Luciano Pavarotti, Pene Pati, Ermonela Jaho Sandrine Piau, Lea Desandre, Maria Brea, Dame Sarah Connolly, & Arsen Soghomonyan 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, Decca celebrates Pavarotti while many artists release solo albums. There are also some historical performances that audiences will not want to miss. Songs of Passion  The new album is a collection of vocal and instrumental music by John Dowland and Henry {…}

Mercury Studios to Release ‘Pavarotti: The Lost Concert’ as Part of Global 90th Birthday Celebrations

As part of the global Pavarotti 90 celebrations, Mercury Studios will release “Pavarotti: The Lost Concert,” a new documentary built around a rare rediscovery in the tenor’s career. The 60-minute film highlights Pavarotti’s 1995 return to the Welsh town of Llangollen, where, as a teenager in 1955, he won his first major international competition singing with his father’s choir. Before {…}

New Luciano Pavarotti Foundation Multi-Purpose Venue in Naples, Florida Secures Major Funding Source

Opera Naples is teaming up with Theater in the Garden and the Luciano Pavarotti Foundation to secure land purchase for the home of the Luciano Pavarotti Foundation. The organizations revealed that they received a seven-figure gift from a funding source that wishes to remain anonymous. The project will feature a multi-purpose venue that houses a 900-seat indoor theater, outdoor ampitheater, {…}