The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma has announced a cast change for its production of “Tosca.” The company noted that Fabio Sartori will replace Vittorio Grigolo in the role of Cavaradossi. This season Sartori is set to perform at the Teatro Carlo Felice, Teatro alla Scala, Teatro La Fenice, and Berlin State Opera. He has performed “Tosca” in Rovigo, Palermo, Berlin, {…}
The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma is set to broadcast its opening night production of Boito’s”Mefistofele” on Nov. 27, 2023. The opera will be shown on Rai 5 through Rai Cultura and can also be heard on Radio 3. Boito’s work will be presented in a new production by Simon Stone, who is making his debut in Italy and will be {…}
The Teatro dell’Opera id Roma is set to present Janáček’s “From the House of the Dead” on Rai5. The broadcast will be on Nov. 16 and will feature a production by Krzysztof Warlikowski. The showcase is a co-production with the Royal Opera House Covent Garden di Londra, La Monnaie, and l’Opéra National de Lyon. The cast includes Mark S. Doss {…}
The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma is set to present “Una Notte a Teatro” on Oct. 14 and 15, 2023. The event will be filled with games, labs, music, and singing for children outside the opera house. In a statement, superintendent Francesco Giambrone said, “We believe in the idea of a theater as a place of daily life, capable of offering {…}
The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma has concluded the first leg of its Tokyo tour which was heralded as a complete success. According to a press release by the company, the first three performances were completely sold out and the first two evenings of “La Traviata” were accompanied by 10-minute ovations. Meanwhile, the first “Tosca” performance was accompanied by a 15-minute {…}
The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma has set a record for attendance at the Caracalla Festival during its 2023 season. The company closed its summer season with 115,980 sold tickets which were up 5,267 from the 110,713 it sold in 2022. It was also up 9,288 from the 106,692 the company sold in 2019, the year before the pandemic. The opening {…}
(Credit: Fabrizio Sansoni-Opera Roma) Linea Opera, which was started last year by the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma with the help of the Assessorato alla Cultura, Assessorato alla Mobilità di Roma Capitale, ATAC, and in collaboration with “La Città Ideale,” will be extended throughout the capital. The program will take place on August 1 with buses departing from 15 municipals in {…}
The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma is set to present Verdi’s “La Traviata” at the Terme di Caracalla. The opera will be presented between July 21 and August 9 in Lorenzo Mariani’s 2018 production. In a statement, Mariani, noted, “When I was invited to direct ‘La Traviata,’ I wanted to start from the source by re-reading the novel ‘La dame aux camélias’ {…}
Myung-Whun Chung is set to make his debut at the Terme di Caracalla on July 9, 2023. Chung will lead the Orchestra e del Coro dell’Opera di Roma in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with a cast that includes soprano Olga Bezsmertna, mezzo-soprano Sara Mingardo, tenor Giovanni Sala, and bass Roberto Tagliavini. Ciro Visco leads Roma Opera’s chorus. Chung has led such {…}
The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma is set to present Charlie Chaplin’s “The Great Dictator” at the 2023 Caracalla Festival. The legendary film will be projected in a newly restored version from the Cineteca Nazionale di Bologna on June 23 and will be showcased with the Orchestra dell’Opera di Roma performing live. Timothy Brock conducts the score in a newly restored {…}
(Credit: Clive Barda) Janáček’s “From the House of the Dead” is set to be presented from May 23 to 30 at the Opera di Roma. The production will be directed by Krzysztof Warlikowski, in his Italian debut. The production is a co-production with the Royal Opera House Covent Garden di Londra, La Monnaie, and l’Opéra national de Lyon. Dmitry Matvienko {…}