(Photo credit: Karim Siari) Teatro G. B. Pergolesi di Jesi announces its season and lineup for the Pergolesi Spontini Festival in 2026. This article only features classical voice events. Pergolesi Spontini Festival “Disarming Accords” Maria Olimpia Renna solos in a concert featuring works by Gershwin and Bernstein. Marco Attura directs the Time Machine Ensemble. Performance Date: July 18, 2026 Raphael {…}
(Photo credit: Roberto Catani) Teatro Pergolesi announces its 2025 season. This article only features operatic performances. The season opens with Paul-Émile Fourny’s new production of Mozart’s “Don Giovanni.” Christian Federici, Maria Mudryak, Louise Guenter, Valerio Borgioni, Stefano Marchisio, Gianluca Failla, Eleonora Boaretto, and Luca Dall’Amico make up the cast. They are joined by the Ventidio Basso Choir from Ascoli Piceno. {…}
(Photo: Alia Simoncini) “The Merry Widow,” an operetta in three acts by Franz Lehár with libretto by Victor Léon and Leo Stein, is based on Henri Meilhac’s comedy play “L’Attaché d’ambassade” (1861). The first performance took place in Vienna, Theater an der Wien, on December 30, 1905. The operetta’s newest Italian version production was featured at this season’s Macerata Opera {…}
(Photo: MOF Simoncini) The Macerata Opera Festival takes place at the outdoor Sferisterio Arena, constructed between 1823-1829, located next to the Porta Mercato gate and ancient walls of Macerata, Italy. The arena was originally built for the Italian national sport of pallone col bracciale which was popular for almost five centuries dating back to the 15th century. In 1921, the {…}
The Teatro di Pisa has announced its 2025-26 season. Franco Vassallo leads Verdi’s “Macbeth” with Roberto Scandiuzzi, Vittoria Yeo, and Matteo Falcier. Giuseppe Finzi conducts the production by Fabio Ceresa. Performance Dates: Oct. 29-Nov. 2, 2025 Poulenc’s “Le Bal Masque” and Bargagna’s “La Torre” will Giacomo Medici, Emanuele Pellegrini, Silvia Porcellini, Oronzo D’Urso, Giulio Termini, and Chiara Scannapieco. Carlo Boccadoro conducts the production by Stefania Panighini. Performance Dates: Nov. {…}
