John Osborn, Tamara Wilson, Francesca Dotto, & Carmela Remigio Lead Teatro La Fenice’s 2021-22 Season

Italy’s Teatro La Fenice has announced its 2021-22 season featuring 11 operatic productions and several vocal concerts. Here is a look. Opera Sesto Quatrini conducts Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” which is set to star Monica Zanettin in the title role, Manuela Custer as Suzuki, Vincenzo Costanzo as Pinkerton, and Alberto Mastromarino as Sharpless. Performance Dates: Sept. 10-22, 2021 Antonio Poli sings {…}

Jul 5, 2021

María José Siri, Anna Pirozzi, Jessica Pratt & Paolo Fanale Lead Ópera de las Palmas’s 2022 Season

Spain’s Ópera de las Palmas has announced its 2022 season featuring five productions. The season opens with Puccini’s “Manon Lescaut” starring María José Siri, Bryan Hymel, and Joungjun Park. Performance Dates: Feb. 22-26, 2022 Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale” is set to star Paolo Fanale, Simón Orfila, and Claudia Pavone with Ramón Tebar conducting. Performance Dates: March 22-26, 2022 Francesco Ivan Ciampa {…}

Jul 4, 2021

Fabio Sartori & Paola Giardina Lead CortinAteatro’s 2021 Edition

The CortinATeatro in the Comune di Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy has announced its 2021 season which will open on July 17 and run through Sept. 10. The festival will see the participation of the Teatro Stabile del Veneto, Orchestra Regionale Filarmonia Veneta, Teatro Sociale di Rovigo, and OPV – Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto. For the purposes of this article, {…}

Jun 19, 2021

Ivan Ayon Rivas & Carmela Remigio Headline Teatro La Fenice’s ‘Faust’

On June 25, the Teatro La Fenice will open a production of Gounod’s “Faust.” The production will be directed by Joan Anton Rechi and will see Ivan Ayon Rivas singing the title role. Frédéric Chaslin conducts with a cast that also includes Alex Esposito as Méphistophélès, Carmela Remigio as Marguerite, Armando Noguera as Valentin, and Paola Gardina as Siébel. Rivas is a {…}

Jan 15, 2021

Donizetti, Nathalie Stutzmann & John Riesen Lead New CD/DVD Releases

This week audiences can experience two rarely performed Donizetti operas, two visual albums, a solo CD and a rarely performed opera. Here are the new releases you cannot miss. Shunia Music duo Shunia releases its self-titled album, “SHUNIA.” The group features Lisa Reagan and Suzanne Jackson, who have performed with the Washington National Opera for 20 years in addition to {…}

Nov 17, 2019

Donizetti Opera Festival 2019 Review: Pietro Il Grande

(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 {…}

Nov 15, 2019

Olga Peretyatko & María José Siri Lead Top 8 Operas To See This Weekend Internationally – (11/15-17)

(Credit: Theater an der Wien/Opera de Monte Carlo) This weekend is filled with rarities and curiosities. And those burning for repertory staples will also be obliged as some of the great opera stars of today are taking on iconic operas. Here is a look at what we reccommend. La Vestale – Theater an der Wien, Vienna Elza Van Den Heever {…}

Jul 16, 2019

Barbara Frittoli, Leo Nucci & Maria Josè Siri Highlight Teatro Carlo Felice’s 2019-20 Season

The Teatro Carlo Felice has announced its 2019-20 season featuring a number of great stars and new productions. Giuseppe Talamo stars in the title role of Enjott Schneider’s “Marco Polo” with a cast that includes Xiaotong Cao, Yunpeng Wang, Ying Liu, Haojiang Tian, Kejia Xiong, Enrico Rinaldo, Davide Bartolucci, and Xu Shuai. Muhai Tang conducts Kasper Holten’s production. Performance Dates: Sept. 29-Oct. 1, 2019 Verdi’s “Il Trovatore” returns with {…}

Apr 27, 2019

Jessica Pratt, Anna Pirozzi & José Bros Highlight Opera De Oviedo’s 2019-20 Season

The Opera de Oviedo has announced its 2019-20 season featuring five productions and a number of important international artists. Here is a look! The season opens with Wagner’s “Götterdämmerung” with Mikhail Vekua as Siegfried, Elisabete Matos as Brunnhilde, Boaz Daniel as Gunther, Zoltan Nagy as Alberich, Taras Shtonda as Hagen, Berna Perles as Gutrune, and Agnieszka Rehlis as Waltraute. The new {…}

Jun 14, 2017

Ópera de Colombia 2017 Review – Orphée et Eurydice: Amalia Avilán, Paola Gardina Make Strong Case for Colombia’s Operatic Potential

Gluck’s “Orphée et Eurydice” in many ways can be summed up by the movement of the four seasons – the bloom and beauty of love dashed away by the winter of death, only for spring to bloom yet again in a rebirth of the protagonists. At the Teatro Mayor Julio Santo Domingo, the Ópera de Colombia and Teatro Mayor Julio {…}

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