The Teatro alla Scala has announced its reopening program. The famed Italian house reopens on July 6 with a concert featuring baritone Luca Salsi accompanied by Beatrice Rana. They will be joined by legendary cellist Mischa Maisky in a program of arias and chamber music. On July 8, Francesco Meli and Federica Lombardi will share the stage with violinist Patricia {…}
The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma has announced its summer season at Circo Massimo. The season, which open on July 16 and runs through August 13, begins with Verdi’s “Rigoletto” conducted by Daniele Gatti in a new production by Damiano Michieletto. The opera will star Iván Ayón Rivas as the Duca di Mantova, Luca Salsi as Rigoletto, Rosa Feola as Gilda, Riccardo Zanellato as Sparafucile, {…}
The Teatro la Fenice has announced that it will reopen to the public in July. The theater will open with chamber concerts, symphonic concerts, and an opera production, all following health regulations implemented by the government. The first concert will be held on July 5 at 7 p.m. with the brass players of the Orchestra and choral artists from La {…}
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, {…}
The Arena di Verona has announced its alternative 2020 Summer Festival entitled “In the Heart of Music.” The season opens with a concert entitled “Il cuore italiano della Musica” featuring soloists Eleonora Buratto, Donata D’Annunzio Lombardi, Rosa Feola, Barbara Frittoli, Maria José Siri, Daniela Barcellona, Annamaria Chiuri, Veronica Simeoni, Annalisa Stroppa, Fabio Armiliato, Roberto Aronica, Francesco Meli, Saimir Pirgu, Fabio {…}
The Verdi Festival in Parma has announced a newly revised program. Due to social distancing regulations, the festival will now be held outdoors in order to accommodate as many audience members as possible. The season will now open with a concert performance of Verdi’s “Macbeth” in French. Ludovic Tézier and Davinia Rodríguez star in the lead roles with Riccardo Zanellato {…}
The Teatro Real de Madrid has announced the 2020-21 season featuring premieres, new productions and some of the greatest stars in the world. Opera Nicola Luisotti and Lorenzo Passerini conduct a production of Verdi’s “Un Ballo in Maschera“ directed by Gianmaria Aliverta. The production stars Michael Fabiano and Ramón Vargas as Riccardo, Anna Pirozzi and Tatiana Serjan as Amelia, Artur {…}
This week two new audio recordings of rarely performed works are being released, as are two DVDs of performances that were met with acclaim last summer. Stabat Mater Gloriae Dei Cantores performs Arvo Pärt’s acclaimed “Stabat Mater.” Richard K. Pugsley conducts the famed masterwork which also includes a number of major choral works. Naxos and GDC Recordings unveil the upcoming {…}
The Arena di Verona has announced its 2021 season, which will feature several notable performances with some of opera’s greatest stars. It all kicks off with a 150th anniversary celebration of the 1871 world premiere of Verdi’s “Aida.” The opera will be conducted by Riccardo Muti with Sonya Yoncheva in the title role alongside Francesco Meli, Riccardo Zanellato, Luca Salsi, {…}
The Opera di Roma has announced it will stage opera during the summer season. In an interview with Corriere della Serra, sovrintendente Carlo Fuortes announced that the company would be performing a new production of “Rigoletto” at the Villa Borghese with a maximum of 1,000 spectators. In the interview he said that the production would follow government regulations and also {…}
In Art Academy has announced a number of masterclasses with some of opera’s greatest stars. Starting on May 18, singers will get a chance to work with such artists as Damiano Michieletto, Paolo Fantin, Francesco Meli, Luca Salsi, Carmela Remigio, Alex Esposito, and Lisette Oropesa in both individual and group masterclasses. For singers, there will be a cap of five {…}