Teatro Petruzzelli Announces 2027 Season Featuring Yusif Eyvazov, Gilda Fiume, Galeano Salas & Aya Wakizono

Fondazione Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari has announced its 2027 season. Opera Piccinni’s “Zenobia” will star Aya Wakizono, Arianna Vendittelli, Margherita Sala, Désirée Giove, Mert Süngü, and Valeria La Grotta. Federico Maria Sardelli conducts Daniele Luchetti’s production. Performance Dates: Jna. 27-Feb. 2, 2027 Carlo Rizzi conducts Verdi’s “Nabucco” in Emma Dante’s production. Igor Golovatenko and Ewa Płonka star. Performance Dates: March 12-19, 2027 Busoni’s “Arlecchino” {…}

Jun 19, 2026

Jessica Pratt, Gabriela Scherer, Dmitry Korchak, Maria Grazia Schiavo, Anna Pirozzi & Antonino Siragusa Lead teatro Verdi di Trieste’s 2026-27 Season

The Teatro Verdi di Trieste has announced its 2026-27 season. Wagner’s “Lohengrin” will open the season in a production by Andrea Bernard and Enrico Calesso. Evgeny Stravinsky, Dmitry Korchak, David Danholt, Gabriela Scherer, Nina Beau, Martin Gandner, Lars Fosser, and Elena Batoukova-Kerl. Performance Dates: Nov. 12-33, 2026 Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” will be conducted by Enrico Calesso and directed by Pier Luigi {…}

May 8, 2026

Danylo Matviienko, Carolina Lopez Moreno, Gregory Kunde, Ekaterina Semenchuk, Erika Grimaldi, Johanni van Oostrum Lead Teatro Regio di Torino’s 2026-27 Season

The Teatro Regio di Torino has announced its 2026-27 season. The season opens with Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci” and Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana” with Francesco Micheli directing Leoncavallo and Daniele Menghini directing Mascagni. Leoncavallo’s work will star Carolina Lopez Moreno, Maria Teresa Leva, Martin Muehle, Carlo Ventre, Gregory Kunde, Ariun Ganbaatar, Fabián Veloz, Matteo Mezzaro, Matteo Falcier, Joshua Hopkins, and Rodion Pogossov while {…}

Dec 22, 2025

Anna Netrebko, Lisette Oropesa, Carolina López Moreno, Martina Russomanno, Yusif Eyvazov, Ludovic Tézier, Luca Salsi & Maria José Siri Lead Arena di Verona’s 2026 Season

The Arena di Verona has announced its 2026 season. The season will open with a new production of Verdi’s “La Traviata.” Michele Spotti and Francesco Ivan Ciampa conduct the new production starring Martina Russomanno, Gilda Fiume and Rosa Feola. The casts also include Yusif Eyvazov, Galeano Salas, Francesco Meli, René Barbera, Adam Smith, Amartuvshin Enkhbat, Mihai Damian, Youngjun Park, Ludovic {…}

Dec 21, 2025

Cast Change: Long Long & Galeano Salas Join Bayerische Staatsoper’s ‘La Bohème’

The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced a cast change for its production of “La Bohème.” The company announced that Galeano Salas and Long Long will take over the last two performances on Dec. 23 and 26, replacing Stephen Costello. Salas recently made his Teatro alla Scala debut and has performed at the Detroit Opera, Royal Danish Theatre, Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa, {…}

Oct 16, 2025

Teatro alla Scala 2024-25 Review: Rigoletto

(Credit: Ph. Brescia e Amisano) After the recurrent “Rigoletto” production by Gilbert Deflo, which has been revived more than ten times since its debut in 1994, the Teatro alla Scala commissioned Mario Martone in 2022 to create a new staging of Verdi’s classic. The result was a contemporary and technologically rich interpretation of the opera, and the theater decided to {…}

Oct 10, 2025

Cast Change: Galeano Salas Steps into More ‘Rigoletto’ Performances at Teatro alla Scala

The Teatro alla Scala has announced a new cast change for its production of “Rigoletto.” The company said, “Due to the persistence of an illness, Dmitry Korchak has to withdraw from the performances of Rigoletto on 10, 13, and 16 October. The role of the Duke of Mantua will be performed by Galeano Salas.” Salas opened the production on Oct. 7, making his La {…}

Oct 7, 2025

Cast Change: Galeano Salas Steps into Teatro Alla Scala’s ‘Rigoletto’ Production

The Teatro alla Scala has announced a cast change for the opening performance of Verid’s “Rigoletto” on Oct. 7, 2025. The company said, “Due to illness, Dmitry Korchak has to withdraw from the performance of ‘Rigoletto’ on 7 October. The role of the Duke of Mantua will be performed by Galeano Salas.” Salas has performed at the Bayerische Staatsoper, Arena di Verona, Teatro {…}

Aug 25, 2025

ZDF & 3Sat to Broadcast ‘Nabucco’ with Anna Netrebko from the Arena di Verona

(Credit: Arena di Verona/ENNEVI) ZDF and 3Sat is set to broadcast the Arena di Verona’s “Nabucco” on August 30, 2025 The performance, filmed from the 2025 Verona festival, features Anna Netrebko in her acclaimed turn as Abigaille in Stefano Poda’s production. Netrebko is joined by Amartuvshin Enkhbat, Galeano Salas, Christian Van Horn, and Francesca Di Sauro. Picnahs Steinberg conducts production. {…}

Jun 25, 2024

Francesca Sassu, Jessica Pratt, Roman Burdenko & Clay Hilley Lead Teatro Verdi di Trieste’s 2024-25 Season

The Teatro Trieste di Verdi has announced its 2024-25 season. Opera The season opens with Verdi’s “La Traviata“ featuring Maria Grazia Schiavo, Francesca Sassu, Antonio Poli, Klodjan Kaçani, Roberto Frontali, and Federico Longhi. Arnaud Bernard directs and Enrico Calesso conducts. Performance Dates: Nov. 8-Dec. 19, 2024 Mozart’s “Die Entführung aus dem Serail” is set to be conducted by Beatrice Venezi {…}

Apr 6, 2024

Teatro Carlo Felice to Present New ‘La Bohème’ Production

The Teatro Carlo Felice Genova will continue its season with Puccini’s “La Bohème.” The opera, which opens on April 12 and runs through April 21, will celebrate Puccini’s anniversary. Francesco Ivan Ciampa conducts the production by Augusto Fornari. The cast will include Anastasia Bartoli, Serena Gamberoni, Galeano Salas, Alessandro Scotto di Luzio, Alessio Arduini, Leon Kim, Benedetta Torre, Maria Novella Malfatti, {…}