Lidia Fridman, Lucas Meachem, Fabio Sartori, Erika Grimaldi & Clementine Margaine Lead Teatro Carlo Felice’s 2025-26 Season

The Teatro Carlo Felice has announced its 2025-26 season. Opera Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” will open the season, starring Simone Alberghini, Gurgen Baveyan, Desirée Rancatore, Irina Dubrovskaya, Ian Koziara, David Ferri Durà, Mattia Denti, Jennifer Holloway, Monica Zanettin, Giulio Mastrototaro, Bruno Taddia, Alex Martini, and Chiara Fiorani. Constantin Trinks conducts the production by Damiano Michieletto. Performance Dates: Oct. 3-12, 2025 Marta Torbidoni, {…}

Jun 11, 2025

Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Announces 2025-26 Season Featuring Chiara Isotton, Benedetta Torre, Siobhan Stagg & Antonio Poli

The Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano has announced its 2025-26 season. Here are the vocal performances. Chiara Isotton, Szilvia Vörös, Antonio Poli, and Manuel Fuentes Perform Verdi’s Requiem. Emmanuel Tjeknavorian Conducts. Performance Dates: Nov. 14-16, 2025 Handel’s Messiah will be performed by Giulia Semenzato, Lorrie Garcia, Jorge Navarro Colorado, and Fabrizio Beggi. Fabio Biondi Conducts. Performance Dates: Dec. 12 & 14, 2025 Massimo Fiocchi {…}

May 13, 2025

Teatro alla Scala 2024-25 Review: Il nome della rosa (World Premiere)

(Ph. Brescia – Amisano © Teatro alla Scala) In a suitcase–acquired expressly to transport it due to its weight and size–travels, rehearsal after rehearsal and performance after performance, the score of “Il nome della rosa,” weighing an impressive 15 kilograms. Yet the heft of this voluminous tome is not merely physical but also semiotic: it is the fruit of the {…}

Dec 4, 2024

5 Key Points to Enjoy the “Prima della Scala”

(Credit: Brescia – Amisano © Teatro alla Scala) The “Prima della Scala” is more than just an opera performance; it’s a quintessential Italian event that intertwines art, history, and tradition, captivating global audiences every December 7th. This year, Teatro alla Scala inaugurates its 2024/2025 season with Verdi’s “La Forza del Destino.” Here are five essential insights to help you fully {…}

Nov 4, 2022

Climate Activists Protest Concert at Concertgebouw Amsterdam

On Nov. 2 during a performance at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, climate activists protested the Holland government. During a performance of the Verdi Requiem by the Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano, three activists started shouting that they were protesting the government’s insistence on using fossil fuels. They shouted, “We are in the middle of a climate crisis and we are like the {…}

Jun 27, 2022

Michael Spyres, Elza Van Den Heever & Vannina Santoni Lead Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier Occitanie’s 2022-23 Season

The Opéra Orchestre national Montpellier Occitanie has announced its 2022-23 season. Opera Ainārs Rubiķis conducts Verdi’s “Aida” in a production by Annabel Arden. The opera stars Sunyoung Seo, Ketevan Kemoklidze, Amadi Lagha, Leon Kim, and Jacques Greg-Belobo. Performance Dates: Sept. 30-Oct. 4, 2022 Noëlle Gény leads “Bach et le sacré.” Performance Date: Oct. 16, 2022 Noëlle Gény conducts “Musiques sacrées” Performance Date: Dec. 11, 2022 {…}

May 25, 2022

Ian Bostridge, Carmela Remigio & Benjamin Appl Lead Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano’s 2022-23 Season

The Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano has announced its 2022-23 Season. Here is a look at the vocal highlights of the season. Ian Bostridge and Michele Mariotti team up for a Mahler program. Performance Dates: Oct. 14 & 16, 2022 Giovanni Veneri conducts the 15oth anniversary concert of the corpo nazionale degli alpini. Performance Date: Oct. 15, 2022 Verdi’s Requiem will {…}

May 19, 2022

Carmela Remigio, Louise Alder & Katharina Konradi Lead Ibermúsica’s 2022-23 Season

(Photo: Nicola Allegri) Madrid’s Ibermúsica has announced its 2022-2023 featuring international soloists. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Verdi’s Requiem will feature the Milan Symphony orchestra under the direction of Claus Peter Flor. Carmela Remigio, Anna Bonitatibus, Carlo Allemanno, and Fabrizio Beggi star. Performance Dates: Nov. 9, 2022 The Bach Collegium Japan performs Bach’s Mass in B Minor {…}

Apr 29, 2022

BCN Classics Announces 2022-23 Season

Barcelona’s BCN Classics has announced its 2022-23. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be solely on vocal performances; in the case of this festival, there is just one. Claus Peter Flor conducts the Coro and Orquesta Sinfónica de Milán with Carmela Remigio, Anna Bonitatibus, Carlo Allemanno, and Fabrizio Beggi in Verdi’s Requiem. Performance Date: Nov. 8, 2022 {…}

Jun 7, 2021

Gregory Kunde Leads ‘Ernani’ Performances at Teatro Nacional de São Carlos

On June 14, the Teatro Nacional de São Carlos in Lisbon will open four concert performances of Verdi’s “Ernani.” The opera will feature four international artists lead by Gregory Kunde in the title role, Hui He as Elvira, Simone Piazzola as Don Carlo, and Fabrizio Beggi as Silva. Antonio Pirolli will conduct the Coro do Teatro Nacional de São Carlos {…}

Jun 20, 2019

Fondazione Teatro Donizetti Announces 2019-20 Season

The Fondazione Teatro Donizetti has announced its 2019-20 season featuring three operas and operettas. Opera Maria Teresa Leva sings the title role in Verdi’s “Aida” with a cast that includes Samuele Simoncini, Cristina Melis, Leon Kim, and Fabrizio Beggi. Francesco Cilluffo conducts Franco Zeffirelli’s historical production. Performance Dates: Dec. 13 & 15, 2019 Bellini’s “La Sonnambula” will be conducted by Leonardo Sini and is set {…}

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