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 {…}
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’ {…}