The Maggio Musicale di Fiorentino is set to reopen on April 26. The theater will reopen to the public with a concert conducted by Daniele Gatti on April 26 and will be followed by the premiere of “Adriana Lecouvreur” on April 27, 2021. Gatti will conduct an all-Stravinsky program while “Adriana Lecouvreur” will star Maria Jose Siri, Martin Muehle, Nicola {…}
The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has announced a cast change for its upcoming production of “Rigoletto.” The Italian company revealed that Javier Camarena will take over the role of the Duke of Mantua replacing René Barbera. The Mexican tenor joins a cast that includes Enkeleda Kamani as Gilda and Leo Nucci in his legendary portrayal of Rigoletto. Camarena previously performed the role {…}
The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has announced upcoming streams. With Italian theaters still closed for audiences, Alexander Pereira has announced that the company will move forward with productions of “Rigoletto” and “Così Fan Tutte” without an audience. Both operas will be streamed in a manner similar to what the company recently did with “Otello” and the upcoming “Linda Chamonix.” “Rigoletto” will {…}
The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino is set to stream “Linda di Chamonix” on Jan. 15. The Italian theater’s superintendent Alexander Pereira announced that the opera will be filmed thanks to the collaboration of the Maggio with Naxos, Operabase, and Takt1. Audiences will be able to view the broadcast on the digital platform for classical music Takt1 (www.takt1.com) and on the Maggio {…}
The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has postponed its performances of “Linda di Chamonix.” The company announced that in compliance with the limitations indicated due to COVID-19, performances scheduled for Dec. 23, 27, 29, 2020, and for Jan. 3, and 5, 2021, have been postponed. The final Jan. 10 performance will be streamed for audiences worldwide. The company also announced that it {…}
The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has reported that its stream of Verdi and Boito’s “Otello,” presented on Nov. 30, was viewed by 70,000 on Rai 1. The opera starred Fabio Sartori, Marina Rebeka, and Luca Salsi in a new production by Valerio Binasco. Zubin Mehta conducted the opera which also starred Riccardo Della Sciucca as Cassio, Caterina Piva as Emilia, and {…}
The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has announced that it will broadcast Verdi’s “Otello” on Nov. 30. The Italian house will showcase a new production by Valerio Binasco and conducted by Zubin Mehta on Rai Cultura’s Rai5. The opera will star Fabio Sartori in his role debut as Otello and Marina Rebeka as Desdemona, also in her role debut. Luca Salsi rounds out the {…}
The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has announced that it will stream Haydn’s “The Creation” on Nov. 10 at 8 p.m. local time. The stream will showcase soloists Michael Volle, Hanna-Elisabeth Müller, Veta Pilipenko, and Maximilian Schmitt conducted by Zubin Mehta. The Italian theater will stream it on the company’s social media channels and on Agenzia Ansa’s YouTube page. The concert will {…}
This week, the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino is set to open “Nabucco,” the work that put Verdi on the map and is regarded as one of his early masterpieces. At the core of the opera is the challenging role of Abigaille, which requires a soprano who can sing both very low and very high with dramatic force and is also capable {…}
(Credit: Koichi Miura/Metropolitan Opera) Conductor James Levine is set to return to the stage in 2020-21. The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, in announcing its 2020-21 season, revealed that Levine would be leading a production of “La Damnation de Faust” with Michael Spyres, Marianne Crebassa, and Ferruccio Furlanetto, as well as concert performances of Brahms’ “Ein deutsches Requiem” and Mozart symphonies. The {…}
Francesco Meli is set to perform at the Teatro Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in a live streamed concert on June 7, 2020. The showcase, which will be streamed in collaboration with Idagio, will feature the tenor with the Maggio Musicale’s chorus and orchestra conducted by Marco Armiliato. There will be no audience in the auditorium. To watch the concert audiences will {…}