Celso Albelo, Vittorio Prato & Roberto de Candia Highlight Teatro Massimo di Palermo’s Second Gala

The Teatro Massimo di Palermo, Italy has organized a second gala entitled “Gli Artisti Uniti.” The gala, which is set to premiere on April 18 on the theater’s website, will feature a number of stars from the Teatro Massimo including Vittorio Prato, Marco Filippo Romano, Matteo Mezzaro, Amartuvshin Enkhbat, Vasilisa Berzhanskaya, Roberto De Candia, Alessandro Luongo, Desirée Rancatore, and Celso {…}

Feb 14, 2020

Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Sonya Yoncheva & Plácido Domingo Highlight Arena di Verona’s 2020 Festival

(Credit: Benno Kraehahn) The Arena di Verona has announced the 2020 casting featuring an all-star lineup. The opening of the season will showcase a new production by Gabriele Muccino of “Cavalleria Rusticana” and “Pagliacci.” Mascagni’s work will showcase Ekaterina Semenchuk, Alexia Voulgaridou, Maria José Siri, and Sonia Ganassi alternating as Santuzza and Murat Karahan, Carlo Ventre, Yusif Eyvazov, and Marcelo {…}

Feb 1, 2020

Ópera de Oviedo 2019-20 Review: Lucia Di Lammermoor

The Ópera de Oviedo closed its 2019-20 season with Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor.” “Lucia di Lammermoor” is one of the most popular in the repertoire but also known for it challenging roles. Thankfully for this new production, Oviedo counted on some of the greatest interpreters of the work. With a surprising production, this was an evening to remember. The Diva {…}

Jan 21, 2020

Plácido Domingo & Davinia Rodriguez Headline Donizetti Opera Festival’s 2020 Season

(Credit: Courtesy of Donizetti Opera Festival) The Donizetti Opera Festival has announced its 2020 season, which is set to open on Nov. 19 and close on Dec. 6, 2020. The season will open with a concert performance of “Belisario” with Plácido Domingo in the title role. In a press release Domingo, who is celebrating his birthday today, stated, “Dear friends, {…}

Dec 30, 2019

Teatro Real Review 2019-20: Il Pirata

(Credit: Javier del Real) The Teatro Real de Madrid presented Bellini’s rarely performed “Il Pirata” with three casts in an aesthetically powerful production by Emilio Sagi in what is likely to be one of the highlights of the 2019-20 season. While the headliners of the first cast were Sonya Yoncheva and Javier Camarena, it was the second cast of Yolanda {…}

Nov 29, 2019

Teatro Real de Madrid 2019-20 Preview: Sonya Yoncheva & Javier Camarena to Star in ‘Il Pirata’

(Credit: Javier del Real) The Teatro Real in Madrid is set to open Bellini’s rare “Il Pirata” on Saturday, Nov. 30. The opera premiered at the Teatro alla Scala in 1827 when the composer was only 26-years-old and became an overnight success. And while Bellini remained at the forefront of Bel Canto for the remainder of his short life, this {…}

Nov 29, 2019

Sonya Yoncheva & Olga Peretyatko Lead Top 5 Operas To See This Weekend – International

Europe dominates this weekend’s operas to see, but we also have a major recommendation over in Muscat where a noted diva will take on an iconic bel canto role. Here are the operas we think you need to see this weekend. Le Nozze di Figaro – Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, France Acclaimed filmmaker James Gray makes his opera debut directing Mozart’s {…}

Nov 15, 2019

Olga Peretyatko & María José Siri Lead Top 8 Operas To See This Weekend Internationally – (11/15-17)

(Credit: Theater an der Wien/Opera de Monte Carlo) This weekend is filled with rarities and curiosities. And those burning for repertory staples will also be obliged as some of the great opera stars of today are taking on iconic operas. Here is a look at what we reccommend. La Vestale – Theater an der Wien, Vienna Elza Van Den Heever {…}

Oct 30, 2019

Gran Teatre del Liceu To Present First Zarzuela In Cinemas

The Gran Teatre del Liceu is set to make history presenting a Zarzuela in cinema for the first time ever. The opera that will obtain said distinction is Amadeu Vives’ “Doña Francisquita,” with the presentation set for Nov. 12, 2019. Óliver Díaz conducts a Lluís Pasqual’s production that stars María José Moreno in the title role alongside Celso Albelo as {…}

Oct 14, 2019

Yusif Eyvazov, Saioa Hernández & Angela Meade Lead Teatro Massimo’s 2020 Season

The Teatro Massimo di Palermo has announced the 2020 season, which will feature a number of new productions, stars, and concert performances. Opera The season opens with Wagner’s “Parsifal” conducted by Omer Meir Wellber and directed by Graham Vick. The work stars Daniel Kirch in the title role, Eva Maria Westbroek, Evgeny Nikitin, John Relyea, and Thomas Gazheli. Performance Dates: Jan. {…}

Sep 30, 2019

Celso Albelo Cancels Royal Opera House Muscat Debut

(Credit: Joan Tomàs) Celso Albelo has canceled his debut at the Royal Opera House Muscat. The tenor canceled his appearance as Rodolfo in “La Bohème” due to a knee injury. As a result, Giorgio Berrugi will replace Albelo. Berrugi is an Italian tenor known throughout Europe who is set to return to the Teatro alla Scala this season and will {…}