Barbara Frittoli, Leo Nucci & Maria Josè Siri Highlight Teatro Carlo Felice’s 2019-20 Season

The Teatro Carlo Felice has announced its 2019-20 season featuring a number of great stars and new productions. Giuseppe Talamo stars in the title role of Enjott Schneider’s “Marco Polo” with a cast that includes Xiaotong Cao, Yunpeng Wang, Ying Liu, Haojiang Tian, Kejia Xiong, Enrico Rinaldo, Davide Bartolucci, and Xu Shuai. Muhai Tang conducts Kasper Holten’s production. Performance Dates: Sept. 29-Oct. 1, 2019 Verdi’s “Il Trovatore” returns with {…}

Jul 16, 2019

Cecilia Bartoli, Asmik Grigorian & Leo Nucci Lead New CD/DVD Releases – July 15

This week audiences are in for six brand new DVDs with some of the worlds greatest singers. It will be hard to pick one from these new releases. Here is a look! L’Italiana D’Algeri Cecilia Bartoli’s acclaimed role debut in Rossini’s classic gets released through Unitel. She is joined by Ildar Abdrazakov, Edgardo Rocha, and Alessandro Corbelli. Moshe Leiser and {…}

Jul 15, 2019

Carmela Remigio, Roberta Mantegna & Claudia Pavone Highlight Teatro Verdi Trieste’s 2019-20 Season

The Teatro Verdi Trieste has announced its 2019-20 season featuring a number of new productions. The season opens with Puccini’s “Turandot” starring Mlada Khudoley, Marcelo Puente, Desirée Rancatore, and Andrea Comelli. Nikša Bareza conducts the production by legendary soprano Katia Ricciarelli. Performance Dates: Nov. 29-Dec. 8, 2019 Fabrizio Maria Carminati conducts Katia Ricciarelli’s production of Verdi’s “Aida.” The opera will star Anna Litvinova, Gianluca Terranova, Anastasia Boldyreva, and Andrea Borghini. {…}

Jun 18, 2019

Carmela Remigio & Maria José Siri Headline Maggio Musicale Fiorentino’s 2019-20 Season

The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has announced its 2019-20 season featuring rarely staged works and some of the most popular in the repertory. Spontini’s “Fernando Cortez” opens the season with Fabio Luisi conducting the new production by Cecilia Ligorio. The production stars Dario Schmunck in the title role as well as Alexia Voulgaridou. Performance Dates: Oct. 12-23, 2019 Marina Comparato and Karina Demurova sin {…}

May 10, 2019

Opera De Toulon Unveils 2019-20 Season

The Opera de Toulon has announced its 2019-20 Season featuring up and coming signers and two musicals. Gustavo Porta, Devid Cecconi, and Cellia Costea lead a revival of Giordano’s “Andrea Chenier” with Jurjen Hempel conducting. Performance Dates: Oct. 11-15, 2019 Dalia Constantin, Jasmine Roy, Charlotte Ruby, Alyssa Landry, Scott Emerson, Grégory Garell, Jérôme Pradon, Sinan Bertrand, and Bastien Jacquemart star in Sondheim’s “Into the Woods.” Performance Dates: Nov.9 & {…}

Jul 23, 2018

Elena Moşuc & Liana Aleksanyan Headline Teatro Verdi Trieste’s 2018-19 Season

The Teatro Verdi Trieste has announced its 2018-19 season. The season opens with Bellini’s “I Puritani” starring Elena Moşuc, Antonino Siragusa, and Alexey Birkus. Fabrizio Maria Carminati conducts Emilio Sagi’s acclaimed production from the Teatro Real de Madrid. Performance Dates: Nov. 16-24, 2018 Christopher Franklin conducts Verdi’s “Nabucco” starring Giovanni Meoni, Giuseppe Infantino, Nicola Ulivieri, and Aya Wakizono. Performance Dates: Jan 18-26, 2019 {…}