The Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro, Italy has announced the titles for its 2022 season. During a press conference for the 2021 edition, the festival’s president Daniele Vimini announced that the 2022 edition will see two new productions. “Le Comte Ory” will be conducted by Diego Matheuz and directed by Hugo de Ana while “Otello” will be conducted by Yves {…}
(Credits: Sony Classical / Chris Gloag / Todd Rosenberg / Elena Cherkashyna) Italian television channel Rai5 has announced broadcasts for the week of Feb. 7 – Feb. 13, 2021. The opera broadcasts will be dedicated to composer Gioachino Rossini. The stream on Feb. 7 will be dedicated to the late soprano Mirella Freni. Operas The broadcast of Cilea’s opera “Adriana {…}
The Rossini Opera Festival has announced that it will be teaming up with Stage Access to stream its content in North America. Starting on Feb. 5, Stage Access will debut a performance on its platform every Friday for the next 27 weeks. The first showcase in the series will be the “Gala Concert – 40 Years of the Rossini Opera {…}
The Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro, Italy has announced the full details of its 2021 season. The season will open on August 9 at the Vitrifrigo Arena with “Moïse et Pharaon” performed by the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI and the Chorus of the Teatro Ventidio Basso conducted by Giacomo Sagripanti. The production will be staged by Pier Luigi Pizzi {…}
The Rossini Opera Festival has announced the operas that it will present during its 2021 edition. The season, which will open on August 9, will feature such works as “Il Signor Bruschino,” “Moise et Pharaon,” “Elisabetta, Regina d’Inghilterra,” all of which were originally planned for 2020. Joining these operas will be the annual revival of “Il Viaggio a Reims.” The {…}
The Rossini Opera has announced streamings for its autumn Rossini Opera Festival. The company announced that Nov. 25, 27 and 29 perofrmances of “Il barbiere di Siviglia” will be streamed via the company’s rossinioperafestival.it. The production by Pier Luigi Pizzi will be conducted by Michele Spotti and star Juan Francisco Gatell (Count Almaviva), Carlo Lepore (Bartolo), Aya Wakizono (Rosina), Iurii {…}
Michele Spotti is set to return to the Rossini Opera Festival for the fourth year in a row. The conductor will lead the company’s autumn production of Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia.” Performances of the iconic Rossini comedy are scheduled for Nov. 25, 27, and 29 and will star Juan Francisco Gatell, Carlo Lepore, Aya Wakizono, Iurii Samoilov, Michele Pertusi, Elena {…}
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 {…}