(Credit: Fabrizio Sansoni) Rai Radio 3 is set to broadcast Puccini’s “Tosca” from the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma on March 1, 2025. The evening will recreate the 1900 production that premiered the Opera. The cast will include Anna Netrebko in her signature interpretation that she has performed at the Metropolitan Opera, Teatro alla Scala, Arena di Verona, Salzburg Festival, Teatro {…}
The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma has announced a cast change for its production of “Tosca.” The company revealed that Gevorg Hakobyan will take on the role in rotation with Daniel Luis de Vicente. Haboykan will take on the role on Jan. 14-16, and 18 while de Vicente will get the showcases the showcase 19th. Haboykan appears alongside Saioa Hernández and {…}
(Credit:@Giulio Paolini) The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma is set to present the world premeiere of Silvia Colasanti’s “L’ultimo viaggio di Sindbad.” The company will conclude the 2023-24 season and was commissioned by Fondazione Capitolina. The new work is part of a project of three contemporary operas. Next season, the company will present the Italian premiere of “Adriana Mater” by Kaija {…}
Ukrainian Ambassador Yaroslav Melnyk has written a letter to the Rome Opera in opposition to Anna Netrebko’s upcoming performance of “Tosca” at the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma. In the letter to Roberto Gualtieri Mayor of Rome, President of the Rome Opera Foundation, and Dr. Francesco Giambrone Superintendent of the Rome Opera House, the ambassador said, “We learned about the revival {…}
The Ukrainian Government is calling for the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma to stop hiring Anna Netrebko. The head of the Ukrainian President’s Office Andrii Yermak took to Telegram to demand that the Rome Opera not hire the soprano for her alleged past support of the Russian Dictator Vladimir Putin. Yermak said, “Pretty strange news. Russian soprano Anna Netrebko will return {…}
The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma is set to present “Regnava nel silenzio. Omaggio a Verdi e Donizetti” at the Caracalla Festival. The concert will be dedicated to the two famed composers and will showcase the “Fabbrica” – lo Young Artist Program del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma” on June 26, 2024. The program will include music from “Anna Bolena,” “Don Pasquale,” {…}
The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma has announced its 2024-25 season. Opera The season opens with Verdi’s “Simon Boccanegra“ in a production by Richard Jones. Michele Mariotti conducts the production with a cast that includes Luca Salsi in the title role, Eleonora Buratto, Stefan Pop, and Michele Pertusi. The opening night will be streamed on Rai5 and Radio3. Another cast will {…}
Photo: The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma presents a new production of Vincenzo Bellini’s “La sonnambula,” crafted by Jean-Philippe Clarac and Olivier Deloeuil, boasting a stellar cast. Set in a picturesque Swiss village, the narrative revolves around Amina, a modest young woman on the brink of matrimony to a wealthy landowner. However, her world is turned upside down when she is {…}
The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma has announced a cast change for its final performance of “La Sonnambula” on April 17. The company announced that Ruth Iniesta would sing the title role replacing Lisette Oropesa. Iniesta sang the opera on April 16 as part of the second cast and also filled in for Oropesa during the second act of the April {…}
The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma is set to present Bellini’s “La Sonnambula.” The opera which will run between April 9 and 17, will be performed in a new production by Jean-Philippe Clarac and Olivier Deloeuil. Lisette Oropesa will sing the title role alongside John Osborn who portrays Elvino, Roberto Tagliavini who sings Conte Rodolfo, and Monica Bacelli as Teresa. Francesco Lanzillotta {…}
The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma has named Pablo Arcà its new Artistic Director. Superintendent Francesco Giambrone and the board of directors, as well as Music Director Michele Mariotti, announced the news. Throughout his career, Arcà has worked as Artistic Director of the Teatro alla Scala from 1997 to 2003 as well as with the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, the Teatro Carlo {…}