Italy’s Green Pass will come into effect on August 6, requiring opera audience members to show EU Digital Covid Certificate. Among the theaters that are currently opened for the summer and will require the pass are Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, Macerata Opera Festival, Rossini Opera Festival, Accademia Chigiana di Siena, Teatro Regio di Torino, and Arena di Verona. The Green {…}
(Credit: Scaliger | Dreamstime.com) The government of Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi has ordered the drastic tightening of restrictions across the country in a bid to stem a new wave of COVID-19. “More than a year after the start of the health emergency, we are unfortunately facing a new wave of infections,” said the Italian Prime Minister on March 12. {…}
(Credit: https://handluggageonly.co.uk/) The Italian government has declared a State of Emergency which will last until April 30, 2021. The cabinet of Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has also adopted a new set of measures which are set to last until March 5, 2021. The new regulations will come into effect on Jan. 16, 2021. Per the new Decree that was {…}
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has announced a set of drastic COVID-19 measures, which will include closures of opera houses, theatres and concert halls until Nov. 24, 2020. Per the decree, “performances in the theatres, concert halls, cinemas and other spaces, including the outdoor ones, are suspended.” The Italian Prime Minister unveiled a full set of measures which also include {…}
(Image Source: Facebook / Andrea Bocelli) Famed Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli had harsh words for the Italian government last Monday, saying that he was “humiliated and offended” by the coronavirus lockdown. “I could not leave the house even though I had committed no crime,” Bocelli stated. Tenor further explained that he had disobeyed the lockdown rules and believed that the {…}
Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has announced that theaters will be able to reopen on June 15. Conte also announced that borders would open on June 3 and that sports centers and gyms can open May 25. The news comes after Italy started reopening beauty salons and bars following a 10-week lockdown. The new regulations put into place will be {…}
On Wednesday, Dec. 7, the legendary Teatro all Scala opens its 2016-17 season with Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly.” The opera stars rising star Maria Jose Siri, Bryan Hymel and Carlos Alvarez and is led by music director Riccardo Chailly. The opening continues La Scala’s tradition of inaugurating the season on Dec. 7 and continues Chailly’s Puccini cycle, which he began back {…}