Ildar Abdrzakov has been removed from the Teatro Filarmonico’s 2026 season. The company said, “Ildar Abdrazakov will not take part in the opera ‘Don Giovanni,’ scheduled at the Teatro Filarmonico in Verona from 18 to 25 January 2026.” The bass was expected to open the 2026 season as Don Giovanni. The Minister of Culture released a statement noting, “I support {…}
Pina Picerno, Vice President of the European Parliament, is speaking out against the hiring of Ildar Abdrazakov at Verona’s Teatro Filarmonico. The politician took to X and said, “First of all, let’s remember what we have already done, what we are doing now and what we will always do: fight together for democracy and against the propaganda of criminal regimes.” {…}
The Teatro Filarmonico has announced its 2026 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances in Verona. The season will open with Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” starring Ildar Abdrazakov, Paolo Bordogna, Ramaz Chikviladze, Gilda Fiume, Iván Ayón Rivas, Marta Torbidoni, Emma Fekete, and Alessandro Abis. Francesco Lanzillotta conducts the production by Enrico Stinchelli. Performance Dates: Jan. 18-25, 2026 Christian Senn, Loriana Castellano, Josè {…}
The Teatro Filarmonico in Verona has announced its 2025 season featuring rarely performed works and concerts. Opera Salieri’s “Falstaff” opens the season with Francesco Ommassini conducting a production by Paolo Valerio. The cast includes Giulio Mastrototaro, Gilda Fiume, Marco Ciaponi, Michele Patti, Laura Verrecchia, Romano Dal Zovo, and Eleonora Bellocci. Performance Dates: Jan. 19-26, 2025 Catalani’s “La Wally” will be {…}
Verona’s Teatro Filarmonico has announced its 2024 season. Opera Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” will be conducted by Gianna Fratta and directed by Ivan Stefanutti. The opera will star Alexander Vinogradov, Matteo Mezzaro, Anna Siminska, Gilda Fiume, Giulia Bolcato, Michele Patti, and Matteo Macchioni. Performance Dates: Jan. 21-Jan. 28, 2024 Puccini’s “La Rondine” will be conducted by Alvise Casellati and directed by {…}
Verona’s Teatro Filarmonico has announced its 2024 season. Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” is set to open the season. Performance Dates: Jan. 21-28, 2024 Puccini’s “La Rondine” will be performed in hommage to Puccini’s 100th anniversary of his death. Performance Dates: Feb. 18-25, 2024 Wolf-Ferrari’s “Il Campiello” gets its first performances at the Teatro Filarmonico. Performance Dates: March 17-24, 2024 Verdi’s “Stiffelio” will {…}
(Credit: Victor Santiago) The Teatro Filarmonico has announced a cast change for its New Year’s Eve gala. The company said that Irina Lungu will replace Aleksandra Kurzak as Mimi in “La Boheme.” This marks the second cancelation for Kurzak this week, who was set to perform on Dec. 23 at the Teatro Comunale di Bologna. Lungu is coming off performances {…}
Verona’s Teatro Filarmonico is set to celebrate the New Year with a gala performance of “La Bohème.” The performance will star Aleksandra Kurzak and Roberto Alagna in a production by Stefano Trespidi. Andrea Battistoni will conduct the evening. While the company is currently performing the Puccini opera, Kurzak and Alagna will appear at the Verona company for one night only. {…}
The Teatro Filarmonico has announced its 2023 season. The season opens with Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro” starring Giulio Mastrototaro, Sara Blanch, Alessandro Luongo, Gilda Fiume, and Annalisa Stroppa. Francesco Ommassini conducts the production by Ivan Stefanutti. Performance Dates: Jan. 22-29, 2023 Massimiliano Stefanelli conducts Verdi’s “Aida” in a production by Franco Zeffirelli. Monica Conesa sings the title role with {…}
(Credits: Opera Australia official website / Opera Online) The Teatro Verdi di Padova has announced that it will livestream Franz Léhar’s “Die Lustige Witwe.” The showcase will star Omar Montanari in the role of Baron Mirko Zeta, Ruth Iniesta as Valencienne, Alessandro Safina as Count Danilo Danilovitsch, and Anastasia Bartoli as Hanna Glawari. The cast also includes Matteo Roma, William {…}
(Credit: Fondazione Arena di Verona official website) The Teatro Filarmonico in Italy has announced that it will broadcast a series of events in collaboration with the Municipality of Verona, the Cariverona Foundation and the Verona Philharmonic Academy. The concerts focus on the relationship between Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and the city of Verona as their central theme. “Mozart, from Austria to {…}