Ruzan Mantashyan, Luis Cansino, Wallis Giunta & Sara Blanch Lead Opéra de Lausanne’s 2023-24 Season

Switzerland’s Opéra de Lausanne has announced its 2023-24 season featuring opera and concerts. Opera Luis Cansino and Salome Jicia headline Rossini’s “Il Turco in Italia.” The cast also includes Giulio Mastrototaro, Francisco Brito, Mikhail Timoshenko, Marion Jacquemet, and Pablo Julián Plaza Guijarro. Emilio Sagi directs and Michele Spotti conducts. Performance Dates: Oct. 6-15, 2023 Samy Camps, Marie Perbost, Julien Dran, {…}

Feb 23, 2023

Riccardo Chailly, Charles Castronovo & Philippe Jaroussky Lead New CD/DVD Releases

This week audiences will get a chance to hear songs by Enrico Caruso, a rare Mascagni opera, Verdi choruses, and Spanish songs, among others things. Here is a look at the new releases of the week. 1915: A Trip to Granada The new album features American mezzo Anna Tonna and American pianist Mac McClure taking a journey undertaken back in April of {…}

Feb 17, 2023

La Monnaie to Present ‘Bastarda’ Featuring Donizetti’s Music

La Monnaie is set to present “Bastarda,” the story of Elizabeth 1, and the intriguing and extraordinary story of the queen and of the child she once was. The piece is a reworking of the opera canon featuring musical moments from Gaetano Donizetti’s Tudor tetralogy (“Anna Bolena,” “Elisabetta al Castello di Kenilworth,” “Maria Stuarda” and “Roberto Devereux”). Francesco Lanzillotta and {…}

Dec 9, 2022

Julia Bullock & Salome Jicia Lead New CD/DVD Releases

This week audiences will get to experience the debut albums of major stars and ensembles as well as the world premiere video recording of a Bellini opera. Here is a look at the releases from this week that you simply cannot miss. Walking in the Dark Julia Bullock makes her solo recording debut on Nonesuch Records. The includes two large {…}

Aug 22, 2022

Seattle Opera 2022-23 Review: The Elixir of Love

Seattle summers are glorious, and Seattle Opera’s sunny production of Donizetti’s “L’elisir d’amore” made this summer even more so. This tuneful comic diversion, originally mounted at the Santa Fe Opera, had just the right amount of sentimentality to put a smile on your face, and Donizetti’s hummable score goes down as easy as a bowl of pistachio gelato. Leaning into {…}

Feb 8, 2022

Luca Pisaroni, J’Nai Bridges & Mané Galoyan Lead Seattle Opera’s 2022-23 Season

The Seattle Opera has announced its 2022-23 season featuring a number of debuts, new productions, and a world premiere. Salome Jicia and Amitati Pati star in Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’Amore” with Rodion Pogossov and Luca Pisaroni. Stephen Lawless directs the production with Giampaolo Bisanti conducting. Performance Dates: August 6-20, 2022 Stefan Vinke, May Elizabeth Williams, and Alexandra LoBianco take on the {…}

Dec 27, 2021

Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège 2021-22 Review: Otello Ossia il Moro di Venezia

The Opera Royal de Liege Wallonie staged a brand-new production of Rossini’s “Otello.” The once-popular opera used to be performed worldwide in Rossini’s time but disappeared from the repertoire completely when Verdi’s “Otello” premiered in 1887. But that wasn’t all. Rossini’s version also fell out of the rotation for the same reasons many bel canto works disappeared: the realism and {…}

Dec 21, 2021

Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège Announces Cast Change for ‘Otello Ossia Il Moro di Venezia’

(Credit: Daniil Rabovsky) Tenor Sergey Romanovsky has canceled his participation in the title role of Rossini’s “Otello Ossia Il Moro di Venezia” for performances on Dec. 21 & 23 due to illness. As a result, tenor Anton Rositskiy will sing the role, while Grégoire Lugué-Thébaud will act it on the stage. Rositskiy joins a cast that includes Salome Jicia as {…}

Sep 11, 2021

Anna Pirozzi, Asmik Grigorian, Karita Mattila, Salome Jicia Headline Royal Opera House’s Fall 2021 Streaming Slate

(Credit: Clive Barda / Royal Opera House / ArenaPAL) The Royal Opera House Covent Garden has announced an autumn streaming program as part of its 2021-22 season. The company will present productions of “The Magic Flute,” “Macbeth,” and “Jenufa” as well as such ballets as “Giselle,” and “The Dante Project.” Additionally, the company will also stream the Irish National Opera’s {…}

Aug 26, 2021

Rossini Opera Festival 2021 Review: Elisabetta Regina d’Inghilterra

(Photo: Amati Bacciardi) “Elisabetta, Regina d’Inghilterra,” premiering in 1815, was Rossini’s first of eight operas for Naples’ Teatro di San Carlo. Having already established himself in Venice and Milan, he was set on conquering the Neapolitan public. This was no easy task, given the opposition he faced from the local cognoscenti. Such was his determination, however, he gave considerable attention {…}

Aug 2, 2021

Fabio Sartori, Salome Jicia & Serena Gamberoni Lead Teatro Carlo Felice’s Fall 2021-22 Season

The Teatro Carlo Felice in Genova, Italy has announced its fall 2021-22 season featuring three productions and several concerts. Here is a look at the fall season. The season will open with a double bill of Francesco Filidei’s “Sull’esser angeli” and Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci.” Claudia Catarzi will dance the opening work while Fabio Sartori and Sergio Escobar will headline Leoncavallo’s work {…}

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