The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has announced a conductor change for its performance of “La Finta Semplice” on Jan. 26, 2023. The company said, “due to a sudden indisposition of maestro Theodor Guschlbauer, Edoardo Barsotti will conduct instead. The company also said Maestro Alessandro Uva will take his place on the harpsichord. Barsotti is an Italian pianist and vocal coach who {…}
The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has announced a cast change for its production of “La Traviata.” The company said that Aida Garifullina will take over the role of Violetta replacing the originally announced Nadine Sierra. Gariullina recently performed the role of Violetta with the Bolshoi Theatre as well as the Staatsoper Hamburg. She has performed at the Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera {…}
The Maggio Musicale has announced that Eleonora Buratto will sing the role of Elisabetta in “Don Carlo.” The company made it official on social media. Buratto will join a cast that includes Mikhail Petrenko, Francesco Meli, Alexander Vinogradov, Ekaterina Semenchuck, and Benedetta Torre. The company noted that Roman Burdenko and Massimo Cavalletti will share the role of Posa. Buratto is {…}
The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino is set to present a production of Verdi’s “Ernani.” The new production is part of the Maggio Autumn Festival and will be directed by Leo Muscato. James Conlon conducts the production which is set to star Francesco Meli in one of his signature roles, Maria Jose Siri in her role debut as Elvira, Roberto Frontali, and Vitalij {…}
The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has announced a cast change for its Oct. 22 performance of “Alcina.” The company said that Cecilia Bartoli’s laryngitis continues and will not be able to perform the third performance. As a result, Marie Lys will sing the title role following her performance on Oct. 20. Lys will once again join a cast that includes Carlo {…}
Photo: Michele Monasta Born in Florence in 1632, Gianbattista Lulli left his native city at the age of 14 in the service of Roger de Lorraine for a life in France. He went on to become a master composer of French baroque music, and along with his librettist Philippe Quinault went on to establish a distinctly French form of opera, {…}
The Maggio Musicale has announced cast changes for its production of “Ariadne auf Naxos.” The company noted that for the second and third performances on June 10 and 13, Daniele Macciantelli will replace Jacoub Eisa in the role of Truffaldin. Meanwhile, the role of Zerbinetta will be sung by Gloria Rehm on June 10 replacing Jessica Pratt, who was forced {…}
The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has announced a cast chance for its production of “I Due Foscari.” Soprano María José Siri is set to take on the role of Lucrezia Contarini in the work, replacing soprano Ailyn Pérez, who was originally scheduled. Siri previously took on the opera 11 years ago; Pérez was supposed to make her role debut. Siri will {…}
The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has canceled its April 28 concert with Vladimir Spivakov. The company noted that the concert was set to feature the conductor and the Russian National Symphony at the Sala Zubin Mehta. Audiences will either get a credit or a refund for the canceled performance. The news comes as many companies are cutting ties with Putin-tied artists. {…}
The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has postponed a performance of Gounod’s “Roméo et Juliette.” The company announced that the performance on April 30 has been postponed to May 10, 2022. Ticket holders will be allowed to use their original tickets for the new date or change them for another date. If ticket holders are unable to attend any other date, they {…}
Conductor Zubin Mehta and his wife Nancy Mehta have donated $1 million in Tesla shares to the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. The announcement was made on Jan. 22 during an event in which the company revealed that its theater would bear Mehta’s name. “My wife was so moved when she heard about the title – Master Mehta intervened – that she {…}