Roberto Alagna, Lidia Fridman, Vasilisa Berzhanskaya, Chiara Isotton & John Osborn Lead Teatro Regio di Torino’s 2025-26 Season

The Teatro Regio di Torino has announced its 2025-26 season. The season opens with Zandonai’s “Francesca da Rimini,” which will star Barno Ismatullaeva, Ekaterina Sannikova, Roberto Alagna, Marcelo Puente, George Gagnidze, and Angelo Veccia. Andrea Battistoni conducts and Andrea Bernard directs. Performance Dates: Oct. 10-23, 2025 Gianluca Capuano conducts Mozart’s “Die Entführung aus dem Serail“ with a cast that includes {…}

Apr 13, 2025

Rai5 to Present ‘Salome’ from Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

(Credit: Michele Monasta) On April 13, Strauss’ “Salome” will open at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in a new production by Emma Dante and will be broadcast on Rai 5 and Rai Radio 3. The production will open the 87th Festival of teh Maggio Musicale and will be conducted by Alexander Soddy. Lidia Fridman will sing the title role in her {…}

Apr 7, 2025

Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Announces Cast Change for ‘Salome’

(Credit: Natalia Mentugova) The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has announced a cast change for its upcoming production of Strauss’ “Salome.” The company said that Lidia Fridman will sing the title role of in the opera that will open the company’s 87th Festival del Maggio Fiorentino. Fridman will replace Allison Oakes, who due to illness is unable to perform in the production. Fridman {…}

Mar 28, 2025

Artist of the Week: Lidia Fridman

(Credit: Michele Crosera) This week, the Teatro La Fenice opens a new production of Donizetti’s masterpiece “Anna Bolena” featuring a cast of Bel Canto specialists. Leading the cast is Russian soprano Lidia Fridman. Over the years, the rising star soprano has made a name for herself in the Bel Canto repertoire since her breakout at the Donizetti opera Festival singing {…}

Mar 10, 2025

Joyce DiDonato, Erin Morley, Francesco Meli, Julia Bullock & Lidia Fridman Lead Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s 2025-26 Season

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has announced the 2025-26 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Orchestra Daniela Candillari conducts Pergolesi’s “Stabat Mater” with Giulia Semenzato and Jennifer Johnson Cano. The program includes Jennifer Gunn as a soloist and music by Simon, Barber, and Musgrave. Performance Dates: Oct. 3 & 4, 2025 Manfred Honeck conducts Mozart’s “Requiem” with Jeanine {…}

Feb 5, 2025

Anna Goryachova, Francesca Pia Vitale, Lidia Fridman & Fabio Luisi Lead Festival della Valle d’Itria’s 2025 Season

The 51st Festival della Valle d’Itria in Martina Franca has announced its 2025 season with the theme “Guerre e pace.” The festival will be held between July 18 and August 3, 2025. Here is a look at the opera highlights: Operas Rossini’s “Tancredi” will be presened with Sesto Quatrini conducitng the Orchestra dell’Accademia del Teatro alla Scala. The opera will star {…}

Jan 21, 2025

CD Review: Oehms Classics’ ‘Il Segreto di Susanna’

“Il Segreto di Susanna” is an operatic gem; and, in addition, stands as the only composition by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari to boast some kind of posterity, however tepid. An opera intermezzo, it takes up the legacy of Pergolesi’s comic “La Serva Padrona,” but at the same time discourses with near-contemporary one-act pieces from the Giovane Scuola. Its musical facture notably sits {…}

Nov 19, 2024

Lidia Fridman, Isabel Leonard & Matthew Polenzani 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 hear new recordings of two famed works, one in the French repertoire and the other in the Italian repertoire. There will also be holiday recordings and some world-premiere pieces. Changing Navona releases Choral Chameleon, under the direction of Vince {…}

Jul 26, 2024

Rai 5 to Present ‘Le Willis’ with Lidia Fridman

Rai5 is set to present “Le Willis” on July 26. The production, shown at the Torre del Lago at the 70° Festival Puccini 2024, was performed in Pier Luigi Pizzi’s production with Gheorghe Iancu choreographing. Massimo Zanetti conducted the opera which starred Giuseppe De Luca, Lidia Fridman, and Vincenzo Costanzo. Barbara Napolitano is the TV director. “Le Willis” is an {…}

Jun 25, 2024

Eleonora Buratto, Lidia Fridman & Francesco Meli Among Soloists at ‘Puccini Secondo Muti’

The Teatro del Giglio is set to present a concert dedicated to Puccini entitled “Puccini Secondo Muti.” The concert, which will be held on June 28, 2024, will be broadcast on Rai 3 and will showcase Riccardo Muti at the helm of the Orchestra Cherubini. The concert will feature such artists as Elenora Buratto, Luciano Ganci, Dmitry Korchak, Francesco Meli, {…}

Jun 18, 2024

Luca Salsi, Anna Netrebko, Lidia Fridman, Corinne Winters & Ian Bostridge Lead Teatro dell’Opera di Roma’s 2024-25 Season

The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma has announced its 2024-25 season. Opera The season opens with Verdi’s “Simon Boccanegra“ in a production by Richard Jones. Michele Mariotti conducts the production with a cast that includes Luca Salsi in the title role, Eleonora Buratto, Stefan Pop, and Michele Pertusi. The opening night will be streamed on Rai5 and Radio3. Another cast will {…}

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