Sara Blanch, Carmela Remigio, Corinne Winters, Roberto Frontali Lead Caracalla Festival’s 2025 Season

(Credit: Fabrizio Sansoni) The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma has announced its 2025 summer festival at the Caracalla. The festival, known as the Caracalla Festival, will take place between June 29 and August 7 under Damiano Michieletto’s artistic direction. The festival will showcase four productions. The season’s first production will be Händel’s “La Resurrezione.” George Petrou conducts the production by Ilaria {…}

Jan 10, 2025

Carolina López Moreno & Francesco Meli Lead Teatro Carlo Felice’s ‘La Traviata’

The Teatro Carlo Felice is set to present Verdi’s “La Traviata.” The company will showcase the work in a production by Giorgio Gallione with Renato Palumbo conducting. The opera stars two casts led by Carolina López Moreno and Elena Schirru. The will be joined by Francesco Meli and Klodjan Kaçani as Alfredo Germont and Roberto Frontali and Leon Kim as {…}

Oct 24, 2024

Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia Announces Cast Change for ‘Tosca’ Performance

The Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia has announced a cast change for its concert performance of Puccini’s “Tosca” on Oct. 24, 2024. The company said that Roberto Frontali will sing the role of Scarpia taking over for Ludovic Tézier who is ill. For his part, Tézier took to social media and said, “Dear friends, a virus has put me in {…}

Sep 21, 2024

Teatro dell’Opera di Roma to Present World premiere of ‘L’ultimo viaggio di Sindbad’

(Credit:@Giulio Paolini) The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma is set to present the world premeiere of Silvia Colasanti’s “L’ultimo viaggio di Sindbad.” The company will conclude the 2023-24 season and was commissioned by Fondazione Capitolina. The new work is part of a project of three contemporary operas. Next season, the company will present the Italian premiere of “Adriana Mater” by Kaija {…}

Jun 25, 2024

Iván Ayón Rivas, Maria Josè Siri, Erika Grimaldi, Piero Pretti & Olga Peretyatko Lead Teatro Carlo Felice’s 2024-25 Season

Genova’s Teatro Carlo Felice has announced its 2024-25 season. Here is a look at the operas and concerts. Opera The season will open with a double bill featuring the play “Giro di vite” by Henry James and Benjamin Britten’s “The Turn of the Screw.” Davide Livermore directs the production with Riccardo Minasi at the podium. The cast for Britten will {…}

Feb 6, 2024

Wiener Staatsoper Announces Cast Change for ‘Guillaume Tell’

The Wiener Staatsoper has announced a cast change for its production of Rossini’s “Guillaume Tell.” The company said Roberto Frontali will sing the title role of Guillaume Tell replacing Carlos Álvarez who was originally scheduled. Frontali is well-known for work in the Italian repertoire including operas by Verdi, Donizetti, Puccini, Leoncavallo, Mascagni, and Cilea. He has performed at every major opera {…}

Jan 3, 2024

Vienna State Opera Announces Two Cast Changes for ‘La Fanciulla del West’

The Vienna State Opera has announced two cast changes for “La Fanciulla del West.” The company revealed that Carlo Rizzi will be conducting the entire run of the opera on Jan. 7, 10, 12, and 15 in lieu of Simone Young. Additionally, Roberto Frontali will sing the role of Jack Rance, replacing the originally scheduled Carlos Álvarez. Frontali and Rizzi {…}

Dec 19, 2023

Wiener Staatsoper Announces New Cast Change for ‘La Fanciulla del West’

The Wiener Staatsoper has announced a new cast change for its production of “La Fanciulla del West.” The company said that Roberto Frontali will sing the role of Jack Rance on Jan. 7, 10, 12, and 15. Frontali will take over for Wolfgang Koch who was announced as a replacement for Carlos Álvarez last month. Frontali is a well-known Italian {…}

Aug 19, 2023

Francesco Meli, Elīna Garanča & Laura Strickling Lead New CD/DVD Releases

This week audiences will get a chance to listen to a tribute album to one of the greatest sopranos in history, two new DVDs and a soundtrack to one of this year’s most acclaimed films. The Distances Between SOMM Recordings releases “The Distances Between,” the second volume of songs – including 17 first recordings – by Stephen Dodgson marking the {…}

Jun 8, 2023

Olga Peretyatko, Jennifer Rowley, Lidia Fridman & Brian Mulligan Lead Teatro Regio di Torino’s 2023-24 Season

The Teatro Regio di Torino has announced its 2023-24 season. Halévy’s “La Juive” will star Mariangela Sicilia, Gregory Kunde, Nina Minasyan, and Enkeleda Kamani. Daniel Oren conducts the production by Stefano Poda. Performance Dates: Sept. 19-Oct. 3, 2023 Offenbach’s “Un mari à la porte” will star Pawel Żak, Ksenia Chubunova, Amélie Hois, and Matteo Mollica. Riccardo Bisatti conducts Anna Maria Bruzzese’s production. Performance {…}

May 15, 2023

Roberto Frontali to Headline New National Theatre Tokyo’s ‘Rigoletto’

The New National Theatre Tokyo is set to present Verdi’s “Rigoletto” starting on May 18, 2023. The Verdi work will star Roberto Frontali in the title role. Joining him will be soprano Hasmik Torosyan as Gilda; she previously performed Norina in “Don Pasquale” with the company back in 2019. As the Duca di Mantua, audiences will hear tenor Iván Ayón {…}