(Photo by Pablo Faccinetto) Katharina Wagner has announced that conductors Semyon Bychkov and Daniele Gatti will be making their returns to the Bayreuth Festival in the coming years. In an official release, the director of the famed institution noted that Gatti would be returning in 2025 to lead a production “Die Meistersinger” while Bychkov would lead a new “Tristan und {…}
The Staatskapelle Dresden has announced a new Chief Conductor. Daniele Gatti will succeed Christian Thielemann in autumn 2024. The news comes after the musicians of the Staatskapelle Dresden voted unanimously for the Italian conductor. Gatti is currently the Music Director of the Orchestra Mozart, Artistic Advisor of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, and Chief Conductor of the Teatro del Maggio Musicale {…}
(Photo: Fabrizio Sansoni) In 2005, Vlaamse Opera premiered the first part of the Giorgio Battistelli’s Shakespeare trilogy, “Richard III,” to widespread acclaim. It has since gone on to receive a number of productions across Europe, although it had to wait until 2018 to receive its Italian premiere at Venice’s La Fenice. OperaWire was present for the occasion, and for what {…}
On Oct. 2, the Festival Verdi is set to present the Messa da Requiem which will be dedicated to the composer Sylvano Bussotti, who recently died. Daniele Gatti will conduct the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai and the coro del Teatro Regio di Parma. Maria Agresta, Elīna Garanča, and John Relyea will make their Teatro Regio di Parma debuts alongside {…}
Daniele Gatti has been named Music Director of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. Alexander Pereira announced the news during a press conference which also announced the 2021-22 season. Gatti will succeed Zubin Mehta who will continue with the Maggio Musicale as Music Director Emeritus. Pereira noted that both Mehta and Gatti will conduct the same number of productions and that a {…}
(Photo: Finn Hackshaw) Every Friday, Polina Lyapustina delivers a short essay on some of the most essential topics in the industry with the intent of establishing a dialogue about the opera world and its future. Last week, like many people in Italy, I wondered if the country would switch to a yellow zone and public events and outdoor cafes would be allowed {…}
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 Teatro dell’Opera di Roma will perform on June 1 for the Festa della Repubblica. The concert, which will be conducted by Daniele Gatti, will be dedicated to the memory of the victims of COVID-19 and will be held at the Quirinale gardens with Sergio Mattarella in attendance. The concert will be transmitted on Rai 1 and Radio 3. In {…}
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra has announced its 2019-20 season. For the purposes of this article, we will focus primarily on vocal performances. The season will open with a concert led by Frank-Steffen Elster featuring the GewandhausJugendchor. They will perform works by Clara and Robert Schumann, Fanny Hensel, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. Performance Date: Sept. 15, 2019 Elster will lead the GewandhausJugendchor, and {…}
Daniele Gatti has canceled a series of engagements due to heart problems.
The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma Superintendant Carlo Fuortes has appointed Daniele Gatti as the new music director of the company. The new appointment will see Gatti as Music Director for three years with his contract ending on Dec. 31, 2021. During his time with the company, Gatti will also lead three operas a season. In a press release, Gatti noted {…}