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 {…}
The Teatro la Fencice has canceled all performances until March 1, 2020. The theater issued a statement stating, “All performances are cencelled until Sunday 1st March in relation to the spread of the coronavirus according to the precautionary measure of the Veneto Region. We will bring you more as the situation develops.” The Teatro la Fenice is the latest in {…}
(Credit: Michele Crosera) The Teatro La Fenice’s pairing of Bartok’s “Bluebeard’s Castle” and Samuel Barber’s “A Hand of Bridge” certainly made for an interesting and unusual double bill, although the relationship between the works was not immediately evident. This was recognized by the director Fabio Ceresa who explored possible connections, but finding none, opted to stage them as two distinct, {…}
The Teatro La Fenice has canceled rehearsals for its opening night performance of Verdi’s “Don Carlo” and its gala concert scheduled for Nov. 14. The theater was flooded after the city of Venice was hit with record-breaking floods that went up to six feet. The company posted a statement via social media noting, “It was a stormy night and the {…}
The Teatro La Fenice has announced its 2019-20 season featuring a number of productions and concerts. Opera Alex Esposito, Piero Pretti, Julian Kim, and Maria Agresta star in Verdi’s “Don Carlo.” Myung-Whun Chung conducts a production by Robert Carsen. Performance Dates: Nov. 24-Dec. 7, 2019 Enrico Calesso conducts a new production of Carlo Collodi’s “Pinocchio.” Gianmaria Aliverta directs the production in a new version with Silvia Frigato {…}
Following on from its production of “Il Sogno di Scipione,” Venice’s La Fenice staged another Mozart rarity, “Il Re Pastore.” Although being a more mature work, the two operas share many characteristics; both were set to a libretto by Metastasio, written for sopranos and tenor voices (although in the latter work the role of Aminta was written for a castrato, {…}
Originally “Il Sogno di Scipione” was written as a celebratory work for the Archbishop Schrattenbach of Salzburg in 1771, who was unfortunate enough to die before its first performance. Mozart, therefore, took the opportunity to add a new extended final aria and rededicate the work to his successor, Hieronymus Colloredo, which was then performed at his investiture the following year. {…}
This weekend’s international roundup of must watch opera features a plethora of rare works and two repertory staples in unique productions. Here is a look at our top recommendations, in order by company. L’Enigma di Lea – Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona Composer Benet Casablancas and librettist Rafael Argullol’s work will get its world premiere in Barcelona on Saturday with {…}
Yes, it’s that time of the year where we wax poetic about transformative experiences we have had over the course of the last 300 or so days. Sometimes we curate these experiences as rankings to fuel some individual emotions, and at other moments we simply do what we are doing with this piece – let a few different people chip {…}