Roberto Alagna, Lidia Fridman, Vasilisa Berzhanskaya, Chiara Isotton & John Osborn Lead Teatro Regio di Torino’s 2025-26 Season

The Teatro Regio di Torino has announced its 2025-26 season. Opera The season opens with Zandonai’s “Francesca da Rimini,” which will star Barno Ismatullaeva, Ekaterina Sannikova, Roberto Alagna, Marcelo Puente, George Gagnidze, and Angelo Veccia. Andrea Battistoni conducts and Andrea Bernard directs. Performance Dates: Oct. 10-23, 2025 Gianluca Capuano conducts Mozart’s “Die Entführung aus dem Serail“ with a cast that {…}

Sep 26, 2024

Riccardo Muti Receives Honorary Citizenship of Andria

(© Todd Rosenberg) Riccardo Muti has received the Honorary Citizenship from the Municipality of Andria. The conductor received the award on Sept. 24, 2024 at a ceremony in the Council Chamber. In a statement, Mayor Giovanna Bruno said, “The granting of honorary citizenship to Maestro Riccardo Muti is a recognition of his great artistic talent and undisputed contribution to the {…}

Sep 4, 2024

Riccardo Muti & Putin Supporter Ildar Abdrazakov Team up For ‘Attila’ in Japan

Riccardo Muti is set to team up with Putin supporter Ildar Abdradov at the Tokyo Spring Festival (Tokyo Harusai). The two will team up for concert performances of Verdi’s “Attila” on Sept. 14 and 16, 2024. This will mark the second time Muti and Abdrazakov perform together since the bass-endorsed Vladimir Putin for President in Russia and was removed from {…}

Jun 25, 2024

Eleonora Buratto, Lidia Fridman & Francesco Meli Among Soloists at ‘Puccini Secondo Muti’

The Teatro del Giglio is set to present a concert dedicated to Puccini entitled “Puccini Secondo Muti.” The concert, which will be held on June 28, 2024, will be broadcast on Rai 3 and will showcase Riccardo Muti at the helm of the Orchestra Cherubini. The concert will feature such artists as Elenora Buratto, Luciano Ganci, Dmitry Korchak, Francesco Meli, {…}

Jun 14, 2024

Editorial: Riccardo Muti Claims That Opera is Beyond the Singing

In December 2023, Unesco announced its decision to include the most Italian of all arts, that explodes with passion and is powered by mastery in music, singing, drama, and design, the Italian Opera, or simply Lirica as it is called in Italy, under its category of Intangible Cultural Heritage. This summer, the Arena di Verona Foundation invited all lovers of {…}

Feb 28, 2024

Ravenna Festival Announces 2024 Season

Italy’s Ravenna Festival has announced its 2024 season. Here are the vocal performances. The season will include the summer program which runs from May 11 through July 9 and the opera trilogy which runs from Nov. 15 to 21. Ottavio Dantone conducts the Accademia Bizantina and the Philharmonia Chor Wien in Haydn’s “The Creation.”Soloists include Charlotte Bowden, Martin Vanberg, and Andre Morsch. {…}

Jan 2, 2024

Riccardo Muti to Conduct Vienna Philharmonic’s 2025 New Year’s Concert

(Credit: © Todd Rosenberg) The Vienna Philharmonic has announced that Riccardo Muti will conduct the 2025 New Year’s concert. The orchestra noted, “The year 2025 marks the bicentenary of Johann Strauss. To commemorate this important anniversary, the Vienna Philharmonic has once again invited Maestro Riccardo Muti to conduct the orchestra’s annual New Year’s Concert.” Muti began his artistic collaboration {…}

Sep 7, 2023

Benedetta Torre Headlines Two Viva Verdi Concerts

Benedetta Torre is set to open the 2023-24 season performing two special concerts that close the “Viva Verdi” series, which was created in order to build awareness and save the composer’s famed house which is also a museum. Riccardo Muti will conduct the concerts on Sept. 8 at the Teatro Municipale di Piacenza and Sept. 9 at the Teatro Donizetti {…}

Jun 26, 2023

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Names Riccardo Muti Music Director Emeritus

(credit: Todd Rosenberg Photography) The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has named Riccardo Muti Music Director Emeritus for Life beginning with the 2023-4 season. The new artistic title was announced during an onstage ceremony June 23 at Orchestra Hall, after the first of three concerts of Beethoven’s “Missa solemnis,” which will mark his final subscription program as Music Director. Muti took up {…}

Jun 14, 2023

Riccardo Muti to Step Down from Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Riccardo Muti is stepping down as Music Director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The conductor, whose contract is ending at the end of 2022-23 season, will continue performing but less frequently and without the demands of being the orchestra’s music director. Muti became Music Director of the Chicago orchestra in 2010 and will leave after 13 years. However, next season {…}

Sep 9, 2022

Riccardo Muti Earns Faraglioni Prize in Capri

(© Todd Rosenberg Photography 2012) Conductor Riccardo Muti was given the 27th Faraglioni Prize in Capri on August 30, 2022. The distinction was bestowed on the famed Italian conductor at the Grand Hotel Quisisiana for his contributions to arts and culture. It was presented to Muti by Marino Lembo, the Mayor of Capri. The prize reads, “To Riccardo Muti, a {…}