Independent Opera Company is set to present “Anna Bolena” on Jun 20 and 21, 2025 at La Cañada Congregational Church in La Cañada Flintridge, CA. The opera will be directed by Liza Barskaya and conducted by Artistic / Music Director Galina Barskaya. Taking on the title role will be Catherine Samartin with Patrick Blackwell as her husband Enrico. Rae Shrum {…}
The Academy of Vocal Arts is set to present Donizetti’s “Anna Bolena” The opera will be presented on Nov. 11, 14, 16, 18, 21, and 28 2023 and will be sung in Italian with English supertitles The opera will be conducted by Steven White ad directed by Christopher Mattaliano. The cast will include Monique Galvão (Nov 11, 16 and 28) {…}
The Lugano Arte e Cultura is set to open its 2023-24 season with a new production of Donzietti’s “Anna Bolena.” The production, which will open on Sept. 4 and will be performed a total of four times, will be headlined by the great Italian soprano Carmela Remigio. The production will also star Marco Bussi (Enrico VIII), Arianna Vendittelli (Giovanna Seymour), {…}
Photo: Joan Tomàs The Spanish tenor Celso Albelo debuted in the role of Duke of Mantua alongside Leo Nucci in 2006. He has performed since then in major opera houses around the world. For 17 years, he has been singing leading tenor roles. Being the Duke is one of his signature roles. His extensive tessitura–he can sing a stratospheric high {…}
(Credit:Miguel Lorenzo & Mikel Ponce) The Palau de Les Arts, in coproduction with Dutch National Opera, is staging the Donizetti “Tudor Trilogy.” “Anna Bolena,” the first title of the trilogy, opened the 2022-23 season in Valencia on Oct. 1, 2022. The production, which had already premiered in Amsterdam early this year, was directed by Jetske Mijnssen. All the action takes {…}
(Credit: Dario Acosta) Eleonora Buratto is set to make her role debut as “Anna Bolena” in Donizetti’s masterpiece. The Italian soprano will sing the role at the Palau de les Arts in Valencia, Spain. The production, which opens on Oct. 1 will run through Oct. 13, will be conducted by Maurizio Benini. In a statement, the soprano said, “in my {…}
This week, the Dutch National Opera will present a new production of “Anna Bolena” with a stellar cast headlined by rising star, Raffaella Lupinacci in her house debut. The Italian Mezzo-soprano will bring her acclaimed Giovanna Seymour to the Dutch house. The mezzo has performed the role at the Teatro Carlo Felice and Lithuanian Opera where critics have raved stating, {…}
The Vienna State Opera has announced a cast change for the Feb. 22, 2022 performance of “Anna Bolena.” For the second time in this run, Nicholas Brownlee will join the famed opera, taking on the role of Enrico VIII. He joins a cast starring Diana Damrau in the title role with Ekaterina Semenchuk as Giovanna Seymour and Pene Pati as {…}
The Teatro Carlo Felice has announced a cast change for its Feb. 26 performance of “Anna Bolena.” The company noted that the title role will be sung by Francesca Tiburzi replacing the originally announced Desirée Rancatore. The news comes after Angela Meade stepped into the Feb. 19 performance, a day after having opened the production. Tuburzi recently performed at the {…}
(Credit: Fay Fox) The Wiener Staatsoper has announced a cast change for its upcoming performance of “Anna Bolena.” The company noted that Nicholas Brownlee will sing the role of Enrico VIII in the performance on Feb. 12 replacing Erwin Schrott. Brownlee recently at the Wiener Staatsoper and the Metropolitan Opera in productions of “La Bohème” and was also seen at {…}
This week the Opernahus Zürich will open a new production of Donizetti’s “Anna Bolena,” continuing its Tudor cycle with director David Alden furthering his exploration of the queens after receiving rave reviews for “Maria Stuarda.” Despite Alden’s prominence in the director’s chair there’s no doubt that the spotlight of this production will shine most fiercely on soprano Diana Damrau as {…}