Teatro Petruzzelli Announces 2027 Season Featuring Yusif Eyvazov, Gilda Fiume, Galeano Salas & Aya Wakizono

Fondazione Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari has announced its 2027 season. Opera Piccinni’s “Zenobia” will star Aya Wakizono, Arianna Vendittelli, Margherita Sala, Désirée Giove, Mert Süngü, and Valeria La Grotta. Federico Maria Sardelli conducts Daniele Luchetti’s production. Performance Dates: Jna. 27-Feb. 2, 2027 Carlo Rizzi conducts Verdi’s “Nabucco” in Emma Dante’s production. Igor Golovatenko and Ewa Płonka star. Performance Dates: March 12-19, 2027 Busoni’s “Arlecchino” {…}

Jan 22, 2026

Eri Nakamura, Brandon Jovanovich, Aya Wakizono, Carmen Giannattasio, Kristina Mkhitaryan Headline New National Theatre Tokyo’s 2026-27 Season

The New National Theatre Tokyo has announced its 2026-27 season. First up is Rossini’s “Il Turco in Italia” under the baton of Alessandro Bonato, with production and costume design by Laurent Pelly. The cast includes Giorgi Manoshvili, Claudia Muschio, Paolo Bordogna, Ruzil Gatin, Bruno Taddia, Yuka Tajima, and Yasuhiro Yamamoto. Performance Dates: Oct. 2–12, 2026 A new production of Britten’s {…}

Jul 17, 2025

Luca Salsi, Nino Machaidze, Dmitry Korchak, Ermonela Jaho, Nadine Sierra, Vittorio Grigolo & Carlo Vistoli Lead Teatro dell’Opera di Roma’s 2025-26 Season

The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma has announced its 2025-26 Season. Opera The season opens with Wagner’s “Lohengrin” with Michele Mariotti conducting a production by Damiano Michieletto. The cast includes Dmitry Korchak, Clive Bayley, Tómas Tómasson, Ekaterina Gubanova, Andrei Bondarenko, and Jennifer Holloway. Performance Dates: Nov. 27-Dec. 7, 2025, 2025 Davide Livermore’s production of Puccini’s “La bohème” returns with Carolina López {…}

Dec 2, 2024

Anna Netrebko, Anna Pirozzi, Brian Jagde, & Jessica Pratt Lead Chorégies D’Orange’s 2025 Season

France’s Chorégies d’Orange has announced its 2025 Season. Here is a look at the operatic performances. The festival is set to present Pop The Opera.” Performance Date: June 13, 2025 Jessica Pratt, Aya Wakizono, Dmitry Korchak, and Inho Jeong lead Mozart’s Requiem with Diego Ceretta conducting the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo. Performance Date: June 28, 2025 Jader Bignamini conducts Verdi’s “Il {…}

Oct 24, 2024

Jessica Pratt, Carmen Giannattasio, Anastasia Bartoli & Juliana Grigoryan Lead Teatro Comunale di Bologna’s 2025 Season

The Teatro Comunale di Bologna has announced its 2025 season. Opera The season opens with Puccini’s “La Fanciulla del West” with Riccardo Frizza conducting a cast that includes Carmen Giannattasio, Angelo Villari, and Claudio Sgura. Paul Curran directs. Another cast includes Ann Petersen, Amadi Lagha, and Gustavo Castillo. Performance Dates: Jan. 24-30, 2025 Jessica Pratt, Giovanni Sala, Marko Mimica, and Lucas Meachem lead Donizetti’s {…}

Aug 27, 2024

Rossini Opera Festival 2024 Review: Bianca e Falliero

(Photo: Amati Bacciardi) After the initial success of its premiere in 1819 at Teatro La Scala, Rossini’s “Bianca e Falliero” managed to hold its place on Italian stages and beyond for over 10 years before disappearing completely. It was not until 1986 that its first revival in modern times took place, thanks to the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro. The {…}

Aug 6, 2024

Artist of the Week: Aya Wakizono

This week the Rossini Opera Festival is set to open with a new production of one of the composer’s lesser-known works, “Bianca e Falliero.” The work has been presented at the festival before famously in 1986 and is considered very difficult to sing due to the intensity of its coloratura writing. The new production will include some very important Rossini {…}

Nov 28, 2023

Jessica Pratt, Anastasia Bartoli, Juan Diego Flórez & Dmitry Korchak Lead Rossini Opera Festival’s 2024 Season

The Rossini Opera Festival has announced its 2024 season which will be held in Pesaro from August 7 to 23, 2024. The Festival will be inaugurated at the PalaScavolini, a new theatre space reopened within the already famous PalaFestival, by “Bianca and Falliero.” Roberto Abbado will conduct the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai and the Coro Teatro Ventidio Basso. The {…}

Dec 18, 2020

Lisette Oropesa’s Concert In Paris Canceled

(Credit: © Jason Homa) The Théâtre des Champs-Elysées has announced that Lisette Oropesa’s Paris concert with mezzo-soprano Aya Wakizono and the Orchester National d’Auvergne on Jan. 11, 2021 has been canceled. Per an official statement, the reason for the cancellation is the fact that the orchestra is not authorized to travel during the month of January due to broad COVID-19 {…}

Mar 26, 2020

Jonas Kaufmann, Patricia Petibon & Sonya Yoncheva Lead Théâtre des Champs-Elysées’ 2020-21 Season

(Credit:Javier del Real/© Gregor Hohenberg / Sony Classical/ Bernard Martinez) The Théâtre des Champs-Elysées has announced its 2020-21 season featuring a vast array of programs and stars. Here are opera and vocal performance highlights of the season: Operas Handel’s Messiah is set to be directed by Robert Wilson with Marc Minkowski conducting. The cast includes Elena Tsallagova, Helena Rasker, Richard {…}

Feb 5, 2017

CD/DVD Releases -Week of Feb. 6: Rediscover Rarities In Opera

This week international audiences will get advance releases of two great operatic works. Let’s take a look! Francesca da Rimini Dynamic continues to rediscover some of opera’s rarities and this time the company will release the World Premiere recording of Saverio Mercadante’s “Francesca da Rimini.” The story has been told in popular works by Tchaikovsky and Zandonai. However, with this {…}