Annalisa Stroppa will celebrate her 50th performance as “Carmen” in Ravenna. In a statement mezzo-soprano said, “For over a decade, I have performed Carmen, one of the most beloved and indomitable women in opera. Tonight at the Teatro Alighieri in Ravenna, I’m celebrating my 50th performance in this role, which has given me — and continues to give me — {…}
(Ph. Rolando Paolo Guerzoni) An “immoral” woman who ends up stabbed by her lover was by no means the image that the Parisian audience attending the premiere of “Carmen” at the Opéra-Comique in 1875 had in mind as a proposal from a 37-year-old Georges Bizet. It is said that no one is a prophet in their own land: in France, {…}
(Credit: © Rolando Paolo Guerzoni) Annalisa Stroppa is set to perform the title roel of Bizet’s “Carmen” at three of Italy’s Regional theaters. The mezzo-soprano will first perform the work at the Teatro Comunale di Modena April 10 and 12 April followed by the Teatro Municipale di Piacenza on April 17 and 19 and last at the Teatro Alighieri di {…}
Annalisa Stroppa has been awarded the Premio della Brescianità. The mezzo soprano was recognized on Feb. 15 at the 2026 award ceremony which took place at the historic headquarters of the Ateneo di Brescia in Palazzo Tosio. Established in 1977, the award is presented annually on the day of the city’s patron saints, Faustino and Giovita, to honour citizens of {…}
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 {…}