This week, audiences can listen and watch three classic works with stellar casts. They will also get a chance to check out a new album by one of the most innovative performers of his generation. Here is a look at this week’s new releases. On Broadway Broadway and Opera star Zachary James brings his award-winning cabaret show is set to {…}
Antonello Manacorda returns to the Teatro la Fenice for a Mahler program. The Italian conductor will conduct Mahler’s Fourth Symphony with the participation of soprano Carmela Remigio, who sings the solo part in the fourth movement. The concert will stream on Feb. 21 on the www.teatrolafenice.it and the company’s YouTube page for free. The concert will mark Remigio’s return to the {…}
The Teatro La Fenice has announced streams from Jan. 30 through March 6. The streams will be showcased on the www.teatrolafenice.it and on the company’s YouTube channel and will be performed without an audience. The programming opens on Jan. 30 with Markus Stenz conducting Richard Strauss’ “Der Bürger als Edelmann” and Mozart’s Symphony No. 41. On Feb. 21, Antonello Manacorda conducts {…}
The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma is set to stream a concert featuring the music of Mozart and Beethoven on Dec. 19. The concert will be streamed at 7 p.m. local time on the company’s YouTube page and official website. Daniele Gatti will conduct the Orchestra of the Opera di Roma and Carmela Remigio will perform Mozart’s “Ah! fuggì il traditor!” {…}
The serenata was essentially a court entertainment written to celebrate special occasions, such as weddings and christenings of the high and mighty, or visits by important dignitaries, performed in front of an invited audience. With the decline of the European aristocracy, it lost its role, so that by the early 19th century it had become an obsolete form to the {…}
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 Donizetti Festival has become one of the most anticipated festivals of the year. It is a chance for audiences to discover unknown works from the bel canto master and experience the city where the great composer was born. There are operas, concerts, and family events. The city itself welcomes tourists from around the world and puts signs all over {…}
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 {…}
There’s no doubt that it hasn’t been an easy week in the opera world. With COVID-19 continuing to spread across the world at alarming rates, companies across Europe have entered a second lockdown, ending what many hoped would be a continuation of performances throughout the 2020-21 season. But it has not quite worked out that way. As such, online broadcasts {…}
The Donizetti Opera Festival is set to stream three opera productions through its new Web TV. The festival announced that it will first showcase “Marino Faliero” on Nov. 20 starring Michele Angelini, Francesca Dotto, and Michele Pertusi. The opera, which will be conducted by Riccardo Frizza and directed by Stefano Ricci will also be streamed on Rai 5. “Belsario” starring {…}
The Teatro la Fenice has announced five streaming concerts for the month of November. As a response to the closures due to COVID-19, the Venice theater will present free concerts from Nov. 14 through 27 on the company’s YouTube page. The series will begin on Nov. 14 with cellist Mario Brunello performing Haydn’s Cello Concert no. 1 alongside the Orchestra {…}