The Donizetti Theatre Foundation is set to present “Raffa in the Sky” in September 2023. The new opera is commissioned by the Donizetti Theatre Foundation for Bergamo-Brescia Italian Capitals of Culture 2023 to composer Lamberto Curtoni on a libretto by Renata Ciaravino and Alberto Mattioli from an idea by Francesco Micheli. Micheli will direct the production to be staged at {…}
A number of theaters in Lombardy, Italy have canceled scheduled performances due to the Coronavirus. The Fondazione Teatro Fraschini in Pavia, the Teatro Sociale in Bergamo, Teatro Grande di Brescia, and the Teatro Sociale di Como, among others, have canceled performances scheduled for Feb. 23, 2020. The Teatro Comunale Ponchielli was also forced to cancel a performance on Feb. 22, {…}
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 {…}
