(Photo credit: Michele Crosera) Having seen more versions of “Don Giovanni” than there are sands on the beach, I can attest that the greatness of the opera is seldom undermined by a less than optimum staging. However, when the staging is good—or even great—, one feels that there is no better opera than “Don Giovanni.” The revival of Damiano Michieletto’s {…}
(Photo: Michele Crosera) Premiered in Vienna in 1792, Domenico Cimarosa’s “Il Matrimonio Segreto” proved to be one of the century’s most successful operas, quickly establishing itself across Europe with performances in Milan, London, Barcelona, and Lisbon. In fact, such was its initial success, that not even Mozart, with whom Cimarosa is often compared, was able to create an opera that {…}
The Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova has announced its 2022 season. The season opens with a double bill of Pergolesi’s “La serva padrona” and Bernstein’s “Trouble in Tahiti” in a production by Luca Micheletti. Pergolesi’s opera is set to star Luca Micheletti, Elisa Balbo, and Giorgio Bongiovanni while Bernstein’s will star Luca Micheletti, Elisa Balbo, Melania Maggiore, Manuel Pierattelli, and {…}
Credits: Opera Online website / Simon Pauly L’Opéra Municipal de Marseille has announced that it will broadcast a production of Puccini’s “La Bohème” on Dec. 31, 2020. The opera will star Angélique Boudeville in the role of Mimì, Enea Scala as Rodolpho, Alexandre Duhamel as Marcel, Régis Mengus in the role of Schaunard, Alessandro Spina as Colline, Lucrezia Drei in {…}
Opéra de Marseille has announced its 2020-21 season featuring seven operas and a number of concerts. Misha Didyk stars in Tchaikovsky’s “Pique Dame” with Barbara Haveman, Marie-Ange Todorovitch, Marion Lebegue, Alexander Kasyanov, and Serban Vasile. Lawrence Foster conducts Olivier Py. Performance Dates: Oct. 2-9, 2020 Roberto Rizzi Brignoli conducts Nicola Berloffa’s production of Rossini’s “L’Italiana in Algeri” with Silvia Tro {…}
The Teatro Municipale di Piacenza has announced its 2019-20 season featuring a number of new productions and one world premiere. Opera Maria Teresa Leva, Lucrezia Drei, Azer Zada, Francesco Cascione, Stefano Marchisio, and Maharram Huseynov star in Puccini’s “La Bohème.” The opera, which opens the season, is set to be conducted by Aldo Sisillo with legendary baritone Leo Nucci directing the new production. Performance {…}