(Credit: Fabrizio Sansoni-Teatro dell’Opera di Roma) On July 16 the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma will open a new production of Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” at the Circo Massimo. The production will be one of the two operas the company presents during the summer. Donato Renzetti conducts the production by Àlex Ollé de La Fura dels Baus. Corinne Winters will take on the {…}
OperaVision has announced its July 2021 streaming slate. First up will be a production of “Andrea Chénier” from the Hungarian State Opera. The work will feature Boldizsár László, Eszter Sümegi, and Michele Kalmandy. Balázs Kocsár conducts a production by Fabio Ceresa. Streaming Date: July 2, 2021 Next up will be a production of “The Haunted Manor” from Poznan Opera. The {…}
The board of the Fondazione Teatro dell’Opera in Rome unanimously approved the final balance sheet for 2020. During a session on June 18, the board approved the balance which saw a profit of 176,255 euros. It is the seventh consecutive year where the Foundation closes with a positive balance and showcases the stable and lasting economic-financial balance. The positive result {…}
The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma has named Michele Mariotti the company’s new music director. Mariotti will assume the new position in November 2022 with an initial four-year contract. He will also conduct three operas per season. Mariotti has performed in Roma in successful productions of “Idomeneo re di Creta di Mozart” in November, symphonic concerts, and “Luisa Miller.” In a {…}
(Credit: Fabrizio Sansoni -Teatro dell’Opera di Roma) On the June 15, the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma’s summer season opens at the Circo Massimo. The company will open its summer celebration with Verdi’s “Il Trovatore” conducted by Daniele Gatti and directed by Lorenzo Mariani. In a statement, Gatti said, “With ‘Il Trovatore’ will have completed my journey through Verdi’s popular trilogy at {…}
The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma has announced that presdient Sergio Mattarella will assist the opening performance of Verdi’s “Il Trovatore” on June 15. The performance will mark the opening night of Roma’s summer season and will be conducted by Daniele Gatti and directed by Lorenzo Mariani. Mattarella will be greeted by the mayor of Rome, Virginia Raggi, and the Opera {…}
The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma has announced May programming for a live audience. Gianandrea Noseda will conduct a concert dedicated to Brahms on May 15. The concert will feature Symphony No. 2 and will also include the company’s chorus. The second concert of the month will be held on May 22 and will feature Oksana Lyniv in her Rome debut. The {…}
The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma will present “Luisa Miller” on April 30. Michele Mariotti will conduct the rarely performed Verdi work, which has not been heard at the Teatro Costanzi since 1990. The concert performance will feature Michele Pertusi, Antonio Poli, Daniela Barcellona, Marko Mimica, and Roberto Frontali. The title role will be sung by Roberta Mantegna and the cast {…}
(Credit: Fabrizio Sansoni-Teatro dell’Opera di Roma) The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma has announced that it will reopen its theater to the public and has also begun a new fundraising campaign. Following the new decree by the Italian government, the theater will present a concert dedicated to Verdi on April 28. Michele Mariotti will conduct the performance which will feature ballet {…}
The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma has postponed its performances of “Lusia Miller.” The company, which was set to stream the work on April 20 and 21, announced that due to a number of chorus members testing positive for COVID-19, the “Lusia Miller” performances will be rescheduled. The news comes as a number of theaters are facing outbreaks across Europe. Recently {…}
(Credit: Pablo Faccinetto) Daniele Gatti is set to replace Sir Antonio Pappano at the Orchestra dell’Accademia di Santa Cecilia. The Corriere della Serra is reporting that Pappano will leave his post in Rome at the end of the 2021-24 season to become the chief conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra. The news comes as Gatti’s contract as Music Director of {…}