Fondazione Accademia di Musica Partners With Fondazione Luciano Pavarotti For Postgraduate Specialist Course

The Fondazione Accademia di Musica and the Fondazione Luciano Pavarotti have announced their partnership for the 2025 – 27 academic years. This two-year Postgraduate Specialist Course in Opera Singing is designed specifically for singers who have completed a second level two-year postgraduate degree, or equivalent. It is intended for those who wish to develop their talent, hone their skills, and {…}

Sep 2, 2025

Carmen Giannattasio, Vittorio Grigolo, Ambrogio Maestri, Carlo Lepore Headline Royal Opera House Muscat’s 2025-26 Season

The Royal Opera House Muscat has unveiled its 2025-26 season. Here are the operas and classical vocal performances on offer. The season opens with the world premiere of Hisham Gabr and Nader Salah El Din’s “Sinbad: The Omani Sailor.” Co-produced with Müpa Budapest, the opera features singers, soloists, and choirs from across the Arab World. Joining them is the Hungarian {…}

Jul 3, 2025

Ambrogio Maestri to Appear at Mariinsky Theatre

Ambrogio Maestri is set to take the Mariinsky Theatre stage during the Stars of the White Nights Festival. The festival, which is held May 22 through August 3, is known as a grand celebration that used to draw the attention of audiences from around the world, as well as international singers. Maestri will perform in a production of “Don Pasquale” {…}

May 7, 2025

Yusif Eyvazov, Anna Pirozzi, Ambrogio Maestri, Annalisa Stroppa & Simone Alberghini Lead Teatro Verdi Trieste’s 2025-26 Season

The Teatro Verdi Trieste has announced its 2025-26 season. Alessandro Luongo, Annalisa Stroppa, Marco Ciaponi, and Marco Filippo Romano star in Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia.” Enrico Calesso conducts the production by Pier Luigi Pizzi. Performance Dates: Nov. 28-Dec. 13, 2025 Pier Luigi Pizzi directs Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro“ featuring Simone Alberghini, Carolina Lippo, Giorgio Caoduro, and Ekaterina Bakanova. {…}

May 5, 2025

Lise Davidsen, Asmik Grigorian, Pretty Yende, Serena Sáenz, Xabier Anduaga, Javier Camarena, Michel Fabiano & Saioa Hernández Lead Gran Teatre del Liceu’s 2025-26 Season

The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced its 2025-26 season. The season opens with “The Cunning Little Vixen,” featuring Peter Mattei, Anaïs Masllorens, David Alegret, Elena Tsallagova, Alejandro López, Milan Perišić, Sara Bañeras, Angela Brower, Mireia Pintó, Laura Brasó, and Mercedes Gancedo. Josep Pons conducts the production by Barrie Kosky. Performance Dates: Sept. 20-30, 2025 Philip Glass’ “Akhnaten” will star Anthony Roth Costanzo, {…}

Apr 12, 2025

Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Diana Damrau, Michael Volle, Ludovic Tézier, Pretty Yende, Rolando Villazón, Federica Lombardi, Nicole Car, Freddie De Tommaso & Juan Diego Flórez Headline Wiener Staatsoper’s 2025-26 Season

The Wiener Staatsoper has announced its 2025-26 season. Here is a look at the operas and recitals for the new season. Premieres Smetana’s “The Bartered Bride” will get a new production by Dirk Schmeding. The cast will be headed by Franz Xaver Schlecht, Margaret Plummer, Slávka Zámečníková, Ivo Stanchev, Monika Bohinec, Pavol Breslik, Michael Laurenz, Peter Kellner, Matthäus Schmidlechner, Ilia Staple, and Alex Ilvakhin. Tomáš Hanus conducts. A second cast will {…}

Mar 6, 2025

Ambrogio Maestri Stars in Teatro Carlo Felice’s ‘Falstaff’

The Teatro Carlo Felice is set to present Verdi’s “Falstaff.” The Opera, which will open on March 7 and run through March 13 will star Ambrogio Maestri in his signature role of Sir John Falstaff and Ernesto Petti as Ford. They will be joined by Galeano Salas as Fenton, Blagoj Nacoski as Dottor Caius, Oronzo D’Urso as Bardolfo, Luciano Leoni as Pistola, Erika Grimaldi {…}

Jan 31, 2025

Teatro alla Scala 2024-25 Review: Falstaff

(Photo: Brescia – Amisano © Teatro alla Scala) There is no other title in operatic history that was created with as little expectation as “Falstaff.” Giuseppe Verdi concluded that he had composed everything he was meant to in life and stopped writing for several years. It wasn’t until 1880 that his wife, Giuseppina Strepponi, pointed out that to close his {…}

Jun 25, 2024

Iván Ayón Rivas, Maria Josè Siri, Erika Grimaldi, Piero Pretti & Olga Peretyatko Lead Teatro Carlo Felice’s 2024-25 Season

Genova’s Teatro Carlo Felice has announced its 2024-25 season. Here is a look at the operas and concerts. Opera The season will open with a double bill featuring the play “Giro di vite” by Henry James and Benjamin Britten’s “The Turn of the Screw.” Davide Livermore directs the production with Riccardo Minasi at the podium. The cast for Britten will {…}

Apr 18, 2024

Irina Lungu, Nicola Alaimo, Vittorio Grigolo, Arturo Chacón-Cruz & Lianna Haroutounian Lead Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège’s 2024-25 Season

The Opéra Royal de Wallonie in Liège has announced its 2024-25 season. Opera The season opens with Verdi’s “La Traviata” with Giampaolo Bisanti conducting a production by Thaddeus Strassberger. Irina Lungu, Dmitry Korchak, and Simone Piazzola star. Performance Dates: Sept. 13-24, 2024 Leoš Janáček’s “Kát’a Kabanová” will star Anush Hovhannisyan, Anton Rositskiy, Nino Surguladze, Sergei Skorokhodov, Jana Kurucová, Dmitry Cheblykov, {…}

Mar 20, 2024

Benjamin Bernheim, Lisette Oropesa, Ludovic Tézier & Asmik Grigorian Lead Opéra de Paris’ 2024-25 Season

The Opéra de Paris has announced its 2024-25 season. Opera Verdi’s “Falstaff” opens the season with a cast that includes Ambrogio Maestri, Olivia Boen, Marie-Andrée Bouchard-Lesieur, Andrei Kymach, Gregory Bonfatti, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Iván Ayón-Rivas, and Federica Guida. Michael Schønwandt conducts the production by Dominique Pitoiset. Performance Dates: Sept. 10-30, 2024 Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” will star Eleonora Buratto, Elena Stikhina, Aude {…}