(Credit: © © Yasuko Kageyama) Rai Cultura and Rai 3 are set to broadcast Puccini’s “Tosca “from the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma. The broadcast will be held on Nov. 1, 2025, and will feature a star cast led by Eleonora Buratto in the title role, Jonathan Tetelman as Cavaradossi, and Luca Salsi as Scarpia. They will be joined by Gabriele {…}
The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma has announced its 2025-26 Season. Opera The season opens with Wagner’s “Lohengrin” with Michele Mariotti conducting a production by Damiano Michieletto. The cast includes Dmitry Korchak, Clive Bayley, Tómas Tómasson, Ekaterina Gubanova, Andrei Bondarenko, and Jennifer Holloway. Performance Dates: Nov. 27-Dec. 7, 2025, 2025 Davide Livermore’s production of Puccini’s “La bohème” returns with Carolina López {…}
The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma is set to team up with Rai Cultura for the 2025-26 season. The company will present four operas, “Tosca,” “Lohengrin,” “Tancredi,” and “Falstaff.” “Tosca” will be presented on Nov. 1, 2025, on Rai 3, with Daniel Oren conducting a cast that includes Eleonora Buratto as Tosca, Jonathan Tetelman as Cavaradossi, and Luca Salsi as Scarpia. {…}
The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has announced its 2026 season. Michele Gamba conducts Massimo Popolizio’s production of Puccini’s “Tosca.” Chiara Isotton and Marta Mari sing the title role alongside Vincenzo Costanzo and Bror Magnus Tødenes as Cavaradossi and Alexey Markov and Claudio Sgura as Scarpia. Opening Date: Jan. 11, 2026 Robert Carsen directs “Cavalleria Rusticana” and “Pagliacci” with Riccardo Frizza conducting. Corinne Winters, Brian {…}
The Wiener Staatsoper has announced the Film Festival on Vienna’s Rathausplatz. The company will present operas on 10 Sunday evenings at the Haus am Ring. Here is a look at the program: The festival opens with Puccini’s “La bohème” from 2022 featuring Vittorio Grigolo, Anna Netrebko, Günther Groissböck, and Nina Minasyan. Date: June 29, 2025 Donizetti’s “L’elisir d’amore” from 2022 features {…}
The Teatro La Fenice has announced its 2025-26 season. Opera The season opens with Mozart’s “La Clemenza di Tito” with Ivor Bolton conducting a new production by Paul Curran. The cast includes Daniel Behle, Cecilia Molinari, Nicolò Balducci, and Francesca Aspromonte. Performance Dates: Nov. 20-30, 2025 Luca Micheletti directs Verdi’s “Simon Boccanegra” with Renato Palumbo conducting. Luca Salsi, Francesco Meli, {…}
(Photo: Michael Poehn) “Il Trovatore” is one of Verdi’s most celebrated operas, forming part of his “popular trilogy” alongside “La Traviata” and “Rigoletto,” all composed in the mid-19th century. Among the three, it is the least innovative, with characters that lack psychological depth or introspection, often conforming to operatic stereotypes—the valiant tenor, the virtuous soprano, and the sinister baritone. A {…}
The Teatro San Carlo has announced its 2025-26 season. The season opens with Riccardo Frizza conducting Cherubini’s “Medea” in a production by Mario Martone. Sondra Radvanovsky stars in the title role alongside Francesco Meli, Giorgi Manoshvili, Désirée Giove, and Anita Rachvelishvili. Performance Dates: Dec. 3-16, 2025 Jessica Pratt, Maria Agresta, Désirée Giove, Francesco Demuro, and Mimmo Borrelli star in Ennio {…}
(Photo: Ansa Matteo Corner) This Monday, the long-awaited press conference was held to unveil the Teatro alla Scala’s 2025–26 season. The lineup promises to shine with big names, new productions, and ambitious projects. That’s why we’re bringing you a Top five list of the unmissable highlights of the new season! Number 1: A Bold Opening As tradition dictates, the season {…}
The Wiener Staatsoper has announced that it will stream “Il Trovatore” and “Der Rosenkavalier.” The company said that on May 30, it will showcase Verdi’s masterwork with a cast that includes Luca Salsi, Piotr Beczała, Krassimira Stoyanova, and Ekaterina Semenchuk. Marco Armiliato will conduct the production by Daniele Abbado. Then on June 17, the company will stream a performance of {…}
The Teatro alla Scala has announced its 2025-26 season. The season opens with Shostakovich’s “Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk,” featuring Alexander Roslavets, Sara Jakubiak, Najmiddin Mavlyanov, Alexander Kravets, Valery Gilmanov, Yevgeny Akimov, Jirí Rajniš, Oleg Budaratskiy, Ekaterina Sannikova, Goderedzi Janelidze, Elena Maximova, Natalya Romaniw, Huanhong Li, and Vasyl Solodkyy. Riccardo Chailly conducts the new production by Vasily Barkhatov. Performance Dates: Dec. {…}