Angel Blue is set to make her Arena di Verona debut only three years after she canceled due to a incident relating to the use of blackface in “Aida.” The company noted that she will sing the role of Violetta in “La Traviata” in performances on June 27, July 5, and 11, 2024. Back in 2022, the soprano canceled her {…}
The Arena di Verona has announced its 2025 season. Verdi’s “Nabucco” will get a new production. Stefano Poda will direct the new production. Amartuvshin Enkhbat, Youngjun Park, Luca Salsi, and Igor Golovatenko lead the cast that includes Anna Pirozzi, Maria José Siri, Anna Netrebko, and Olga Maslova as Abigaille, Francesco Meli and Galeano Salas as Ismaele. The cast is rounded out by Roberto {…}
The Arena di Verona has announced that it has broken records following the 2024 season. The company said that the 101 Arena di Verona Opera Festival closed after three months with 50 performances and an income of 33,620,000 euros. The figure was higher than last season when teh company celebrated its 100th anniversary. The company also said that there were {…}
(Photo by Gregor Hohenberg / Sony Music) Jonas Kaufmann is set to return to the Arena di Verona in 2025. The company announced that the famed tenor will present a gala on August 3, 2025. Tickets for the gala will be on sale immediately. This marks the most recent performance by the German tenor who has become a mainstay at {…}
The Arena di Verona has announced that Gilda Fiume will sing the soprano role in its presentation of “Carmina Burana” on Sept. 1, 2024. Fiume will fill in for Jessica Pratt who withdrew earlier this month for personal reasons. In a statement, the soprano said, It is an honor for me to return to the fantastic setting of the Arena {…}
On August 10, 2024, 3Sat is set to broadcast the Arena di Verona’s “La Bohème” production. The production which was presented in July stars Juliana Grigoryan, Eleonora Bellocci, Vittorio Grigòlo, and Luca Micheletti. Paolo Facincani conducted the new production by Alfonso Signorini. The broadcast is a co-production between ZDF and Unitel Classica and is the latest broadcast from the Arena di {…}
Soprano Jessica Pratt has withdrawn from her performances at the Arena di Verona. In a statement, the soprano said, “Unfortunately due to personal reasons I won’t be participating in this season’s ‘Barbiere di Siviglia’ or ‘Carmina Burana’ with Arena di Verona. My next engagement after the summer will be my mad scenes concert with the Orchestra and Chorus of Maggio {…}
Rai Cultura is set to broadcast the Arena di Verona’s opening night concert “La Grande Opera Italiana Patrimonio dell’Umanità” on June 7. The concert is set to feature such artists as Anna Netrebko, Eleonora Buratto, Rosa Feola, Juliana Grigoryan, Jessica Pratt, Mariangela Sicilia, Aigul Akhmetshina, Jonas Kaufmann, Juan Diego Flórez, Vittorio Grigòlo, Brian Jagde, Francesco Meli, Galeano Salas, Nicola Alaimo, Luca {…}
The Arena di Verona is set to present a concert “La Grande Opera Italiana Patrimonio dell’Umanità” on June 7. The Ministry of Culture and Fondazione Arena di Verona will present the concert, in collaboration with Rai Cultura. It will celebrate the recognition of opera as a vital contribution to cultural heritage. Riccardo Muti will conduct 154 orchestra musicians and over {…}
The Arena di Verona has announced its 2024 season which will be dedicated to Puccini. The season will open with Puccini’s “Turandot” in Franco Zeffirelli’s production. Ekaterina Semenchuk, Yeajin Jeon, Anna Pirozzi, and Olga Maslova sing the title role alongside Piero Giuliacci, Yusif Eyvazov, Angelo Villari, Gregory Kunde, Riccardo Fassi, Mariangela Sicilia, Maria Agresta, and Daria Rybak. Michele Spotti conducts. Performance Dates: June 8-29, 2024 Verdi’s “Aida“ will be {…}
The Teatro San Carlo and the Arena di Verona paid tribute to 24-year-old horn player Giovanbattista Cutolo, who was shot and killed by a 16-year-old during a fight in Naples, Italy. In a statement, the Teatro San Carlo said, “We are heartbroken. The whole Teatro San Carlo is close to the family of Giovanbattista Cutolo, a sensitive young and promising {…}