Matteo Roma, Maria Mudryak, José Maria Lo Monaco, Giacomo Medici Star in Teatro Pergolesi’s 2025 Season

(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. {…}

Oct 8, 2025

Javier Camarena, Julie Fuchs, Sophie Klussmann & Stacey Foster Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week, audiences will be able to see two new DVDs, one from the Donizetti Opera Festival and the other from the Dutch National Opera. There are also world premiere recordings and rare works on offer. Gaetano Donizetti: Don Pasquale Dynamic releases a {…}

Nov 22, 2024

Donizetti Opera Festival 2024 Review: Don Pasquale

Every production at the Donizetti Opera Festival has its specialty and purpose. One (this year, “Roberto Devereux”) is a serious production of the highest quality, another is a rare piece (this time “Zoraida di Granata,” which also took a stand to bring the most serious and painful topics to the stage), and another is fun and delightful. So, when you {…}

Nov 20, 2024

Donizetti Opera Festival 2024 Review: Don Pasquale

(Photo: Gianfranco Rota) As part of the Donizetti Opera Festival (DOF), the stage came to life with “Don Pasquale,” the renowned opera buffa by Gaetano Donizetti, one of the last and most refined jewels of Italian bel canto. This production in Bergamo not only pays homage to the composer in his hometown but also celebrates the tenth anniversary of its {…}

Jul 26, 2023

Arena di Verona Announces Placido Domingo’s Gala Program

The Arena di Verona has announced details for Placido Domingo’s gala on August 6, 2023. The concert will showcase Domingo alongside Giulia Mazzola, Jessica Pratt, Daria Rybak, Mariangela Sicilia, Yusif Eyvazov, Amartuvshin Enkhbat, and Michele Pertusi. Francesco Ivan Ciampa conducts. The program will feature works by Leoncavallo, Francesco Cilea, Umberto Giordano, Giuseppe Verdi, Vincenzo Bellini, Gaetano Donizetti, Gerónimo Giménez, Leonard Bernstein, Franz Léhar, Giacomo Puccini, and Pablo Sorozábal. The gala {…}

Jul 19, 2023

Arena di Verona Announces Several Cast Changes

The Arena di Verona has announced several cast changes for productions of “Rigoletto” and “Nabucco.” The company revealed that Giulia Mazzola will replace Nina Minasyan as Gilda. The cancelation marks Minasyan’s fourth canceled performance. She is still scheduled to sing in the August 19 performance of “La Traviata.” Mazzola will join a cast that includes Luca Salsi in the title {…}

Jul 6, 2023

Arena di Verona Announces Cast Change for ‘Rigoletto’

The Arena di Verona has announced a cast change for its production of “Rigoletto.” The company said that soprano Giulia Mazzola will make her debut as Gilda on July 7 replacing Nina Minasyan who was originally scheduled. Mazzola recently performed at the Teatro Regio di Parma as as well as at the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma. She is set to {…}

Jun 1, 2022

Carmela Remigio, Gregory Kunde & Maria Teresa Leva Lead Teatro Regio di Parma’s 2022-23 Season

The Teatro Regio di Parma has announced its 2022-23 season featuring five operas. Operas Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” is set to be presented in Mario Martone’s production as directed by Raffele Di Florio. Corrado Ravaris conducts a cast that includes Vito Priante (Don Giovanni), Mariangela Sicilia (Donna Anna), Marco Ciaponi (Don Ottavio), Giacomo Prestia (Il Commendatore), Carmela Remigio (Donna Elvira), Riccardo {…}

Mar 3, 2021

Teatro Massimo di Palermo to Stream ‘Torneranno i bei momenti’

The Teatro Massimo di Palermo has announced it will begin streaming “Torneranno i bei momenti” from March 4 through March 6. The new opera film will feature music by Mozart and will showcase six artists stuck in a theater as they relate their experience of not being able to leave. The experimental work will be conducted by Omer Meir Wellber {…}

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Matteo Roma, Maria Mudryak, José Maria Lo Monaco, Giacomo Medici Star in Teatro Pergolesi’s 2025 Season

Javier Camarena, Julie Fuchs, Sophie Klussmann & Stacey Foster Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Donizetti Opera Festival 2024 Review: Don Pasquale

Donizetti Opera Festival 2024 Review: Don Pasquale

Arena di Verona Announces Placido Domingo’s Gala Program

Arena di Verona Announces Several Cast Changes

Arena di Verona Announces Cast Change for ‘Rigoletto’

Carmela Remigio, Gregory Kunde & Maria Teresa Leva Lead Teatro Regio di Parma’s 2022-23 Season

Teatro Massimo di Palermo to Stream ‘Torneranno i bei momenti’