The Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires has announced its 2024 season. Opera Günter Neuhold conducts Strauss’ “Ariadne auf Naxos” in a production by Marcelo Lombardero. Carla Filipcic Holm and Eiko Senda sing the title role alongside Sergio Escobar, Fermin Prieto, Ekaterina Lekina, Constanza Díaz Falú, Tamara Gura, Laura Grecka, Alejandro Spies, and Leonardo Estévez. Performance Dates: April 12-19, 2024 Carlos {…}
The Teatro Grande di Brescia is set to present Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly.” The performances will feature the first time Riccardo Frizza conducts the opera in a return to his hometown. He will lead a cast that includes Vittoria Yeo, Sergio Escobar, Asude Karayavuz, and Devid Cecconi. Greek director Rodula Gaitanou will helm the production which is set to be performed on {…}
On Sept. 24, the Bilbao Opera is set to present Tutto Verdi concert. The concert is set to take place at the Euskalduna Bilbao with Daniel Oren conducting the Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoa. Angela Meade, Daniela Barcellona, Sergio Escobar, Giovanni Meoni, and David Lagares will star as the soloists of the gala. Throughout the evening, audiences will hear 15 different scenes {…}
The Teatro Carlo Felice has announced its 2022-23 Season. Opera Berlioz’s “Béatrice et Bénedict” is set to star Julien Behr, Giorgio Misseri, Benedetta Torre, Francesca Benitez, Cecilia Molinari, and Sofia Koberidze. Donato Renzetti conducts the production by Damiano Michieletto. Performance Dates: Oct. 28-Nov. 6, 2022 Rossini’s “La Cenerentola” is set to star Filippo Maria Romano, Giovanni Romeo, Hongni Wu, Laura Verrecchia, {…}
The ABAO Bilbao Opera will conclude its 70th anniversary season with Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly.” The opera, which will be performed on May 21 through 30 at the Euskalduna Bilbao, will star Maria Agresta in the title role in her house debut. The Italian soprano will be joiend by Sergio Escobar as Pinkerton, Carmen Artaza as Suzuki, Damián del Castillo as Sharpless, {…}
The Bilbao Opera has announced its 2022-23 season featuring Jessica Pratt, Xabier Anduaga, Andrzej Filończyk, and Manuel Fuentes star in Bellini’s “I Puritani” in a production by Emilio Sagi and Giacomo Sagripanti conducts the Euskadiko Orkestra. Performance Dates: Oct. 15-24, 2022 Donizetti’s “Anna Bolena” is set to star Joyce El-Khoury, Silvia Tro Santafé, Marko Mimica, and Celso Albelo. The production {…}
The Bilbao Opera is set to present Verdi’s rarely performed work “Alzira.” The opera, which was composed for the Teatro San Carlo di Napoli, will be performed as part of the Bilbao Opera’s project Tutto Verdi. Chinese soprano Hui He will sing the title role, a role she says is “strong, secure.” She added “She is a woman in love, {…}
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 {…}
The ABAO Bilbao Opera in Spain has announced its 2021-22 season. The season opens with a production of “Les Contes d’Hoffmann” starring Jessica Pratt, Michael Fabiano, Elena Zhidkova, and Simón Orfila. The opera will be directed by Vincent Huguet and conducted by Carlo Montanaro. Performance Dates: Oct. 23 – Nov. 1, 2021 Next up “Cavalleria Rusticana” and “Pagliacci” will be {…}
Fundación Baluarte and Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra in Spain have announced their 2021-22 season featuring concerts, operas, and chamber music. For the purposes of this article, we will only focus on operatic performances. Opera Andrea Jiménez leads a concert performance of Arrieta’s “Marina” with José Luis Sola, Borja Quiza, and Pablo Ruiz. The Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra and Coro Lírico AGAO {…}
The Bilbao Opera of Spain will present La Gala Abao on April 24, 2021. The company will present a combined program of opera and zarzuela for the first time featuring Carmen Solís, Itziar de Unda, Silvia Tro Santafé, Celso Albelo, Moisés Marín, Sergio Escobar, Juan Jesús Rodríguez, and Simón Orfila. Óliver Díaz will conduct the Bilbao Sinfonietta. The concert will {…}