Sonya Yoncheva, Plácido Domingo, Mariangela Sicilia, Piotr Beczała, Gregory Kunde, Anna Pirozzi, Maria José Siri, Yusif Eyvazov, Carolina López Moreno Lead Teatro San Carlo’s 2026-27 Season

The Teatro San Carlo has announced its 2026-27 season. Mariangela Sicilia, Marta Torbidoni, Piotr Beczała, Stefan Pop, Igor Golovatenko, Franco Vassallo, Michele Pertusi, Gabriele Sagona, Martina Belli, and Marko Mimica star in Verdi’s “Luisa Miller.” Daniel Oren conducts the production by Davide Livermore. Performance Dates: Dec. 2-10, 2026 Anna Pirozzi, Karah Son, Jorge de León, Giorgio Berrugi, Veronica Simeoni, Chiara Tirotta, Marco {…}

May 13, 2026

Luciano Ganci & Joyce El-Khoury Lead Theater an der Wien’s ‘Stiffelio’

The Theater an der Wien is set to broadcast the opening night of “Stiffelio” on May 13 at 7 p.m. The work will be broadcast on Radio Ö1 and will feature a cast that includes Luciano Ganci, Joyce El-Khoury, Stepanka Pucalkova, Franco Vassallo, Alessio Cacciamani, Luigi Morassi, and James Kryshak. Jeremie Rhorer conducts. The opera is being presented in a {…}

Apr 22, 2026

Luciano Ganci, Ilaria Alida Quilico & Anita Rachvelishvili Lead International Music Festival of Timișoara’s Opening Night

The International Music Festival of Timișoara is set to open its 50th edition with a production of Verdi’s “Aida.” The festival, which runs from April 26 to May 31, 2026, will showcase the famed Verdi opera with a star cast led by tenor Luciano Ganci as Radamès, soprano Ilaria Alida Quilico as Aida and mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili in her signature {…}

Mar 20, 2026

Opera Streaming to Present ‘Manon Lescaut’ with Anastasia Bartoli & Luciano Ganci

Opera Streaming is set to present the premiere of Puccini’s “Manon Lescaut” from the Teatro Regio di Parma on March 20. The production will star Anastasia Bartoli in the title role, Luciano Ganci as Renato Des Grieux, Alessandro Luongo as Lescaut, and Andrea Concetti as Geronte di Ravoir. Francesco Ivan Ciampa conducts the production by Massimo Pizzi Gasparon Contarini. The {…}

Mar 11, 2026

Alekandra Kurzak, Angela Meade, Ludovic Tézier & Alessandra Marianelli Lead Teatro dell’Opera di Roma’s 2026 Summer Season

The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma has announced its 2026 summer season at the Circo Massimo which will take place between June 29 and July 31, 2026. The season will take place at the venue as the Terme di Caracalla are under renovation. The season will open with the film “Gladiator” conductor by Ludwig Wicki and featuring the voice of Lisa Gerrard. {…}

May 10, 2025

Nino Machaidze & Luciano Ganci Lead Radio Broadcast of ‘Giovanna d’Arco’ from the Teatro Regio di Parma

Rai Radio 3 is set to broadcast Verdi’s “Giovanna d’Arco” on May 10, 2025. The performance from the Teatro Regio di Parma stars Luciano Ganci as Carlo VII, Nino Machaidze as Giovanna, Ariunbaatar Ganbaatar as Giacomo, and Krzysztof Bączyk as Talbot. Michele Gamba, who made his Teatro Regio di Parma debut, conducted a critical edition by Alberto Rizzuti. In a {…}

Apr 10, 2025

Joyce El-Khoury, Magdalena Kožená, Jakub Józef Orliński, Sabine Devieilhe, Thomas Blondelle, Max Emanuel Cencic, Marina Monzó, & Alasdair Kent Lead Theater an der Wien’s 2025-26 Season

The Theater an der Wien’s 2025-26 season. Rossini’s “L’occasione fa il ladro” opens the season in a production by Marcos Darbyshire. The cast includes Inna Demenkova, Alberto Robert, Roberto Lorenzi, Petra Radulovic, Ilyà Dovnar, and Lazar Parežanin. Pedro Beriso conducts. Performance Dates: Sept. 23-Oct. 14, 2025 Johann Strauss’ “Die Fledermaus” will star Thomas Blondelle, Hulkar Sabirova, Alina Wunderlin, Leon Košavić, Krešimir Stražanac, David Fischer, Jana {…}

Feb 26, 2025

Carolina Lopez Moreno, Marina Costa-Jackson, Charles Castronovo, Lawrence Brownlee & Francesca Pia Vitale Lead New National Theatre Tokyo’s 2025-26 Season

The New National Theatre Tokyo has announced its 2025-26 season featuring two new productions and eight revivals with a total of 46 performances. Marina Costa-Jackson leads Puccini’s “La Bohème” with Luciano Ganci, Massimo Cavalletti, Hare Ito, Toshiaki Komada, and Andrea Pellegrini. Paolo Olmi conducts. Performance Dates: Oct. 1-11, 2025 Berg’s “Wozzeck” will get a new production by Richard Jones. Kazushi {…}

Jan 10, 2025

Wiener Staatsoper Announces Cast Change for ‘Cavalleria Rusticana’

(Credit: sergio roma) The Wiener Staatsoper has announced a cast change for its Jan. 12 performance of “Cavalleria Rusticana.” The company said that Luciano Ganci will sing the role of Turiddu replacing Jonathan Tetelman. Tetelman took to social media and said, “It is with a heavy heart and great sadness that I must withdraw from the first performance of ‘Cavalleria {…}

Dec 3, 2024

Rai5 to Broadcast Teatro Alla Scala’s Puccini Concert with Anna Netrebko & Jonas Kaufmann

Rai5 is set to broadcast the Teatro alla Scala’s Puccini concert on Dec. 5. The concert, which was recorded on Nov. 29, will be shown at 7:15 p.m. and will include Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko, Mariangela Sicilia, and Luciano Ganci accompanied by pianist James Vaughan. The evening saw the soloists perform arias and duets from “Gianni Schicchi,” “Le Villi,” “Edgar,” {…}

Nov 30, 2024

Teatro alla Scala 2023-24 Review: Omaggio to Puccini (Cancelled Concert)

(Brescia e Amisano © Teatro alla Scala) November 29th is a date of particular significance in the history of opera: in 1797, Gaetano Donizetti was born in Bergamo, while on the same date in 1924, Giacomo Puccini passed away. A century later, in 2024, Teatro alla Scala planned to commemorate the centenary of Puccini’s death with a grand tribute led {…}