(Photo: Jann Wilken) Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie is not an opera house, yet it regularly presents high-calibre concert performances of opera and oratorio—projects that inevitably place artistic and operational pressure on the city’s Hamburg State Opera. This Bellini evening continued that pattern. With Ensemble Resonanz returning after their previous notable “Norma,” the hall again became a theatre of the imagination. In its {…}
On Oct. 22, the Teatro Carlo Felice will present a concert entitled “Francia e America.” The concert will showcase Copland’s Concerto for clarinet and orchestra as well as William Grant Still’s Afro-American Symphony and Berlioz’s “Les nuits d’été.” Soloists will include Clarinetist Valeria Serangeli and Mezzo-soprano Dame Sarah Connolly. Riccardo Minasi will lead the Orchestra dell’Opera Carlo Felice Genova. This is {…}
The Teatro Carlo Felice is set to present its inaugural concert on Oct. 17, 2024. The concert will see Riccardo Miansi conduct Beethoven’s “Egmont” for soprano, voce recitante, and orchestra and Haydn’s “Missa in tempore belli.” The evening will showcase Giancarlo Judica Cordiglia as the voice recitante, soprano Benedetta Torre, mezzo-soprano Laura Verrecchia, tenor Matteo Falcier, and baritone Alessandro Luongo. This {…}
The Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa, Italy has named Riccardo Minasi its new Music Director. Minasi, who will take the position from 2022 to 2025, will make his debut at the Teatro Carlo Felice in November conducting “La Cenerentola” in November 2022. Minasi’s is currently the Chief Conductor at the Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, Artist in residence at Ensemble Resonanz at Hamburg {…}
(Credits: Daniil Rabovsky / Gisela Schenker / Monteverdi Choir & Orchestras official website) The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra will be returning to the stage on August 28, 2020. The Orchestra has announced its fall season which will last until December 23, 2020. For the purpose of this article, we will focus only on the vocal works. Mezzo-soprano Ann Hallenberg will perform {…}
The Opernhaus Zürich has announced it will reopen its doors in July. The company announced that following the Swiss government’s regulations in order to minimize the spread of the coronavirus, the theater will showcase recitals with a maximum of 300 audience members. The recitals, which will begin on July 2 and run through July 12, will feature such artists as {…}