Jessica Pratt, Gabriela Scherer, Dmitry Korchak, Maria Grazia Schiavo, Anna Pirozzi & Antonino Siragusa Lead teatro Verdi di Trieste’s 2026-27 Season

The Teatro Verdi di Trieste has announced its 2026-27 season. Wagner’s “Lohengrin” will open the season in a production by Andrea Bernard and Enrico Calesso. Evgeny Stravinsky, Dmitry Korchak, David Danholt, Gabriela Scherer, Nina Beau, Martin Gandner, Lars Fosser, and Elena Batoukova-Kerl. Performance Dates: Nov. 12-33, 2026 Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” will be conducted by Enrico Calesso and directed by Pier Luigi {…}

Jun 10, 2026

Maria Agresta, Joyce El-Khoury, Maria José Siri, Carlos Álvarez & Saioa Hernández Lead Teatro La Fenice’s 2026-27 Season

The Teatro La Fenice has announced its 2026-27 season. Opera The season opens with Giorano’s “Fedora” in a production by Hugo de Ana. The opera will be conducted by Donato Renzetti and will star Maria Agresta, Vincenzo Costanzo, Ekaterina Bakanova, and Simone Piazzola. Performance Dates: Nov. 13-22, 2026 Maria José Siri, Manuela Custer, Roberto De Candia, and Joseph Dahdah star {…}

May 18, 2026

Cast Change: Antonino Siragusa to Open ‘Tancredi’ at Opera di Roma

The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma has announced a cast change for its production of “Tancredi.” The company said that Antonino Siragusa will sing the opening performance on May 19 replacing Enea Scala. For his part Scala took to social media and said, It is with great regret that I must announce that I will be unable to perform at the opening {…}

Mar 4, 2026

Teatro Municipale di Piacenza 2025-26 Review: L’italiana in Algeri

(Photo: Andrea Mazzoni) Composed in 1813, “L’italiana in Algeri” remains a masterpiece of bel canto dramma giocoso. Its plot, which worked in Rossini’s Europe, continues to function today, albeit from a different perspective: that of clichés associated with immigration. In the Ottocento, a remote setting such as Algiers aroused the public’s curiosity; Rossini and his librettist Angelo Anelli filled the story {…}

Jul 29, 2025

Jamie Barton, Samuel Mariño, Luciano Pavarotti, Enea Scala & Anna Goryachova Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week, audiences will get to hear a world premiere recording of a modern masterpiece, a recording by a male soprano, and some modern works. There are also some Bel Canto gems to discover. Intelligence Houston Grand Opera releases a recording of composer {…}

Jan 31, 2025

Teatro alla Scala 2024-25 Review: Falstaff

(Photo: Brescia – Amisano © Teatro alla Scala) There is no other title in operatic history that was created with as little expectation as “Falstaff.” Giuseppe Verdi concluded that he had composed everything he was meant to in life and stopped writing for several years. It wasn’t until 1880 that his wife, Giuseppina Strepponi, pointed out that to close his {…}

Dec 28, 2024

Royal Opera House Muscat 2024-25 Review: La Fille du Régiment

Muscat, the capital city of the Sultanate of Oman, has been a crossroads of culture for centuries. Ships from as far away as China once arrived here, bearing precious spices. Oman itself was and remains the leading producer of frankincense, the scent of which hangs in the air. The Sultanate sits at the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, with {…}

Jul 10, 2024

Teatro Lirico di Cagliari Announces 2024-25 Season

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 {…}

Jun 14, 2024

Jonas Kaufmann, Diana Damrau, Magdalena Kožená & Antonino Siragusa Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week audiences get to hear a recital from the world’s most famous tenor and one of the great sopranos in the world. There will also be a new solo recital album from a great mezzo and several complete opera recordings. Czech Songs {…}

Oct 2, 2023

Anna Netrebko, Luca Salsi, Francesco Meli & Ludovic Tézier Lead ‘O Sole Nostro’ Gala

The Wiener Konzerthaus is set to present a gala entitled “O Sole Nostro” on Nov. 11, 2023. The gala will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Ristorante Sole and the concert will benefit the St. Anna children’s cancer research. The evening will showcase some of the greatest opera singers in the world including Anna Netrebko, Antonino Siragusa, Boris Pinkhasovich, Camilla Nylund, Clemens Unterreiner, Dmitry Korchak, Fabio Armiliato, {…}

Sep 3, 2023

Sonya Yoncheva, Leo Nucci, Ambrogio Maestri, Sydney Mancasola, Antonino Siragusa Headline Royal Opera Muscat’s 2023-24 Season

The Royal Opera House Muscat has unveiled its 2023-24 season. Here is the rundown of the classical vocal performances on offer. First up is “The Barber of Seville” with the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI and the Intermezzo Choir under the musical direction of Antonino Fogliani. The opera stars Antonino Siragusa as Conte d’Almaviva, Carlo Lepore as Dr. Bartolo, Nicola {…}