Anna Pirozzi, Amartuvshin Enkhbat, María José Siri & Ernesto Petti Lead Fondazione Teatri di Piacenza’s 2022-23 Season

The Fondazione Teatri di Piacenza has announced its 2022-23 season featuring opera, dance, youth programs and concerts. Here is a look at the operatic performances. Opera The season opens with Verdi’s “Rigoletto” in a production by Leo Nucci. Marco Ciaponi, Amartuvshin Enkhbat, Federica Guida, Mattia Denti, and Isabel De Paoli lead the cast with Francesco Ivan Ciampa conducting. Performance Dates: {…}

Mar 19, 2022

Amina Edris, Matthew Polenzani, Simone Piazzola Headline Canadian Opera Company’s ‘La Traviata’

The Canadian Opera Company is set to showcase Verdi’s “La Traviata” starting on April 23, 2022. The production will feature Amina Edris, Matthew Polenzani, Simone Piazzola, Jamie Groote, Jonah Spungin, Gregory Dahl, Midori Marsh, and Vartan Gabrielian. The creative team will include conductor Johannes Debus, director Arin Arbus, set designer Riccardo Hernández, puppet and costume designer Cait O’Connor, lighting designer {…}

Jan 19, 2022

Michael Fabiano, Julia Bullock, Karah Son, Pretty Yende, Nina Stemme Headline San Francisco Opera’s Centennial 2022-23 Season

San Francisco Opera has announced its 2022-23 season, which represents the 100th anniversary of the organization. To that effect, the company will aim to honor its history as just the third American opera company to ever reach the centennial milestone. The season will kick off with an “Opera Ball – The Centennial Celebration” which will feature such performers as Nadine {…}

Dec 30, 2021

Venera Gimadieva, Sara Blanch & Arturo Chacòn-Cruz Lead New Year Program at Teatro Comunale Giuseppe Verdi di Padova

(Credit: Teatro Stabile del Veneto official website) The Teatro Comunale Giuseppe Verdi di Padova has announced upcoming performances for the New Year. First up, the opera house will present Ivan Stefanutti’s production of Verdi’s “La Traviata” on Dec. 31, 2021. The work stars Venera Gimadieva as Violetta Valéry, Arturo Chacòn-Cruz as Alfredo Germont, and Simone Piazzola as Giorgio Germont. The {…}

Nov 30, 2021

Carmen Giannattasio, Luciano Ganci & Roberta Mantegna Lead Teatro Municipale di Piacenza’s 2022 Season

The Teatro Municipale di Piacenza in Italy has announced its 2022 season which will feature five productions and special events. The season opens with Verdi’s “Aroldo” starring Luciano Ganci in the title role, Vladimir Stoyanov, and Roberta Mantegna. Manlio Benzi conducts the production by Emilio Sala e Edoardo Sanchi. Performance Dates: Jan. 21 & 23, 2022 Donizetti’s “La Favorita” will {…}

Nov 16, 2021

Angela Meade, Carmela Remigio & Celso Albelo Lead Teatro Regio di Parma’s 2021-22 Season

The Teatro Regio di Parma has announced its 2021-2022 season featuring a diverse program. Here are the opera productions for the season. The season opens with “Gran Teatro Reinach” with Giuseppe Verzicco, Eleonora Buccarini, Lucrezia Drei, Valentino Buzza, Claudia Urru, Manuel Amati, Marco Bussi, Chiara Tirotta,, Massimo Fiocchi Malaspina, Filippo Lanzi, Thomas Rizzoli, Alfonso Antoniozzi, and Gianluca Martineghi. Performance Dates: {…}

Oct 29, 2021

Joseph Calleja, Amanda Echalaz, Phillip Rhodes, Erika Grimaldi & Simone Piazzola Lead New Zealand Opera’s 2022 Season

(Credits: Dragana Ranković/Semperoper Dresden official website/ NZ Opera official website/ Bayerische Staatsoper official website/Bayerische Staatsoper official website) The New Zealand Opera has announced its 2022 slate, featuring numerous international artists and productions. “Summer of Opera” will take place in Wellington, Auckland, and at Hamilton Garden Arts Festival. The event will spotlight music by Bizet, Bernstein, and other famous composers. Performance {…}

Jun 21, 2021

Roberto Alagna, Juan Diego Flórez, Ildar Abdrazakov, María José Siri & Zuzana Marková Lead Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège’s 2021-22 Season

Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège in Belgium has announced its 2021-22 season. For the purpose of this article, we will focus on the vocal works only. Here is the full slate. Opera Verdi‘s “La Forza del Destino” will star Marcelo Álvarez as Don Alvaro, María José Siri as Donna Leonora, and Simone Piazzola as Don Carlo di Vargas. The cast also {…}

Jun 15, 2021

Pretty Yende, Juan Diego Florez & Violeta Urmana Lead Teatro Massimo di Palermo’s Summer Season

The Teatro Massimo has announced its Summer Program at the Teatro di Verdura which will take place between July 4 and August 10, 2021. The open-air festival will open on July 4 with Omer Meir Wellber conducting Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with soloist Daniel Ciobanu. Prokofiev’s Cantata Aleksandr Nevsky will be performed by Natalia Gavrilan with the Coro del {…}

Jun 14, 2021

Artist of the Week: Simone Piazzola

(Credit: Franco Lannino) On June 14, Simone Piazzola will take the stage of the Teatro Nacional de São Carlos in Lisbon for the very first time marking the Italian baritone’s Portugese debut and his first live performance since the pandemic. Piazzola will sing the role of Carlo in “Ernani,” a role that he has performed at the Teatro alla Scala, {…}

Jun 7, 2021

Gregory Kunde Leads ‘Ernani’ Performances at Teatro Nacional de São Carlos

On June 14, the Teatro Nacional de São Carlos in Lisbon will open four concert performances of Verdi’s “Ernani.” The opera will feature four international artists lead by Gregory Kunde in the title role, Hui He as Elvira, Simone Piazzola as Don Carlo, and Fabrizio Beggi as Silva. Antonio Pirolli will conduct the Coro do Teatro Nacional de São Carlos {…}