Jonathan Tetelman, Anita Haritg, Francesca Pia Vitale, Aigul Khismatullina & Long Long Headline Palm Beach Opera’s 2026 Season

The Palm Beach Opera has announced its 2026 season. Anita Hartig and Yunuet Laguna lead Puccini’s “La Bohème“ with Liparit Avetisyan, Oreste Cosimo, Edward Parks, Sydney Mancasola, Solomon Howard, Mario Manzo, and Donald Maxwell. Vincenzo Milletarì conducts the production by Peter Kazaras. Performance Dates: Jan. 23-25, 2026 Bizet’s “The Pearl Fishers“ will star Francesca Pia Vitale, Aigul Khismatullina, Long Long, {…}

Nov 27, 2025

Ravenna Festival 2025 Review: Orlando

(Photo: Zani-Casadi) For the November installment of the Ravenna Festival, it was decided to present a Händel trilogy, comprising two fully staged operas, “Orlando” and “Alcina,” and a concert performance of his oratorio “The Messiah.” First up was the composer’s 1733 composition, “Orlando,” written to a libretto by Carlo Sigismondo Capece, which premiered at London’s King’s Theatre and ran for {…}

Jul 18, 2025

Festival della Valle d’Itria to Open with ‘Tancredi’

The Festival della Valle d’Itria is set to inaugurate with Rossini’s “Tancredi” on July 18, 2025. The performance will take place at the Palazzo Ducale di Martina Franca and will also be presented on July 26, 29, and August 2. Sesto Quatrini will conduct a production by Andrea Bernard and will star Dave Monaco, Yulia Vakula, Adolfo Corrado, Francesca Pia Vitale, Hinano Yorimitsu, Marcela Vidra, and {…}

Jun 10, 2025

Orchestra della Toscana Announces 2025-26 Season

The Orchestra della Toscana has announced its 2025-26 season, marking its 45th anniversary. Here are the two vocal performances. Diego Ceretta conducts Mozart’s “Requiem” and Cherubini’s “Marche religieuse” with soloists Francesca Pia Vitale, Eleonora Filipponi, Dave Monaco, and Francesco Leone. Performance Date: Sept. 10, 2025 Diego Ceretta conducts Mozart, Verdi, and Wagner with Giuliana Gianfaldoni and Riccardo della Sciucca. Performance {…}

Feb 26, 2025

Carolina Lopez Moreno, Marina Costa-Jackson, Charles Castronovo, Lawrence Brownlee & Francesca Pia Vitale Lead New National Theatre Tokyo’s 2025-26 Season

The New National Theatre Tokyo has announced its 2025-26 season featuring two new productions and eight revivals with a total of 46 performances. Marina Costa-Jackson leads Puccini’s “La Bohème” with Luciano Ganci, Massimo Cavalletti, Hare Ito, Toshiaki Komada, and Andrea Pellegrini. Paolo Olmi conducts. Performance Dates: Oct. 1-11, 2025 Berg’s “Wozzeck” will get a new production by Richard Jones. Kazushi {…}

Feb 5, 2025

Anna Goryachova, Francesca Pia Vitale, Lidia Fridman & Fabio Luisi Lead Festival della Valle d’Itria’s 2025 Season

The 51st Festival della Valle d’Itria in Martina Franca has announced its 2025 season with the theme “Guerre e pace.” The festival will be held between July 18 and August 3, 2025. Here is a look at the opera highlights: Operas Rossini’s “Tancredi” will be presened with Sesto Quatrini conducitng the Orchestra dell’Accademia del Teatro alla Scala. The opera will star {…}

Dec 10, 2024

Opéra de Monte-Carlo Announces Cast Change for ‘L’Elisir d’Amore’

(Image Source: InArt Management) The Opéra de Monte-Carlo has announced a cast change for its upcoming “L’Elisir d’amore.” The company revealed that Regula Mühlemann has withdrawn for personal reasons and will be replaced by Francesca Pia Vitale for the production. Vitale has performed with such companies as the Teatro alla Scala, Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux, the Opéra de Turin, and {…}

Jun 19, 2024

Benjamin Bernheim’s ‘Werther’ to be Streamed from Teatro alla Scala

(Credit: Teatro alla Scala / Brescia – Amisano) The Teatro alla Scala is set to stream Massenet’s “Werther” on June 27, 2024. The company will showcase the opera on La Scala TV which will be conducted by Alain Altinoglu and directed by Christof Loy. Benjamin Bernheim leads a cast that includes Jean Sébastien Bou, Victoria Karkacheva, and Francesca Pia Vitale. {…}

Apr 20, 2024

Asmik Grigorian, Freddie De Tommaso, Elsa Dreisig, & Attilio Glaser Lead Theater an Der Wien’s 2024-25 Season

The Theater an der Wien has announced its 2024-25 season. Monteverdi’s “Combattimenti” will star Ferran Albrich, Johanna Rosa Falkinger, Luciana Mancini, Ambra Biaggi, and Ilyà Dovnar. David Bergmüller conducts the production by Olivier Fredj. Performance Dates: Sept. 27-Oct. 18, 2024 David Bates conducts Mozart’s “Idomeneo” in a new production by Stefan Herheim. The cast includes Attilio Glaser, Emily Sierra, Jeanine De Bique, Elena Tsallagova, Ya-Chung Huang, and Levente {…}

Apr 19, 2024

Barno Ismatullaeva, Jacquelyn Wagner, Pumeza Matshikiza, Mario Rojas & Daniel Luis de Vicente Lead Staatsoper Hannover’s 2024-25 Season

The Staatsoper Hannover has announced its 2024-25 season. Premieres Philip Glass’s “Satyagraha” will be conducted by Masaru Kumakura and directed by Daniel Kramer. The production will star Shanul Sharma, Meredith Wohlgemuth, Ketevan Chuntishvili, Beatriz Miranda, Lluís Calvet i Pey, Markus Suihkonen, Ruzana Grigorian, Darwin Prakash, and Markus Suihkonen. Performance Dates: Sept. 6-Oct. 31, 2024 Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci” will receive a new {…}

Apr 4, 2024

Anna Netrebko, Joyce DiDonato, Sondra Radvanovsky, Julia Bullock, Juan Diego Flórez, & Ermonela Jaho Lead Teatro Real’s 2024-25 Season

The Teatro Real de Madrid has announced its 2024-25 season. Opera Nicola Luisotti and Andrés Salado conduct Cilea’s “Adriana Lecouvreur” in David McVicar’s production. The production will star Ermonela Jaho, Maria Agresta, Brian Jagde, Matthew Polenzani, Elīna Garanča, Ekaterina Semenchuk, Nicola Alaimo, and Manel Esteve. Performance Dates: Sept. 23-Oct. 11, 2024 Charpentier’s “David et Jonathas” will be performed in concert with Petr Nekoranec, Gwendoline Blondeel, Jean-Christophe {…}

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