(Photo credit: Khalid Al Busaidi) General Director of the Royal Opera House Muscat, Umberto Fanni, led a media briefing on the company’s upcoming season. During the briefing, Fanni gave insight to the planning of the 2024-25 season, and beyond. He also spoke to the company’s mission and dedication to community and culture. The 2024-25 season titled “Timeless Tales and Fabulous {…}
(Credit: Courtesy of Royal Opera House Muscat) The Royal Opera House Muscat has announced its 2024-25 season. Opera The season will open with Verdi’s “Un Ballo in Maschera” featuring The National Centre for Performing Arts Beijing. The cast will include Elena Stikhina, Piotr Bezcala, Liao Chaoyong, and Agnieszka Rehlis, and will be directed by Hugo de Ana. Giampaolo Bisanti conducts. {…}
Plácido Domingo celebrated Spain’s Euro Cup victory by watching the game at Olympiastadion Berlin, Germany. The singer took to social media posing with the prestigious trophy, and said, “Long live Spain ! Majistral our red Selección Española de Fútbol (SeFutbol)! Congrats guys! What a privilege to have enjoyed and shared in your well-deserved victory. Thank you.” For years, Domingo has {…}
Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli’s concert film, “Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration,” will be released globally in theaters this fall by Fathom. The film will document the three-day July event honoring Bocelli’s 30th anniversary in music. The event, which is set for July 15, 17 & 19, will take place in Lajatico at the Teatro del Silenzio in Tuscany. The film {…}
The Salzburg Festival is set to celebrate Plácido Domingo’s 50th anniversary with the festival. In a statement, the company said, “Plácido Domingo first appeared at the Salzburg Festival in 1975 and today we are celebrating half a century together. He has accompanied us in an incredible 17 opera productions and ten concert evenings. That’s why we can hardly wait for this {…}
Andrea Bocelli is set to celebrate his 30th anniversary this summer in Tuscany. The superstar tenor will be joined by several personalities from the around the world including opera stars Plácido Domingo, Bryn Terfel, José Carreras, Aida Garifullina, and Nadine Sierra. The program will also include Sofia Vergara, Mateo Bocelli, Virginia Bocelli, Shania Twain, Lang Lang, Russell Crowe, Jon Baptiste, {…}
The Arena di Verona has announced its 2024 season which will be dedicated to Puccini. The season will open with Puccini’s “Turandot” in Franco Zeffirelli’s production. Ekaterina Semenchuk, Yeajin Jeon, Anna Pirozzi, and Olga Maslova sing the title role alongside Piero Giuliacci, Yusif Eyvazov, Angelo Villari, Gregory Kunde, Riccardo Fassi, Mariangela Sicilia, Maria Agresta, and Daria Rybak. Michele Spotti conducts. Performance Dates: June 8-29, 2024 Verdi’s “Aida“ will be {…}
(Photo: Stéphane Gallois) Through his uniquely compelling performances, Rolando Villazón has firmly established himself as one of the music world’s most critically acclaimed and beloved stars and as one of the leading artistic voices of our day. It was as the winner of several prizes at the “Operalia” Competition in 1999 (including the audience award and the Zarzuela prize) that {…}
Plácido Domingo and Adela Zaharia are set to perform two concerts in Romania. They will be joined by the Valahia Symphony Orchestra and Spanish conductor Jordi Bernàcer. The first concert will be on Feb. 23, 2024, at the BT Arena in Cluj Napoca and the second one will be on Feb. 26, 2024, at the Sala Palatului in Bucharest. Zaharia {…}
Plácido Domingo and Jose Carreras have announced a joint tour “The Legends Together Again.” The two legendary singers will reunite in March accompanied by a 55-piece orchestra. They will tour five cities in a program featuring famed arias, duets, and Broadway classics. David Gimenez will conduct. The tour will include stops in Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, and Sydney from March {…}
Plácido Domingo has been named Honorary Professor of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and Honorary President of the Shangyin Opera House. The famed tenor-turned-conductor/baritone took to social media to share the news and said, “Thank you very much to the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, its leadership, my friends and colleagues, for the Honorary Appointments and Naming, and for your warm {…}