The Vicenza in Lirica has announced its 10th anniversary season. The season opens with the concerto “Finale” del Concorso lirico Tullio Serafin. Performance Date: June 7, 2023 The festival will present a Concerto Benefico in honor of Assi Gulliver. Performance Date: June 10, 2023 Next up is the rarely performed opera Malipiero’s “Ecuba.” The Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto {…}
(Credits: Matilde Fasso / © DR / Deutsche Oper am Rhein official website / Opus 3 Artists official website) Italian television channel Rai5 has announced broadcasts for the week of Jan. 11 – Jan. 15, 2021. First up will be a production of Donizetti’s “L’elisir d’amore” with Mariangela Sicilia, John Osborn, Iurii Samoilov, Alex Esposito and Francesca Benitez. Francesco Lanzillotta {…}
The Festival Lirico dei Teatri di Pietra has announced its summer 2020 slate. The Italian festival will take place in Taorima, Siracusa, and Tindari. Here is a breakdown of the performances. Taormina The slate will kick off with a production of “Cavalleria Rusticana.” The opera will star Elena Lo Forte as Santuzza with Angelo Villari appearing as Turiddu. Alberto Mastromarino, {…}
The Teatro Carlo Felice has announced its 2019-20 season featuring a number of great stars and new productions. Giuseppe Talamo stars in the title role of Enjott Schneider’s “Marco Polo” with a cast that includes Xiaotong Cao, Yunpeng Wang, Ying Liu, Haojiang Tian, Kejia Xiong, Enrico Rinaldo, Davide Bartolucci, and Xu Shuai. Muhai Tang conducts Kasper Holten’s production. Performance Dates: Sept. 29-Oct. 1, 2019 Verdi’s “Il Trovatore” returns with {…}