On Feb. 17, the Teatro Municipale di Piacenza and Conservatorio Nicolini di Piacenza conferred Donato Renzetti with the Laurea Honoris Causa in Composition. Before becoming a recognized conductor, Maestro Renzetti studied composition at the Conservatorio di Milano with Bruno Bettinelli. In a statement, Renzetti said, “I came to the Nicolini Conservatory in 1980 as a teacher of orchestral exercises. From {…}
The Teatro Carlo Felice is set to present Umberto Giordano’s “Andrea Chenier.” The opera will be performed from Feb. 6 to Feb. 15 with Donato Renzetti conducting a production by Pier Francesco Maestrini. The production will star Fabio Sartori in Andrea Chénier, Amartuvshin Enkhbat, and Stefano Meo as Carlo Gérard, and Maria Josè Siri as Maddalena di Coigny. The cast also {…}
Following the cast change in Genoa’s Teatro Carlo Felice for “La Traviata,” Olga Peretyatko has taken to social media to explain that she has been going through medical treatment. The soprano said, “I’ve been quiet for a while, but I successfully underwent surgery to remove a polyp the size of a small apricot from my maxillary sinus. It turns out {…}
The Teatro Carlo Felice has announced a cast change for its production of Verdi’s “La Traviata.” Carolina López Moreno will sing the lead role of Violetta on Jan. 12, 15, 17, and 19, replacing the originally announced Olga Peretyatko. The news comes after Moreno took over a “Madama Butterfly” performance at the Gran Teatre de Liceu. She also took over {…}
The third title of the Teatro Carlo Felice’s 2024-25 season will be Nino Rota’s “Il Cappello di Paglia di Firenze.” The work in four acts will be shown on Dec. 13, 15, and 17 and will be conducted by Giampaolo Bisanti. Damiano Michieletto will conduct the work in a production from 2007 that was made in collaboration with the Opéra {…}
On Nov. 27, the Teatrco Carlo Felice is set to present the Coro dell’Opera Carlo Felice Genova in Brahm’s German Requiem. The soloists will be soprano Sofia Pezzi and baritone Tiziano Tassi as well as pianists Antonella Poli and Patrizia Priarone. Claudio Marino conducts the masterful score in the London version. Brahms began composing the Requiem in 1865 and the {…}
The Teatro Carlo Felice is set to present Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor” as its second production of the 2024-25 season. The work will be performed from Nov. 15 through Nov. 24, 2024 and will be conducted by Francesco Ivan Ciampa. Lorenzo Mariani brings his Bilbao Opera production, which received rave reviews. OperaWire said, “The production directed by Lorenzo Mariani was {…}
The Teatro Carlo Felice is set to present its inaugural concert on Oct. 17, 2024. The concert will see Riccardo Miansi conduct Beethoven’s “Egmont” for soprano, voce recitante, and orchestra and Haydn’s “Missa in tempore belli.” The evening will showcase Giancarlo Judica Cordiglia as the voice recitante, soprano Benedetta Torre, mezzo-soprano Laura Verrecchia, tenor Matteo Falcier, and baritone Alessandro Luongo. This {…}
The Teatro Carlo Felice is set to present Britten’s “The Turn of the Screw.” Davide Livermore will direct the opera based on Henry James’ work. Riccardo Minasi conducts the production which stars Linda Gennari, Gaia Aprea, Aleph Viola, Virginia Campolucci, Luigi Bignone, and Ludovica Iannetti. Livermore’s production will feature sets by Manuel Zuriaga, costumes by Mariana Fracasso, and lights by {…}
On Sept. 25, 2024, Davide Massiglia will lead the Orchestra dell’Opera Carlo Felice in a concert entitled “A Bridge of Music-Genoa.” The concert will feature harpist Ieuan Jones and soprano Francesca Dotto at the Teatro Carlo Felice. The evening will feature the harp concerto by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, “Deità silvane” by Ottorino Respighi and Mendelssohn’s “Symphony No. 4. Dotto is a {…}
Genova’s Teatro Carlo Felice has announced its 2024-25 season. Here is a look at the operas and concerts. Opera The season will open with a double bill featuring the play “Giro di vite” by Henry James and Benjamin Britten’s “The Turn of the Screw.” Davide Livermore directs the production with Riccardo Minasi at the podium. The cast for Britten will {…}