Anita Rachvelishvili, Federica Guida, Amartuvshin Enkhbat, Santiago Ballerini, Ian Bostridge & Kristina Mkhitaryan Lead Teatro Petruzzelli’s 2026 Season

The Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari has announced its 2026 season. Opera Niccolò Piccinni’s “La Cecchina” opens the season with Daniele Luchetti directing. Stefano Montanari conducts a cast that includes Ana Maria Labin, Francesca Benitez, Krystian Adam, Francesca Aspromonte, Paola Gardina, Michela Antenucci, Christian Senn, and Pietro Spagnoli. Performance Dates: Jan 21-28, 2026 Vincenzo Milletari will conduct Verdi’s “Falstaff” with Luca Ronconi directing. The production will star Milan {…}

Jun 16, 2025

Opera Aperta Festival 2025 to Present ‘La Traviata’

Closing out the 2025 Opera Aperta International Festival is Verdi’s “La Traviata.” Diana Alexe takes on the role of Violetta, beside Ovidiu Purcel as Alfredo. The cast is rounded out by Alexandra Leșiu, Oana Trîmbițaș, Geani Brad, Florin Pop, Cristian Hodrea, Bogdan Nistor, Petre Burcă, Iosiah Balteș, Varga János, and Cristina Tureanu. Directors include Nadine Duffaut and Iulian Dumitraș. They {…}

Mar 26, 2025

Johan Reuter, Susan Bullock, Natalya Romaniw, Elisabet Strid, Ricarda Merbeth & Russell Thomas Lead Finnish National Opera’s 2025-26 Season

The Finnish National Opera has announced its 2025-26 season. Premieres Engelbert Humperdinck’s “Hansel and Gretel” will get a new production by Richard Jones and will be presented for the first time since 1996. The new Finnish translation by Mikko Koivusalo will star Tommi Hakala, Samuli Takkula, Tuija Knihtilä, Maiju Vaahtoluoto, Elli Vallinoja, Polina Liiv, Suvi Väyrynen, Emma Mustaniemi, Dan Karlström, and Roland Liiv. Antony Hermus conducts. Performance Dates: Oct. {…}

Mar 10, 2025

Lithuanian Opera to Perform ‘Rigoletto’ with Diana Alexe

The Lithuanian Opera and Ballet Theatre of Vilnius is set to revive Verdi’s “Rigoletto.” The production is set to be performed on April 10, 12, and 15 and will star Romanian soprano Diana Alexe in the role of Gilda, Simone Piazzola in the title role, and Merunas Vitulskis as the Duke of Mantua. The opera will be performed in Franco {…}

Jan 9, 2025

Diana Alexe Joins Ben Artists Management

Diana Alexe has joined Ben Artists Management for General Management. Alexe is considered one of the brightest Romanian talents of the latest generation and recently made her role debut as Juliette in Gounod’s “Roméo et Juliette” at the Immling Festival. She is a graduate of the National Music University of Bucharest and MUK Musik und Kunst Privatuniversität in Vienna. She also {…}