(Photo: Michele Crosera) Four months after La Fenice closed its doors, opera has once again returned to its stage, albeit not necessarily in a form that one normally associates with a traditional opera house. The regulations aimed at containing the spread of COVID 19 mean that Italian theatres, cinemas, and other public performance spaces must comply with stringent restrictions, which {…}
Opera will return to the Teatro la Fenice on July 10 with a new production of Vivaldi’s “Ottone in Villa.” The new production will be conducted by Diego Fasolis and star Giulia Semenzato, Sonia Prina, Lucia Cirillo, Valentino Buzza, and Michela Antenucci. Giovanni Di Cicco will direct the production with set designs by Massimo Checchetto, costumes by Carlos Tieppo, and {…}
The Teatro la Fenice has announced that it will reopen to the public in July. The theater will open with chamber concerts, symphonic concerts, and an opera production, all following health regulations implemented by the government. The first concert will be held on July 5 at 7 p.m. with the brass players of the Orchestra and choral artists from La {…}
On June 15, the Teatro la Fenice will celebrate legendary director Pier Luigi Pizzi’s 90th birthday. The company will stream a live interview with the director on Facebook at 11 a.m. and will later share it on YouTube and Instagram. The interview will be conducted by Fortunato Ortombina in the Sala grande di Campo San Fantin. Ortombina will go through {…}
The Teatro la Fenice has announced four concerts for the month of June featuring the company’s orchestra and chorus. The company will present concerts live on YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram with no audience. The theater will then reopen to the public in July. The first concert scheduled for June 18 will feature music by Antonio Vivaldi and Tomaso Albinoni. The {…}
On May 12 Founder of the festival Autunno Musicale a Como and former Artistic Director of the Teatro la Fenice, Italo Gómez, died at the age of 87 in Crotone, Italy. Born in Medellín, Colombia in 1933, he went to Italy in the 1960s and went on to graduate from the Conservatorio Luigi Cherubini di Firenze as a cellist and {…}
The Teatro la Fenice has announced it is reopening on June 2. The theater announced that on the day of the Festa della Repubblica, La Fenice will reopen for a visitors tour. The reopening is made possible with the support of the ENI. The theater will open at 10 a.m until 5 p.m. All visitors must make a reservation via {…}
The Teatro la Fenice has announced new streams for May 15 and May 22, 2020. The company will first stream Verdi’s “Aida” conducted by Riccardo Frizza. The performance from May 2019 stars Roberta Mantegna in the title role, Roberto Frontali, Francesco Meli, and Irene Roberts. Meanwhile, the May 22 stream will be Puccini’s “Tosca” conducted by Daniele Rustioni. The cast {…}
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has extended the lockdown until May 3, resulting in the closure of all Italian theaters. Italy was originally expected to open on April 13 but due the coronavirus and the the fatality totaling 18,849, more than any other country, Conte decided to extend. He stated, extending for another three weeks is “a difficult but necessary {…}
(Credit: Michele Crosera) OperaVision will showcase Mozart’s “Il Sogno di Scipione” from Teatro La Fenice starting on March 31, 2020. The opera stars Giuseppe Valentino Buzza, Francesca Boncompagni, Emanuele D’Aguanno, Bernarda Bobro, Luca Cervoni, and Rui Hoshina. Federico Maria Sardelli conducts the opera in a production by Elena Barbalich. The stream kicks off at 7 p.m. CET. That’s around 2 {…}
The Teatro la Fenice has announced that it will remain closed to the public due to the coronavirus. The company announced that “La Fenice is closed to the public tomorrow Monday March 2, 2020. The Chamber Music Concert of the Quartetto Dafne will be broadcast live on La Fenice Opera House You Tube Channel from 6pm. We will bring you {…}
