(Credit: Deutsche Oper Berin) The Deutsche Oper Berlin has announced cast changes for its productions of “Carmen” and “La Fiamma.” The company said that for Sept. 1 and 6 performances, Nina Solodovnikova will take over the role of Micaëla replacing Sua Jo while for the Sept. 6 and 12 performances Joel Allison will take over the role of Escamillo in {…}
(Photo: Federico Balestro) Vicenza’s Teatro Olimpico opened its doors for the first time in 1585. Almost 450 years later Palladio’s masterpiece, the first stone-built indoor theatre in the world and now a UNESCO world heritage site, is still a functioning theatre, and the primary venue for Vicenza in Lirica’s annual music festival. The theatre’s design is based on the theatres {…}
(Credit: Credit: Ph. Rota) In 1819 Donizetti wrote the opera “Pietro il Grande.” The opera was his fourth in what would become a legendary output with some major repertory staples. To celebrate the 200th anniversary of the opera’s premiere, the Donizetti Festival Opera performed the work in a new production by Ondadurto Teatro – Marco Paciotti and Lorenzo Pasquali. The {…}