Opera Australia has announced the appointment of in-demand Italian conductor and composer Maestro Andrea Battistoni as the company’s new Music Director, commencing in January 2026. In a statement, Outgoing OA Chair Rod Sims said, “Andrea’s combination of youth, artistry, and international experience has established him as a hugely respected conductor globally. His highly anticipated appointment will be invaluable to OA’s {…}
(Credit: Daniele Ratti) Andrea Battistoni has been appointed the Music Director of the Teatro Regio di Torino. The conductor will begin his tenure on Jan. 1, 2025, and will join for an initial two seasons. In his first term, Battistoni will conduct at least two productions per season and several concerts. He will interpret operas from the Italian repertoire, standard {…}
(Photo credit: © Marc Brenner/Royal Opera) N.B. In this performance of “Tosca” Russell Thomas replaced the previously scheduled Yusif Eyvazov, who was indisposed. Entitlement enlightens spectators on the contrasting and yet comparable personas of soprano Floria Tosca and barbaric chief of police Scarpia: spoiled brats forsaking all who block their way. Sways of a dress’s train portray the former’s annexing {…}
(Photo: Tosca © ROH 2024) One of the more frequent criticisms aimed at opera singers, by those not acquainted in any way with the art form, pertains to what it is, exactly, they do other than sing. In OperaWire’s interview with the Cavaradossi of this production, Russell Thomas, the tenor said of many critics: “it’s a career that everybody who {…}
The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has announced a conductor change for its upcoming performance of “Carmina Burana.” The company said, “We would like to inform the kind audience that the ‘Carmina Burana’ performance, scheduled for July 13, 2023, in the Zubin Mehta Hall, will be conducted by maestro Andrea Battistoni, replacing maestro Paolo Carignani.” Battistoni has conducted at the Bayerische Staatsoper, {…}
(Photo Credit: Wiener Staatsoper/Giampaolo Maria Bisanti) Conductor Andrea Battistoni has withdrawn from the production of Puccini, Giacosa and Illica’s “Tosca” at the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich due to illness. As a result, Giampaolo Bisanti will conduct in his stead for performances on Feb. 17 & 20, 2020. Bisanti will lead the cast that includes Anja Harteros in the title role, {…}