Jessica Pratt, Gabriela Scherer, Dmitry Korchak, Maria Grazia Schiavo, Anna Pirozzi & Antonino Siragusa Lead teatro Verdi di Trieste’s 2026-27 Season

The Teatro Verdi di Trieste has announced its 2026-27 season. Wagner’s “Lohengrin” will open the season in a production by Andrea Bernard and Enrico Calesso. Evgeny Stravinsky, Dmitry Korchak, David Danholt, Gabriela Scherer, Nina Beau, Martin Gandner, Lars Fosser, and Elena Batoukova-Kerl. Performance Dates: Nov. 12-33, 2026 Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” will be conducted by Enrico Calesso and directed by Pier Luigi {…}

Oct 14, 2025

Matteo Roma, Maria Mudryak, José Maria Lo Monaco, Giacomo Medici Star in Teatro Pergolesi’s 2025 Season

(Photo credit: Roberto Catani) Teatro Pergolesi announces its 2025 season. This article only features operatic performances. The season opens with Paul-Émile Fourny’s new production of Mozart’s “Don Giovanni.” Christian Federici, Maria Mudryak, Louise Guenter, Valerio Borgioni, Stefano Marchisio, Gianluca Failla, Eleonora Boaretto, and Luca Dall’Amico make up the cast. They are joined by the Ventidio Basso Choir from Ascoli Piceno. {…}

Oct 22, 2024

Glyndebourne 2024 Review: La Traviata

(Photo: Richard Hubert Smith) “’La traviata’ last night a failure. Was the fault mine or the singers? Time will tell.” So wrote Giuseppe Verdi in a letter the day after the premiere performance in Venice in 1853. Fast forward to 2024, in the week of his Birthday, to Glyndebourne’s Tom Cairns 2014 revival production; and Verdi would probably have written {…}

Mar 15, 2024

Elisa Verzier, Fabio Capitanucci, Christian Federici, Nina Demenkova Headline Glyndebourne’s Autumn 2024 Season

Glyndebourne has unveiled its Autumn season. “La Traviata” will star Elisa Verzier as Violetta. Joining her are Matteo Desole and Sehoon Moon as Alfredo, and Christian Federici as Giorgio Germont. Adam Hickox conducts a revival of a production by Tom Cairnes. Performance Dates: Oct. 10 – Nov. 2, 2024 Olivia Clarke conducts Mariame Clément’s production of “Il Turco in Italia.” Ian {…}