puccini’s “Turandot” with Yona Kim directing. Anna Netrebko sings the title role with Yusif Eyvazov {…}