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Feb 13, 2021

María José Siri, Gregory Kunde, José Cura & Ekaterina Bakanova Headline Rai5 Broadcasts for Next Week

(Credits: Maria José Siri official website / Chris Gloag / Zoe Cura / Georg List) Italian television channel Rai5 has announced broadcasts for the week of Feb. 14 – Feb. 20, 2021. The opera broadcasts will be dedicated to composer Giacomo Puccini. The stream on Feb. 14 will be dedicated to late soprano Mirella Freni. OPERAS The broadcast of Niccolò {…}

Dec 29, 2019

In Memoriam 2019: Remembering Those That Passed This Year

(Credit:Marecllogiordani.com/Carol Friedman While there was a lot to celebrate in 2019, there was also a lot to mourn. The final year of the decade brought about the end of the lives of many notable figures of the opera world. Here is a look at some of the many figures we lost this year. Jessye Norman The renowned soprano passed at {…}

Oct 23, 2019

Obituary: Famed Baritone Rolando Panerai Dies At 95

Legendary baritone Rolando Panerai has died at the age of 95. The Maggio Musciale Fiorentino announced the news and noted that it will dedicate the upcoming production of “Il Trittico” to him. Panerai was born on Oct. 17, 1924 in Campi Bisenzio, near Florence, Italy and went on to study with Frazzi in Florence and Armani and Giulia Tess in Milan. {…}

Oct 17, 2018

Artist Profile: Baritone Rolando Panerai, A Prolific Interpreter Of Italian Opera

Rolando Panerai, born on Oct. 17, 1924, was one of opera’s most prolific artists. Born in Campi Bizensio, he studied at the Florence Conservatory before continuing his musical education in Milan. He made his stage debut in 1947 in Naples in Rossini’s “Mosè in Egitto.” In 1951, he made his La Scala debut as Sharpless in “Madama Butterfly,” this fame {…}

Oct 17, 2017

The Famous Comic Roles of Baritone Rolando Panerai

Rolando Panerai was one of the great baritones of the mid-1900s. Born on Oct. 17, 1924, the Campi Bisenzio-born singer would add around 150 operas to his repertoire, an obscene number by any standards. As one might expect, he was a massive exponent of the Italian repertoire, particularly in the operas of Verdi where he sang everything from the great {…}

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