Anna Netrebko, Elīna Garanča, Sonya Yoncheva, Jonas Kaufmann & Luca Salsi Lead Teatro alla Scala’s 2023-24 Season

The Teatro alla Scala has announced ts 2023-24 season. The season opens with Verdi’s “Don Carlo” which will star René Pape, Francesco Meli, Luca Salsi, Ain Anger, Anna Netrebko, and Elīna Garanča. Riccardo Chailly conducts a production by Lluis Pasqual. Maria Jose Siri and Ekaterina Semenchuk perform the final two performances. Performance Dates: Dec. 7, 2023-Jan. 2, 2024 Sonya Yoncheva {…}

May 10, 2023

Eleonora Buratto Lead Teatro dell’Opera di Roma’s ‘Madama Butterfly’

Eleonora Buratto is set to bring her acclaimed Cio-Cio-San to the European stage for the first time this season at the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma. The soprano will sing the title role in “Madama Butterfly” in a production buy Àlex Ollé de La Fura dels Baus. The new staging, which is a co-production with Opera Australia, will be performed from {…}

Apr 10, 2023

Teatro alla Scala 2022-23 Review: Les Contes d’Hoffmann

This review is for the performance on March 28, 2023. Roland Barthes once wrote an essay about “the Death of the Author;” David Livermore’s staging of Jacques Offenbach’s “Les Contes d’Hoffmann” takes that seriously. Hoffmann is shot dead in the first scene. The author dead, does the opera survive? One of the biggest challenges for a staging “Hoffmann” is how {…}

Apr 8, 2023

Eleonora Buratto & Charles Castronovo Lead Puccini’s ‘La Bohème’ At the Metropolitan Opera

Puccini’s “La Bohème” returns to the Met with Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducting the work for the first time at the company. The opera which is set to open on April 21 will be performed 14-performance with two casts. Soprano Eleonora Buratto, who reprises her role from last season as the tragic heroine Mimì, and tenor Stephen Costello Rodolfo, lead the first cast. {…}

Apr 4, 2023

Diana Damrau, Elīna Garanča, Patricia Nolz & Fatma Said Lead Wiener Konzerthaus’ 2023-24 Season

The Wiener Konzerthaus has announced its 2023-24 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Riccardo Chailly conducts a Verdi program with the chorus and orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala. Performance Date: Sept. 4, 2023 The Bayerisches Staatsorchester will perform alongside Yefim Bronfman and Elsa Dreisig in a Schumann, Wagner, and Mahler program. Vladimir Jurowski conducts. Performance Date: {…}

Mar 3, 2023

Lidia Fridman, Eleonora Buratto & Franco Vassallo Lead Festival Verdi’s 2023 Season

The Festival Verdi has announced its 2023 season. Main Stage Productions The season opens with “I Lombardi alla prima Crociata” in a production by Pier Luigi Pizzi. Francesco Lanzillotta conducts a cast that includes Lidia Fridman as Giselda, Antonio Poli as Oronte, Michele Pertusi as Pagano, and Giovanni Sala as Arvino. Performance Dates: Sept. 21-Oct. 15, 2023 Franco Vassallo leads {…}

Feb 15, 2023

Teatro dell’Opera di Roma Announces Cast Change for Verdi Requiem

The Teatro dell’Opera di Rima has announced a cast change for its Verdi Requiem on Feb. 15, 2023. The company said that due to illness, Elena Stikhina would not be able to perform. As a result, Eleonora Buratto will sing the soprano part. Buratto, who is scheduled to perform with the company in June in a production of “Madama Butterfly,” has {…}

Jan 17, 2023

Eleonora Buratto to Perform Recital for Renata Tebaldi’s 100th Anniversary

(Credit: Dario Acosta) Soprano Eleonora Buratto will sing a recital on Feb. 1, 2023 in commemoration of legendary opera star Renata Tebaldi’s birthday. The concert, which is scheduled to take place at the Teatro Giuseppe Verdi Busseto, will showcase Buratto in works by Italian composers. In a statement, the soprano said, “it will be a great pleasure, in keeping with {…}

Jan 9, 2023

Eleonora Buratto Awarded Pesaro Music Award for Renata Tebaldi

Eleonora Buratto has received the Pesaro Music Award for Renata Tebaldi. The soprano took to social media to note that she received the award during a performance of “Don Carlo” at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. The soprano said, “Yesterday, at the Teatro del Maggio, during the first interval of Don Carlo, I received this Award for which I am deeply {…}

Jan 2, 2023

Elenora Buratto & Fabio Sartori to Lead Teatro La Fenice’s 2023 New Year’s Eve Concert

The Teatro La Fenice has announced the soloists for its 2023 New Year’s Eve concert. Following the success of the 2022 concert, the company announced that Fabio Luisi will lead the concert with soloists Eleonora Buratto and Fabio Sartori. Tickets for the concert will be on sale on Feb. 15, 2023. The news comes as the 2022 televised concert saw {…}

Dec 27, 2022

Francesco Meli & Eleonora Buratto Lead New ‘Don Carlo’ at Maggio Musicale

On Dec. 27, the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino is set to open a new production of Verdi’s “Don Carlo” in its four-act version. The production by Roberto Andò will be performed five times through Jan. 8 and will be conducted by Daniele Gatti. The cast will include Francesco Meli, Eleonora Buratto, Roman Burdenko, Massimo Cavalletti, Alexander Vinogradov, Ekaterina Semenchuck, and Mikhail {…}