The ABAO Bilbao Opera is set to present Massenet’s “Werther.” The opera will be presented in a production by Rosetta Cucchi and Carlo Montanaro will conduct the Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoa. Tenor Celso Albelo will star in the title role with mezzo-soprano Annalisa Stroppa as Charlotte. Àngel Òdena will star as Albert and Lucía Iglesias as Sophie. The cast will be rounded {…}
The Arena di Verona has announced its 2026 season. The season will open with a new production of Verdi’s “La Traviata.” Michele Spotti and Francesco Ivan Ciampa conduct the new production starring Martina Russomanno, Gilda Fiume and Rosa Feola. The casts also include Yusif Eyvazov, Galeano Salas, Francesco Meli, René Barbera, Adam Smith, Amartuvshin Enkhbat, Mihai Damian, Youngjun Park, Ludovic {…}
The Teatro Colón de Buenos Aires has announces its 2026 season. Opera Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci“ and Mascagni’s “Cavalleria rusticana“ will open the season with a cast that includes Yonghoon Lee, Denis Pivnitsky, Alejandro Roy, María Belén Rivarola, Fabián Veloz, Youngjun Park, Diego Bento, Liudmyla Monastyrska, and Mónica Ferracani. Beatrice Venezi conducts the production by Hugo de Ana. Performance Dates: April 14-24, 2026 Oscar Strasnoy’s “Dementia” will make {…}
(Credit: F.Parenzan) The Teatro Trieste Verdi is set to open its 2025-26 season with “Il barbiere di Siviglia” and Le Nozze di Figaro,” two productions deliberately interwoven within the calendar to enable audiences to experience both works over the course of a single weekend. The project pays tribute to the figure of Figaro, the revolutionary character conceived by Beaumarchais in {…}
Annalisa Stroppa was presented with the University of Brescia Award in the category of “Culture, Arts, Entertainment and Sport” during the inauguration ceremony of the 44th Academic Year of the University of Brescia. The University selected Stroppa in recognition of her internationally acclaimed career, her unwavering commitment to promoting musical culture, and her profound and enduring bond with the city {…}
The Teatro La Fenice has announced its 2025-26 season. Opera The season opens with Mozart’s “La Clemenza di Tito” with Ivor Bolton conducting a new production by Paul Curran. The cast includes Daniel Behle, Cecilia Molinari, Nicolò Balducci, and Francesca Aspromonte. Performance Dates: Nov. 20-30, 2025 Luca Micheletti directs Verdi’s “Simon Boccanegra” with Renato Palumbo conducting. Luca Salsi, Francesco Meli, {…}
(Credit: Marcello Orselli) On May 16, the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genova is set to present Bizet’s “Carmen.” The production by Emilio Sagi will be conducted by Donato Renzetti and will star Annalisa Stroppa in the title role. Stroppa has become well known for her interpretation, and she will be joined by Francesco Meli, Luca Tittoto, and Giuliana Gianfaldoni. There {…}
The Teatro Lirico di Cagliari has announced its 2024-25 Season. Opera Cilea’s “Adriana Lecouvreur” will star Fiorenza Cedolins, Rachele Stanisci, Anastasia Boldyreva, Chiara Mogini, Marco Berti, Aleksandrs Antonenko, Enrico Marrucci, and Italo Proferisce. Fabrizio Maria Carminati conducts the production by Mario Pontiggia. Performance Dates: Oct. 25-Nov. 3, 2024 Strauss’ “Die Fledermaus” will star Thomas Tatzl, Gurgen Baveyan, Lucrezia Drei, Ilaria {…}
The Teatri di Reggio Emilia has announced its 2024-25 season. The season opens with Rossini’s “Mosé in Egitto,” which will star Riccardo Zanellato, Dave Monaco, Mariam Battistelli, Toni Nezic, Aida Pascu, Angela Schisano, Andrea Galli, and Matteo Mezzaro. Giovanni Di Stefano conducts the production by Pier Francesco Maestrini. Performance Dates: Nov. 15 & 17, 2024 Annalisa Stroppa, Caterina Sala, Matteo Falcier, Matteo Guerzè, {…}
The Teatro San Carlo announced its 2024-25 season. The season opens with Dvořák’s “Rusalka” in a new production by Dmitri Tcherniakov. Dan Ettinger conducts a cast that includes Asmik Grigorian, Adam Smith, Ekaterina Gubanova, Anita Rachvelishvili, and Gábor Bretz. Performance Dates: Nov. 20-Dec. 7, 2024 Verdi’s “Don Carlo” will be conducted by Henrik Nánási and will star Piero Pretti, Gabriele Viviani, Ildar {…}
The Teatro Grande di Brescia has announced its 2024 season. Sebastiano Rolli conducts Bellini’s “I Capuleti e I Montecchi” with Annalisa Stroppa, Caterina Sala, and Matteo Falcier. Andrea De Rosa directs. Performance Dates: Sept. 27 & 29, 2024 Do Yeon Kim, Junhyeok Park, Gabriele Valsecchi, and Matteo Torcaso star in Puccini’s “La Boheme” with Riccardo Bisatti conducting. Maria Luisa Bafunno {…}