The Boston Lyric Opera is set to present a city-centric take on Rossini’s “La Cenerentola” The interpretation will bring the familiar story of a mistreated young woman and a handsome prince into the hearts of two familiar Boston neighborhoods. Boston resident Dawn M. Simmons will make her opera debut directing a cast that includes Cecelia Hall, Levy Sekgapane, Dana Varga, {…}
Toledo Opera will present Gioachino Rossini’s “Cinderella” on Oct. 6 and 8, 2023 at the Valentine Theatre. “Cinderella” stars mezzo-soprano Sarah Coit as Angelina, tenor David Walton as Prince Ramiro, and Keith Phares as Count Dandini. Michelle Rofrano conducts the production by Marc Verzatt. In a statement, Toledo Opera Executive Director Suzanne Rorick said, “We are pleased to begin our {…}
Credit: Danae Kinova The Olympia City Music Theatre Maria Callas has unveiled its 2023-24 season, which includes three operas in both staged productions and concert versions. The season features a blend of Greek artists and international stars, including a concert by soprano Julie Fuchs. For the purposes of this article only opera and classical voice performances are listed. The season {…}
In part of its opera for all series, Opera Maine will present Rossini’s “La Cenerentola.” Israel Gursky will lead Hongni Wu, who will play the title role beside Jack Swanson as the prince, as well as Patrick Carfizzi, Robert Mellon, Katherine Henly, Rachel Barg, and William Guanbo Su. They are joined by the Opera Maine Orchestra and Chorus and directed by {…}
SAS Performing Arts Concert Opera has unveiled its two upcoming performances. First up is Rossini’s “La Cenerentola” at Chris and St. Stephen’s Church in New York City. The performance will star mezzo-soprano Sophie Delphis as Cenerentola and tenor Ai Ra as Prince Ramiro. Playing the wicked Stepsisters are soprano Yuxin Zhou as Clorinda and mezzo Monica Camafreita as Tisbe with {…}
Jerusalem Lyric Opera Festival has unveiled its winter 2022-23 slate. The company will kick things off with a Rachmaninoff Vocal concert. Performance Dates: Dec. 14, 2022. That will be followed by performances of “La Cenerentola” at the Palace Modi’’in, Tse’elon. Performance Dates: Dec. 19, 2022 – Feb. 1, 2023. That will be followed up by a performance of Mascagni’s “Cavalleria {…}
In September, mezzo-soprano Teresa Iervolino got a call from the Bayerische Staatsoper to perform “La Cenerentola” on short notice. The mezzo, who was already scheduled to perform at the house later in the month immediately said yes and began her season earlier than expected. A rising star in the opera world, Iervolino has already made her name performing Bel canto {…}
Gioachino Rossini’s “La Cenerentola” is set to be performed in a modern-day Newport, RI in a new production by Opera Columbus. The classic work will be set in the mid-century modern town of Newport, Rhode Island and will showcase Sofia Selowsky and Ben Lee in the lead roles. Gideon Dabi will perform the role of Dandini, while Michelle Trainor will {…}
This week the Wiener Staatsoper is set to present a Rossini Festival entitled Rossini-Mania. The festival will bring the Opéra de Monte-Carlo and Les Musiciens du Prince-Monaco to the legendary Vienna hall with opera star Cecilia Bartoli, who is making her Wiener Staatsoper debut. It’s a notable surprise for audiences as Bartoli has performed at every major theater around the world {…}
Maestro Andrea Sanguineti is set to conduct the Gewandhaus Orchestra in the premiere of Giacomo Rossini’s opera “La Cenerentola” at Oper Leipzig on Dec. 10, 2021. The performance will be recorded due to the pandemic and will be available to stream from the Leipzig Opera between Dec. 25 and 27, 2021 as of 3:00 pm and between Dec. 31, 2021 {…}
(Credit: Semperoper Dresden / Ludwig Olah) The Semperoper Dresden was forced to cancel the final performance of Rossini’s “La Cenerentola” on Nov. 18, 2021. The news was brought to the audience five minutes before the start of the performance. The Semperoper was also previously forced to cancel the double bill of Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana” and Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci” on Nov. 17 {…}