The Teatro Municipale di Piacenza has announced it will reopen on May 16. The theater will reopen with Verdi’s Requiem conducted by Plácido Domingo. The concert will be dedicated to the victims of COVID-19 and will mark the first time Domingo performs in Piacenza since 1972 when he sang “Lucia di Lammermoor.” The concert will also feature Maria José Siri, {…}
Are you looking for classic operas with star-studded casts? Or major concerts with diverse repertory? Or some new works that explore that the possibilities of the artform? We have all of that covered in this week’s top 10 operas to stream. So without further ado, let’s kick things off… Vanished – The Dallas Opera (NOW) Ryan McKinney has taken the {…}
The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma will present “Luisa Miller” on April 30. Michele Mariotti will conduct the rarely performed Verdi work, which has not been heard at the Teatro Costanzi since 1990. The concert performance will feature Michele Pertusi, Antonio Poli, Daniela Barcellona, Marko Mimica, and Roberto Frontali. The title role will be sung by Roberta Mantegna and the cast {…}
(Credits: Opera Online / Kristin Hoebermann / © Gregor Hohenberg / Aleksandra Kurzak official website / Kim Fox Photography) The Wiener Staatsoper has announced the next slate of operas that will be presented on its streaming platform over the next week. The entire streaming slate will be dedicated to operas by Giuseppe Verdi. All broadcasts begin at 7 p.m. CET. {…}
(Credits: Lauri Eriksson / Victor Santiago) The Savonlinna Opera Festival has announced its 2021 slate, which will include several opera productions and a recital by famed Finnish soprano Karita Mattila. Bizet’s opera “Carmen” will feature Amadi Lagha as Don José, Andrei Kymach and Tapani Plathan alternating in the role of Escamillo, and Tuija Knihtilä in the title role. Performance dates: {…}
Returning in a digital format after a three-year hiatus, the Rosenblatt Recitals will present a season of eight, short concerts which will benefit Target Ovarian Cancer, the leading ovarian cancer charity in the U.K. The season, titled “Rosenblatt Recitals at Home,” will be hosted by Suzy Klein and Petroc Trelawny, and will feature a number of prominent artists performing from {…}
The Teatro dell’opera di Romas has announced its December programming for its Teatro Digitale. The theater announced that in addition to the opening night production of “Il Barbiere di Siviglia,” the company will present three concerts via its YouTube channel. The series opens with Daniele Gatti conducting Bach’s Overture No. 2 for flute and orchestra with Matteo Evangelisti, Ravel’s “Le {…}
The Teatro la Fenice is set to livestream Rossini’s “La Petite Messe Solennelle” on Nov. 21. The company will stream the work on La Fenice’s YouTube page and on Ansa and webpages anfols.it, agis.it e giornaledellamusica.it. The performance will be conducted by Claudio Marino Moretti and will feature soprano Carmela Remigio, contralto Sara Mingardo, tenor Antonio Poli, and bass Alex {…}
The Fondazione Teatri di Piacenza has announced that the Verdi Requiem scheduled for Nov. 24 will be held without an audience. As a result, the performance will be streamed on the new platform Opera Streaming. Plácido Domingo will conduct the Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini and the chorus of the Teatro Municipale di Piacenza. Soloists will include Maria José Siri, Annalisa Stroppa, Antonio {…}
(Photo: Michele Crosera) As the final bars of Purcell’s “Dido and Aeneas” played to a close, the chorus moved from the floor of the theater to surround the body of Dido, who lies dead on a raised platform, having slit her own throat. Just behind her a dancer, dressed in a wedding dress contorted and distorted herself into positions of {…}
The Fondazione Teatri Piacenza has announced its 2020 fall season. For the purposes of this article, we will only focus on the vocal and operatic performances. The season opens with Handel’s “Aci, Galatea e Polifemo” with Raffaele Pe, Giuseppina Bridelli, and Andrea Mastroni. La lira di Orfeo accompanies with Gian Maria Aliverta directing the production. Performance Date: Oct. 31, 2020 {…}