Photo: Michele Monasta Sometimes an opera can be so addictive that you cannot get it out of your mind for hours or even days after you’ve heard it. The world created by the piece might be so convincing or the passion and struggles of the story so real that your head just keeps coming back to it. Every time it {…}
Opera Streaming is set to present a performance of Verdi’s Requiem from the Teatro Municipale di Piacenza on Sunday, May 16, 2021. The showcase will star María José Siri, Annalisa Stroppa, Michele Pertusi, and Antonio Poli. The Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini will be conducted by Plácido Domingo. The performance will be dedicated to victims of the pandemic and preceding audiences will {…}
Two major Spanish cities are inviting Plácido Domingo to return to their stages. First, Domingo is scheduled to sing in Madrid on June 9 at the Auditorio Nacional de Madrid; the performance will be a benefit gala organized by the Fundación Excelentia for the Red Cross. Performing alongside Domingo in the gala will be María José Siri, Jorge de León, {…}
The Teatro Municipale di Piacenza has announced it will reopen on May 16. The theater will reopen with Verdi’s Requiem conducted by Plácido Domingo. The concert will be dedicated to the victims of COVID-19 and will mark the first time Domingo performs in Piacenza since 1972 when he sang “Lucia di Lammermoor.” The concert will also feature Maria José Siri, {…}
On March 25, María José Siri made history at the Ópera de las Palmas in Spain by becoming the first woman to give an encore at the opera house. The soprano was not only taking on her first performances in the role of “Adriana Lecouvreur” but was also making her house debut at the prestigious Spanish theater. The production was {…}
Maria José Siri made history at the Ópera de las Palmas in a production of “Adriana Lecouvreur” performing an encore. Siri gave a historic encore performance of the aria “Io son l’umile ancella” during the March 25 performance and became the first female singer in the history of the opera house to perform an encore of an aria. The Ópera {…}
(Credits: Maria José Siri official website / Chris Gloag / Zoe Cura / Georg List) Italian television channel Rai5 has announced broadcasts for the week of Feb. 14 – Feb. 20, 2021. The opera broadcasts will be dedicated to composer Giacomo Puccini. The stream on Feb. 14 will be dedicated to late soprano Mirella Freni. OPERAS The broadcast of Niccolò {…}
(Credits: Bayerische Staatsoper official website / Lourdes Balduque / Elena Cherkashyna / Victor Santi) The Ópera de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in Spain has announced its schedule for the first half of 2021. The program will feature a total of five operas. Here is a look at the schedule. Verdi’s “Il Trovatore” will feature Murat Karahan, Saioa Hernández, Massimo {…}
The Teatro Filarmonico is set to present a Christmas concert starring Rosa Feola and María José Siri. The concert, which will be conducted by Daniel Oren, will be streamed on WebTV and YouTube on Dec. 25 and on the theater’s Facebook page on Dec. 26. The concert will feature Corelli’s Concerto grosso no. 8, Händel’s “I know that my Redeemer liveth” from {…}
(Credit: Victor Santiago) The Teatro Filarmonico in Verona has announced a 2021 season featuring streamed performances and live performances. The season opens with Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Sivilgia.” Michele Spotti conducts Pier Francesco Maestrini’s production starring Francisco Brito, Carlo Lepore, Chiara Tirotta, Mario Cassi, and Riccardo Fassi. Streaming Date: Jan. 31, 2021 Ponchielli’s “Il Parlatore eterno” will be conducted by {…}
The Fondazione Teatri di Piacenza has announced that the Verdi Requiem scheduled for Nov. 24 will be held without an audience. As a result, the performance will be streamed on the new platform Opera Streaming. Plácido Domingo will conduct the Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini and the chorus of the Teatro Municipale di Piacenza. Soloists will include Maria José Siri, Annalisa Stroppa, Antonio {…}