Olga Peretyatko, Jennifer Rowley, Lidia Fridman & Brian Mulligan Lead Teatro Regio di Torino’s 2023-24 Season

The Teatro Regio di Torino has announced its 2023-24 season. Halévy’s “La Juive” will star Mariangela Sicilia, Gregory Kunde, Nina Minasyan, and Enkeleda Kamani. Daniel Oren conducts the production by Stefano Poda. Performance Dates: Sept. 19-Oct. 3, 2023 Offenbach’s “Un mari à la porte” will star Pawel Żak, Ksenia Chubunova, Amélie Hois, and Matteo Mollica. Riccardo Bisatti conducts Anna Maria Bruzzese’s production. Performance {…}

Mar 3, 2023

Lidia Fridman, Eleonora Buratto & Franco Vassallo Lead Festival Verdi’s 2023 Season

The Festival Verdi has announced its 2023 season. Main Stage Productions The season opens with “I Lombardi alla prima Crociata” in a production by Pier Luigi Pizzi. Francesco Lanzillotta conducts a cast that includes Lidia Fridman as Giselda, Antonio Poli as Oronte, Michele Pertusi as Pagano, and Giovanni Sala as Arvino. Performance Dates: Sept. 21-Oct. 15, 2023 Franco Vassallo leads {…}

Feb 2, 2023

Theater Essen Announces Cast Change for ‘Lucrezia Borgia’

The Theater Essen has announced a cast change for its “Lucrezia Borgia” performance on Feb. 4, 2023. The company said that Lidia Fridman will take over the title role making her house debut. She will replace Jessica Murihead, who opened teh production early this year. Fridman recently made her house debut at the Deutsche Oper Berlin in “Don Giovanni.” She {…}

May 23, 2022

Lidia Fridman, Angelo Villari & Teresa Romano Lead Teatro Grande di Brescia’s 2022 Season

The Teatro Grande di Brescia has announced its fall 2022 season. Here is a look at the four operatic productions. Lidia Fridman sings the title role of Bellini’s “Norma” with Asude Karayavuz, Antonio Corianò, and Alessandro Spina. Alessandro Bonato conducts the production by Elena Barbalich Performance Dates: Sept. 28-Oct. 2, 2022 Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” is set to star Guido Dazzini, Didier {…}

Mar 23, 2022

Lawrence Brownlee, Nino Machaidze & Iréne Theorin Lead Müpa Budapest’s 2022-23 Season

Müpa Budapest has announced its 2022-23 season featuring a number of concerts and great artists. Here is a look at the vocal performances of the season. Musical Stage Aapo Häkkinen conducts Schubert’s “Alfonso und Estrella” with Patrick Grahl, Lydia Teuscher, Krešimir Stražanac, Johannes Weisser, and Arttu Kataja. Performance Dates: Nov. 17, 2022 Nikolas Nägele conducts the Bel Canto Aria evening {…}

Nov 23, 2021

Sally Matthews Leads La Monnaie’s ‘Norma’ Production

La Monnaie in Belgium is set to open a new production of Bellini’s “Norma.” The production, which will be directed by Christophe Coppens, contrasts the extraordinarily beautiful melodies in this story of an impossible love triangle with a grey world of concrete, and makes the impossible passions part of an acrid identity crisis. Sally Matthews will sing the title role {…}

Nov 18, 2021

Lidia Fridman Replaces Yolanda Auyanet in ‘Lucrezia Borgia’ in Budapest

Müpa Budapest has announced a cast change for its Nov. 18 performance of “Lucrezia Borgia.” The company noted that due to illness Yolanda Auyanet will not perform the title role and will be replaced by Lidia Fridman. Fridman took social media stating, “Wishing a very quick recovery to the amazing colleague, I announce my debut tomorrow in Müpa theatre in {…}

Jul 17, 2021

Lidia Fridman & Antonio Corianò Headline Verdi ‘Aroldo’ at Teatro Galli; Opera to be Streamed

Teatro Galli in Rimini in Italy will present Verdi’s rarely performed work “Aroldo.” The opera will be presented on August 27 and 29 and will mark the return of the work to Rimini where it world premiere in 1857. The new production is a co-production with the Teatro Alighieri di Ravenna, Teatro Luciano Pavarotti di Modena, and Teatro Municipale di {…}

Oct 17, 2020

Thomas Hampson, Luca Pisaroni, Fatma Said, & Lidia Fridman Lead New CD/DVD Releases

This week, audiences can experience world premiere recordings, a debut album, and a number of rising stars. Here are this week’s must-streamed releases. L’Ange de Nisida Dynamic releases the world premiere DVD of the first-ever staging of the reconstructed “L’Ange de Nisida.” The work, which was long-presumed-lost semiserious opera, was directed by Francesco Micheli and starred Lidia Fridman, Konu Kim, {…}

Aug 3, 2020

Rai 5 to Stream ‘Ecuba’ with Lidia Fridman

Rai 5 is set to stream Nicola Antonio Manfroce’s rarely performed “Ecuba” on August 3. The performance comes from the 2019 Festival Valle d’Itria in Martina Franca and was helmed by legendary director Pier Luigi Pizzi. The production features rising star Lidia Fridman in the title role, Norman Reinhardt, Mert Süngü, Roberta Mantegna, Martina Gresia, and Lorenzo Izzo. Sesto Quatrini {…}

Jun 15, 2020

Carmela Remigio, Francesco Meli, Luca Salsi & Xabier Anduaga Lead Festival Valle d’Itria’s Revised 2020 Edition

The Festival Valle d’itria Martina Franca has announced its revised 2020 edition. Opera The first work of the season will be “Il borghese gentiluomo” with music by Richard Strauss. The work based on a comedy by Moliere will star Stefano Massini and Davide Gasparro sharing the title role alongside Vittorio Prato, Ana Victoria Pitts, Barbara Massaro, Manuel Amati, Nico Franchini, {…}

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