The Rossini Opera Festival’s Autumn edition has been revamped due to Italy’s theater closures. The festival in Pesaro, Italy, which was set for Nov. 1 through the 29, will now open on Nov. 14. The season will open with a concert of Péchés de vieillesse with pianist Alessandro Marangoni on Nov. 14 followed by a concert at the Teatro Rossini {…}
(Credit: Opus 3 Artists official website) The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced that the Italian bass-baritone Alex Esposito has been awarded the honorary title of the Kammersänger of the state of Bavaria. Esposito is regarded as one of the most talented opera singers of his generation. He has appeared on the leading stages, including Teatro alla Scala, Wiener Staatsoper, Royal Opera {…}
ItaliaFestival.tv is livestreaming Rossini’s “La Cambiale di Matrimonio” on August 8 from the Rossini Opera Festival. The performance, scheduled for 8:30 pm Italian time, will showcase the rarely performed one-act Rossini opera starring Carlo Lepore, Dilyara Idrisova, Davide Giusti, Iurii Samoilov, Alexandr Utkin, and Martiniana Antonie. Dmitry Korchak will make his conducting debut in a production by Laurence Dale. The {…}
The Rossini Opera Festival has announced a new autumn section in 2020. The festival in Pesaro, Italy revealed that between Nov. 1 and 29, it will present a number of concerts and productions. The program will include the Concluding Concert of the Accademia Rossiniana “Alberto Zedda,” which was postponed to October instead of the usual month of July. The section {…}
The Rossini Opera Festival has announced plans for the 2021 season. In a press statement superintendent, Ernesto Palacio said that the operas originally planned for the 2020 season will be moved to the 2021 edition. The season, which will be held between August 9 and 21, will showcase three new productions including “Moïse et Pharaon” with Giacomo Sagripanti conducting and {…}
The Rossini Opera Festival has announced it will take place from August 8 to August 20 with a readjusted program. The festival announced that it will still stage a new production of “La cambiale di matrimonio” at the Teatro Rossini on August 8, 11, 13, 17, and 20. To ensure social distancing the orchestra will be located in the stalls {…}
In light of the quarantines and lockdowns, the Rossini Opera Festival will stream some of its most recent productions throughout the whole month of March. The Festival announced that it has decided “to embark in an ambitious enterprise called Soirées musicales in collaboration with Unitel Classica and Ricordi.” The festival will stream a cycle of operas from the last decade {…}
The 41st Rossini Opera Festival has announced the full casting for its 2020 Festival. As previously announced there will be three operas presented this year. The 2020 season will showcase three productions, including “Moïse et Pharaon” directed by Pier Luigi Pizzi and conducted by Giacomo Sagripanti. The cast will include Roberto Tagliavini, Erwin Schrott, Olga Peretyatko, Vasilisa Berzhanskaya, Monica Bacelli, {…}
The Rossini Opera Festival has announced a number of cast changes. The company announced that Mirco Palazzi will not sing the Cantata “La riconoscenza” due to family issues on August 14. As a result, the role of Elpino will be sung by Riccardo Fassi. On August 16, Manuel Amati will sing in the Soirées musicales concert replacing recent Operalia winner Xabier {…}
Baritone Franco Vassallo will soon make his Rossini Opera Festival Debut at the prestigious GALA ROF XL. He will sing “Largo al factotum,” Figaro’s aria from Il Barbiere di Siviglia. A leading interpreter, he has sung the role at several of the world’s foremost opera houses, including the Metropolitan Opera, Teatro alla Scala, and Vienna State Opera. “That of Figaro has {…}
The Rossini Opera Festival announced the three operas for the 2020 Festival during the press conference presenting this year’s festival. The 2020 season will showcase three productions, including “Moïse et Pharaon” directed by Pier Luigi Pizzi and conducted by Daniele Rustioni. The second opera that will be showcased will be “Elisabetta, regina d’Inghilterra” directed by David Livermore. Evelino Pidò will {…}