Freddie De Tommaso & Saioa Hernández Lead new CD/DVD Releases

This week audiences are in for a complete Verdi recording and an album of music by Antonio Caldara. Un Ballo in Maschera  Maestro Marek Janowski, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, and the Transylvania State Philharmonic Choir present Verdi’s masterwork. The cast includes Freddie De Tommaso, Lester Lynch, Saioa Hernández, Elisabeth Kulman, and Annika Gerhards. On this recording, Freddie De Tommaso and Saioa Hernández make their Pentatone debut. Après {…}

Federica Lombardi & Freddie De Tommaso Headline Teatro La Fenice’s 2022-23 New Year’s Eve Gala

The Teatro La Fenice has announced the performers and conductor for the 2022 New Year’s Eve celebration. The company’s superintendent Fortunato Ortombina announced that the 2022-23 concert will feature soloists soprano Federica Lombardi and tenor Freddie De Tommaso. The showcase will also see the return of conductor Daniel Harding who previously conducted the concert during the 2010-2011, 2014-2015, and 2020-2021 {…}

Joseph Calleja, Pretty Yende, Alice Coote & Freddie De Tommaso Lead Riga Jurmala Music Festival’s 2022 Edition

(Credit: Riga Jurmala Music Festival) The Riga Jurmala Music Festival has announced its 2022 slate. For the purpose of this article we will focus on the vocal works only. Soprano Pretty Yende, mezzo-soprano Alice Coote, tenor Julien Prégardien, and bass René Pape perform Mozart’s Requiem in D minor, K. 626. The rest of a program features Sibelius’ Symphony No. 4 {…}

Anna Netrebko, Sonya Yoncheva, Sondra Radvanovsky, Roberto Alagna & Juan Diego Flórez Lead Teatro alla Scala’s 2021-22 Season

(Credits: Michael Cooper / Dario Acosta / Sonya Yoncheva official website / © Gregor Hohenberg / Gregor Hohenberg / Sony Music Entertainment) The Teatro alla Scala in Milan has announced its 2021-22 season, featuring some of the greatest performers in the world. Here is the full slate. Operas Anna Netrebko and Luca Salsi open the season in Verdi‘s “Macbeth” in {…}