(Credit: Ph. Luciano Romano) On Dec. 11, Rai 5 will broadcast the Teatro San Carlo‘s new production of Cherubini’s “Medea.” The production marks the first time the Napoli, Italy theater performs the work. The opera is be conducted by Riccardo Frizza and stars Sondra Radvanovsky in her acclaimed interpretation which she has performed the Metropolitan Opera and Lyric Opera of {…}
(Ph. Luciano Romano) On Dec. 6, the Teatro San Carlo will open its 2025-26 season with a new production of Cherubini’s “Medea” The production will mark the first time the Napoli, Italy theater performs the work. The opera will be conducted by Riccardo Frizza and will star Sondra Radvanovsky in her acclaimed interpretation. She will be joined by Francesco Demuro, {…}
Anita Rachvelishvili has joined InArt Management. The mezzo-soprano is one of the leading artists of our day and is well known for her interpretation of “Carmen,” which she has performed all over the world. Her repertoire includes the music of Verdi, Mascagni, Saint-Saëns, Mussorgsky, Cilea, and Ponchielli. She has also performed at many of the leading theaters including the Teatro {…}
Anna Netrebko’s July 21 Berlin performance has been postponed to July 22, 2025 due to bad weather. The soprano’s management released a statement noting, “Tonight’s concert at the Classic Open Air at Gendarmenmark in Berlin is unfortunately postponed due to severe weather conditions. We are happy to report that it will take place tomorrow evening: same artists, same place, same {…}
The Greek National Opera has announced its 2025-26 season. Fabrizio Ventura conducts Ponchielli’s “La Gioconda” with Oliver Mears directing. Anna Pirozzi stars alongside Alisa Kolosova, Tassos Apostolou, Anita Rachvelishvili, Arsen Soghomonyan, Francesco Pio Galasso, and Dimitri Platanias. Performance Dates: Oct. 19-Nov. 7, 2025 Aleksandra Kurzak and Cellia Costea star in Puccini’s “Tosca” alongside Marcelo Puente, Roberto Alagna, Dimitri Platanias, and Tassis {…}
The Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari has announced its 2026 season. Opera Niccolò Piccinni’s “La Cecchina” opens the season with Daniele Luchetti directing. Stefano Montanari conducts a cast that includes Ana Maria Labin, Francesca Benitez, Krystian Adam, Francesca Aspromonte, Paola Gardina, Michela Antenucci, Christian Senn, and Pietro Spagnoli. Performance Dates: Jan 21-28, 2026 Vincenzo Milletari will conduct Verdi’s “Falstaff” with Luca Ronconi directing. The production will star Milan {…}
The Teatro San Carlo has announced its 2025-26 season. The season opens with Riccardo Frizza conducting Cherubini’s “Medea” in a production by Mario Martone. Sondra Radvanovsky stars in the title role alongside Francesco Meli, Giorgi Manoshvili, Désirée Giove, and Anita Rachvelishvili. Performance Dates: Dec. 3-16, 2025 Jessica Pratt, Maria Agresta, Désirée Giove, Francesco Demuro, and Mimmo Borrelli star in Ennio {…}
(Credit: © Luciano Romano) Rai5 will finally present the Teatro San Carlo’s opening night production of Dvořák’s “Rusalka.” The opera, which was originally set to be shown on Nov. 20, 2024, will be broadcast on May 29. The production is directed by Dmitri Tcherniakov and conducted by Dan Ettinger. Asmik Grigorian stars in the title role alongside Adam Smith as {…}
Opera singers are paying tribute to Pope Francis after the leader of the Catholic Church died on Monday, April 21, at the age of 88. The Vatican’s Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Camerlengo of the Apostolic Chamber, announced the death of Pope Francis, stating, “Dearest brothers and sisters, with deep sorrow I must announce the death of our Holy Father Francis. At {…}
The Teatro Real de Madrid has announced its 2025-26 season. Opera The season opens with Verdi’s “Otello,” starring Brian Jadge, Jorge de León, and Angelo Villari in the title role. The cast includes Igor Golovatenko, Artur Ruciński, Gabriele Viviani, Airam Hernández, Asmik Grigorian, and Maria Agresta. Nicola Luisotti and Giuseppe Mentuccia conduct the production by David Alden. Performance Dates: Sept. {…}
Anita Rachvelishvili has sued the Metropolitan Opera in a Manhattan Federal Court. In court documents obtained by the New York Post, the mezzo is suing the Met for firing her because she couldn’t hit her high notes. The mezzo claims that the company canceled her contracts in January 2023 due to “deterioration of vocal quality.” She was set to perform {…}