Carmela Remigio, Sara Cortolezzis, Iván Ayón Rivas & Francesca Aspromonte Lead Fondazione Haydn di Bolzano e Trento’s 2026-27 Season

The Fondazione Haydn di Bolzano e Trento has announced its 2026-27 season. Opera Mozart’s “La Clemenza di Tito” will be directed by Chiara Muti and conducted by Ottavio Dantone. Giovanni Sala, Marie Lys, Martina Licari, Arianna Vendittelli, Paola Gardina, and Francesco Leone star. Performance Dates: Nov 27 & 29, 2026 Davide Tramontano’s “Cronaca di un Amore. Callas e Pasolini” will be {…}

Apr 17, 2026

Anastasia Bartoli, Günther Groissböck, Carlo Vistoli Max Emanuel Cencic, Ambur Braid, Vera-Lotte Boecker & Julia Lezhneva Lead Theater an der Wien’s 2026-27 Season

The Theater an der Wien has announced its 2026-27 season. Christina Pluhar conducts Cavalli’s “La Calisto” with Stefan Herheim directing. Vera-Lotte Boecker, Milan Siljanov, Luciana Mancini, Arnaud Gluck, Giuseppina Bridelli, Marcel Beekman, Renato Dolcini, Jake Arditti, Juan Sancho, and João Fernandes star. Performance Dates: Sept. 6-28, 2026 Luciana Mancini, Eszter Vörös, and Éva Gárdos perform Corazon Abierto featuring Tangos. Performance Date: {…}

Apr 15, 2026

Accademia Filarmonica Romana to Feature Francesca Aspromonte

The Accademia Filarmonica Romana is set to present a baroque concert with Francesca Aspromonte and l’ensemble Arsenale Sonoro. The evening will be held on April 16 and will also include Boris Begelman conducting. The concert will include music by Georg Friedrich Händel, Arcangelo Corelli, Giovanni Bononcini, and Alessandro Scarlatti. Aspromonte has performed with many of the worlds great theaters including Teatro {…}

Dec 4, 2025

In Less Than Five Minutes, Get To Know Soprano Francesca Aspromonte

(Photo: Andrea Chemelli) OperaWire recently met up with the Italian soprano Francesca Aspromonte while she was preparing for her role as Servilia at Venice’s Teatro La Fenice. In spring 2026, her new CD, dedicated to the beautiful music of Alessandro Scarlatti, will be released on the Aparté label, in which she will be accompanied by her husband, Boris Begelman, on {…}

Nov 20, 2025

Rai Radio 3 to Stream Teatro La Fenice’s ‘La Clemenza di Tito’ Opening Night

(Credit: Michele Crosera) The Teatro La Fenice is set to open its 2025-26 season with a production of Mozart’s “La Clemenza di Tito” on Nov. 20, 2025. The new production will be directed by Paul Curran and conducted by Ivor Bolton. The all-star cast will be led by Daniel Behle, who sings the role of Tito Vespasiano. He will be {…}

Oct 11, 2025

Lidia Fridman & Francesca Aspromonte Lead Accademia Filarmonica Romana’s 2025-26 Season

(Credit: Natalia Mentugova) The Accademia Filarmonica Romana has announced its 2025-26 season. Here are the vocal performances. Andrea Macinanti, Naho Yokoyama, and Massimo Bacci perform Un Organo per Roma Performance Date: Oct. 4, 2025 at Chiesa di Santa Chiara Cantico dei Cantici will feature De Labyrintho ensemble vocale with music director Walter Testolin. Performance Date: Nov. 6, 2025, at Teatro {…}

Jul 9, 2025

Teatro alla Scala 2024-25 Review: Siegfried

(Photo Credit: Brescia e Amisano ©) This “Siegfried”… a popular musical in myth? Given the audience’s warmly animated reactions, as one witnessed upon attending various performances of its run, it would appear so. The lively, evocative melodic themes in this, the third of four operas of “Der Ring des Nibelungen,” are sustained by all the symbolic ingredients of a fairy {…}

Jun 25, 2025

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 15, 2025

Marie Lys, Francesca Aspromonte, Key’mon Murrah, & Jeremy Ovenden Star in Les Talens Lyriques’ 2025-26 Season

Les Talens Lyriques releases its 2025-26 season. Lully’s “Proserpine” opens the 2025 season. Marie Lys, Véronique Gens, Olivier Gourdy, Jean-Sébastien Bou, Ambroisine Bré, Laurent Kilsby, Apolline Raï-Westphal, Nick Pritchard, Olivier Cesarini, and David Witczak make up the cast. They are joined by Chœur de Chambre de Namur led by Thibaut Lenaerts, and Les Talens Lyriques under the direction of Christophe {…}

Jun 13, 2025

Carlo Vistoli, Liv Redpath & Fleur Barron Lead Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai’s 2025-26 Season

The Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai has announced its 2025-26 Season. Here are the vocal performances of the season. Thomas Dausgaard and Liv Redpath lead a program of music by Rued Langgaard, Hans Abrahamsen, and Carl Nielsen. Performance Date: Sept. 12, 2025 Andres Orozco-Estrada conducts Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 with Anke Vondung. Performance Dates: Oct. 9 & 10, 2025 Emmanuel {…}

May 7, 2025

Natalya Romaniw, Francesca Aspromonte, Rachel Willis-Sørensen, Liv Redpath & David Portillo Headline Glyndebourne’s 2026 Season

Glyndebourne Festival has announced its 2026 season. New Productions Puccini’s “Tosca” will be directed by Ted Huffman with two casts. Robin Ticciati conducts the first run with a cast that includes Caitlin Gotimer as Floria Tosca, Matteo Lippi as Mario Cavaradossi, and Vladislav Sulimsky as Baron Scarpia. Jordan de Souza conducts the second cast that includes Natalya Romaniw as Floria {…}