Opera Italiana is in the Air heads to New York City for “Opera Unbound: A Sunset Serenade.” The showcase, set for Sept. 24, 2025 at Central Park, will feature soprano Leah Hawkins and tenor Murat Karahan under the baton of Alvise Casellati, who will lead an ensemble of musicians from the Met Opera, New York Philharmonic, Juilliard, and Manhattan School {…}
Opera Italiana is in the Air has canceled its previously programmed performance for Sunday, June 16, 2025. The showcase, which was set to take place at the Lincoln Memorial, will no longer take place due to weather conditions and extensive road closures in the area. Instead, the event will be live streamed from 6:30- 8 p.m. local time. The performance {…}
Opera Italiana is in the Air will present “Opera Unbound: a Sunset Serenade at Lincoln Memorial” on June 15, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. local time. Alvise Casellati will lead the Opera Italiana Orchestra, composed of members of the Washington National Opera. Soloists include soprano Leah Hawkins and tenor Murat Karahan. In the past, the organization has featured its performances at {…}
(Credit: Opera Italiana is in the Air) Opera Italiana is in the Air and Founder and Music Director Alvise Casellati is set to host an outdoor concert at the Naumberg Bandshell in New York City’s Central Park on Sept. 24, 2024. The special event is offered for free to the public with no tickets required. The program for the evening will begin {…}
(Photo credit: Philipp Rohner & Kyrre Kristoffersen) Italian conductor Alvise Casellati will lead the annual Opera Italiana is in the Air concert at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. For the third year, professional opera singers and a full orchestra will perform under the baton of Casellati at the Nation’s capital. This year, featured performers in “Opera’s Unexpected Moment” include soprano {…}
Photo credit: Jiyang Chen & Opera Romana Craiova Italian conductor Alvise Casellati leads the Opera Italiana is in the Air tour in a free concert starring tenor Michael Fabiano, baritone George Andguladze, and soprano Lydia Grindatto at the Lincoln Memorial on Sept. 21 at 5:30 pm. The outdoor concert titled “Peace on Earth: The Art of Nature” features Fabiano’s rendition {…}
(Photo credit: Astrid Riecken) UPDATE: Due to inclement weather, the event will be moved to St. Bart’s Church in New York City. Italian conductor Alvise Casellati has announced that the Opera Italiana is in the Air will perform a free concert in Central Park on June 26 at 7 p.m. The free concert titled “Peace on Earth: The Art of {…}
Italian conductor Alvise Casellati is set to bring his ‘Opera Italiana is In the Air’ to New York City. The free concert, entitled, “Rebuild Harmony,” will take place at Central Park’s Naumburg Bandshell on June 27 and will be a celebration of female talent. The concert will feature sopranos, Dísella Làrusdóttir and Caitlin Gotimer as well as two of the {…}
Opera Italiana is in the Air has announced two upcoming concert showcases in Washington D.C. and New York City. First up, the company, led by conductor Alvise Casellati, will present a concert at the Lincoln Memorial on June 4, 2022. That will be followed up by a second performance at Central Park on June 27, 2022. The concerts will feature {…}
(Credit: JP YIM) Opera Italiana is in the Air has announced that it will present “REBIRTH!” on June 28, 2021. The showcase is set to take place at the Naumburg Bandshell in New York’s Central Park and will feature musicians from The Metropolitan Opera, the New York Philharmonic, The Juilliard School, The New School, and The Manhattan School of Music. {…}
On June 28, 2021, Opera Italiana is in the Air will present a free, outdoor concert which will mark the official reopening of the Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park. Led by conductor Alvise Casellati, the program will include arias from Italian works, and will be performed by musicians from The Metropolitan Opera, the New York Philharmonic, and students from Juilliard {…}