Daria Masiero, Giovanna Lanza, Raffaele Feo, & Giacomo Pieracci Star in Festival Illica 2025

Festival Illica announces the 2025 lineup. This article only features vocal works. A concert version of Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” features Daria Masiero, Giuseppe Distefano, Giovanna Lanza, Francesco La Gattuta, Raffaele Feo, Bronislawa Sobierajska, and Giacomo Pieracci. Jacopo Brusa conducts the Illica Festival Choir and Italian Philharmonic Orchestra. Performance Date: July 10, 2025 “Pittori fiamminghi” by Antonio Smareglia and Luigi Illica {…}

Jul 3, 2024

Monteverdi Festival Cremona 2024 Review: Polittico Monteverdiano

(Photo: Paolo Cisi) For what was the third presentation in a crowded evening of events, Cremona’s Monteverdi Festival scheduled a performance of a selection of the composer’s madrigals, culminating with “Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda.” It was, however, not presented as a concert but as a staged performance in the form of an opera, entitled “Polittico Monteverdiano,” put together {…}

Feb 19, 2024

European Early Music Network Announces Early Music Day Celebrations

The European Early Music Network (Réseau Europeén de Musique Ancienne) has released details of the international celebration for Early Music Day which is celebrated worldwide on March 21. For the purposes of this article only classical vocal works are included. Events take place throughout Europe. The 6th International Festival of Early Music opens with J.S. Bach’s “Cantata” No. 131 and {…}