The Opéra de Monte-Carlo has announced a cast change for its production of Donizetti’s “La Fille du Regiment” on March 30. The company said, “We regret to inform you that Javier Camarena, unwell, will be replaced by Julien Dran.” Dran is a tenor who has performed at the Théâtre de La Monnaie, Limoges Opera, Festival Aix d’Provence, Massy Opera, Paris {…}
The Opéra de Monte-Carlo will present a recital featuring Cecilia Bartoli and Lang Lang on March 23, 2024. The performance will feature music by Rossini, Donizetti, Bellini, and others. “[Bartoli] encourages me to use my six senses when I play, to search for the softest dynamics and finest nuances and colors. I hope that our recital will be a source {…}
Opéra de Monte-Carlo has announced a cast change for its production of “Don Carlo.” The company said, “We would like to inform you that, for personal reasons, Vittorio Grigolo will not be able to perform the title role in our next production of ‘Don Carlo.’” As a result, he will be replaced by tenor Sergey Skorokhodov. The company also said, {…}
The Opéra de Monte-Carlo has announced a cast change for its presentation of Verdi’s Requiem. The company said, “We would like to inform you that due to illness Ildar Abdrazakov will be replaced by Erwin Schrott for the Messa da Requiem concert this Thursday, November 2. The Opéra de Monte-Carlo wishes him a speedy recovery and thanks Erwin Schrott who {…}
The Opéra de Monte-Carlo has announced a conductor change for its performance of Verdi’s Requiem on Nov. 2, 2023. The company said, “We regret to inform you that Daniel Barenboim has had to cancel his participation in Verdi’s Messa da Requiem on 2nd November due to medical complications. He had generously accepted to conduct this project, which was particularly dear to {…}
Opéra de Monte-Carlo has announced its 2023-24 season. Opera First up is Verdi’s “Requiem” under the baton of Daniel Barenboim. Marina Rebeka, Ekaterina Semenchuk, Michael Spyres, and Ildar Abdrazakov are the soloists. Performance Date: Nov. 2, 2023 Jonas Kaufmann headlines “Caruso a Monaco.” The tribute to the great tenor will also feature actor Alfonso Antoniozzi and conductor Antonio Pappano. Davide Livermore {…}
Opéra de Monte-Carlo’s recent run of “La Traviata” will be broadcast on medici.tv on March 30 at 8 pm. The broadcast will be of stage director Gabriel Grinda’s recent production starring Aida Garifullina as Violetta and Javier Camarena as Alfredo with Massimo Zanetti conducting. Also featured in the cast is Loriana Castellano, Federica Sardella, Massimo Cavalletti, Alejandro Del Angel, Roberto Accurso, {…}
(Credit: Tim Osipov) The Opéra de Monte-Carlo has released a statement regarding Anna Netrebko’s stage debut on April 22, 2022. The company’s spokesperson Christiane Ribeiro told the New York Times, “Anna Netrebko made a statement two weeks ago regarding the war and her relationship with Putin. She has taken a clear position against the war in Ukraine. As a consequence, she {…}
The Opéra de Monte-Carlo has announced that it will be extending its partnership with Banque Pictet for the next three seasons. The organizations collaborated in September 2020 for a concert featuring Cecilia Bartoli and the Musiciens du Prince-Monaco. “The Opéra de Monte-Carlo is proud of signing this partnership and its search for quality and prestige. With the support from the {…}
The Opéra de Monte-Carlo has announced a cast change for its upcoming production of “Il Turco in Italia.” The company noted that Ildar Abrazakov has withdrawn from the production due to personal reasons. In his stead, audiences will hear Adrian Sâmpetrean in the role of Selim for all performances scheduled between Jan. 21 and 27, 2022 (a total of four {…}
To close their 2020-2021 season, the Opéra de Monte-Carlo has presented a new production of Mussorgsky’s “Boris Godunov,” mounted in collaboration with Opéra Grand Avignon. Monaco has long resounded with the strains of this opera, in part because of the prominent Russian presence on the Côte d’Azur from Mussorgsky’s time to today. Most notably, the work was performed at the Opéra {…}