(Credit: Ken Howard) Pittsburgh Opera is set to present the verismo double bill “Cavalleria Rusticana” and “Pagliacci.” The operas, which showcase possessiveness, machismo, and jealousy, will be performed on Nov. 9, 12, 15, and 17, 2024. Mascagni’s opera, which takes place on Easter Sunday, will star Eve Gigliotti as Santuzza, Sebastian Catana as Alfio, Audrey Welsh as Lola, Rafael Davila {…}
Ricardo José Rivera has joined Sempre Artists for General Management. Recently Rivera was seen in Teatro Nuovo’s modern premiere of Carolina Uccelli’s “Anna di Resburgo.” OperaWire noted, “Rivera rounded out the main trio and arguably stole the show from everyone with a tremendous ability to clearly delineate Norcesto’s character arc.” This season he will sing the title role of Macbeth {…}
In the ongoing conversation about the future opera is a desire to move forward toward new works and the continued evolution of the work in contrast to the “canon.” But it’s rare for part of that conversation to encompass a reconsideration of forgotten works as a means of enriching our understanding of the art form. At least this is often {…}
Opera San José is set to launch its 41st season with a family-friendly production of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute.” The opera will be conducted by prodigy composer/conductor Alma Deutscher, whose updated “Cinderella” was presented at OSJ. Deutscher will reunite with director Brad Dalton for the opera which will star tenor WooYoung Yoon as Tamino and baritone Ricardo José Rivera as Papageno. Pamina will {…}
(Photo credit: Simon Pauly) Opera San José brings free music to the community, in celebration of the first Spanish language opera performed on its mainstage. Free community concerts with excerpts from “Florencia en el Amazonas” are offered on March 22 at the Mexican Heritage Plaza, March 24 at the Biblioteca Latinoamericana Library, and at the East San José Carnegie Library {…}
Opera San José is set to present Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville” in November. The opera, which is subtitled “The Useless Precaution,” will be showcased in a production with scenery and costumes designed by Adrian Linford and directed by Stephen Lawless. The cast will include bass-baritone Dale Travis as Dr. Bartolo, baritone Ricardo José Rivera as Figaro, mezzo-soprano Nikola Printz {…}
Santiago Ballerini as Poliuto. Credit: Steve Pisano Donizetti’s opera “Poliuto” is an odd duck with an intriguing history. Although completed in 1838, it did not premiere until ten years later, on November 30, 1848, at Teatro San Carlo. The delay resulted from disapproval from royal Neapolitan censors, who gave a big thumbs down to portraying a saint as a jealous {…}
(Credit: Anna Barbera) The Washington Concert Opera is set to open its new season with Donizetti’s “Roberto Devereux.” The opera, which will be shown at the Lisner Auditorium on Dec. 4, 2022, is arguably the best opera from Donizetti’s dramatic “Tudor trilogy” and focuses on the Earl of Essex during his service to Queen Elizabeth. The cast will showcase René {…}
(Credit: Simon Pauly / David Lack) The Ryan Opera Center at the Lyric Opera of Chicago is set to present “Rising Stars in Concert” on Jan. 19, 2020. The concert will feature music of Bellini, Berlioz, Bizet, Debussy, Donizetti, Rossini, R. Strauss, and Verdi, among others, with the aim of spotlighting the artists of the 2019-20 Ryan Opera Center Ensemble. These artists {…}