The Teatro Municipale di Piacenza has announced a cast change for its production of “I Due Foscari.” The company said that Marigona Qerkezi will sing the role of Lucrezia Contarini replacing Marina Rebeka, who was originally announced. For her part, Qerkezi said, “Delighted to announce that I will be giving life to my beloved ‘Lucrezia Contarini’ in Verdi’s “I due {…}
The Teatro Municipale di Piacenza has announced its 2023-24 season. The season opens with Verdi’s “Otello” starring Gregory Kunde, Luca Micheletti, Antonio Mandrillo, and Francesca Dotto. Leonardo Sini conducts the production by Italo Nunziata. Performance Dates: Dec. 11-17, 2023 Carmela Remigio sings the title role of Donizetti’s “Anna Bolena” alongside Arianna Vendittelli, Luigi De Donato, Ruzil Gatin, and Paola Gardina. Diego Fasolis conducts the {…}
OperaStreaming has announced a series of streams for the holiday season. The company will kick things off with “Rigoletto” at the Municipal Theater of Piacenza. The production will star Amartuvshin Enkhbat in the title role alongside Marco Ciaponi as the Duke of Mantua and Federica Guida as Gilda. Other cast members include Mattia Denit and Rossana Rinaldi as Sparafucile and {…}
The Teatro Municipale di Piacenza in Italy has announced its 2022 season which will feature five productions and special events. The season opens with Verdi’s “Aroldo” starring Luciano Ganci in the title role, Vladimir Stoyanov, and Roberta Mantegna. Manlio Benzi conducts the production by Emilio Sala e Edoardo Sanchi. Performance Dates: Jan. 21 & 23, 2022 Donizetti’s “La Favorita” will {…}
Italy’s Teatro Municipale di Piacenza has announced the fall 2021 season. Here is a look at the operatic and vocal concerts. Opera The season opens with Bellini’s “Norma” starring Angela Meade, Stefano La Colla, Michele Pertusi, and Paola Gardina. Performance Dates: Oct. 20-24, 2021 Donizetti’s “Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali” will star Giuliana Gianfaldoni, Nicolò Donini, Marco Filippo Romano, Paola Leoci, Silvia Beltrami, Matteo Desole, Andrea Vincenzo Bonsignore, Stefano {…}
The Teatro Municipale di Piacenza has announced it will reopen on May 16. The theater will reopen with Verdi’s Requiem conducted by Plácido Domingo. The concert will be dedicated to the victims of COVID-19 and will mark the first time Domingo performs in Piacenza since 1972 when he sang “Lucia di Lammermoor.” The concert will also feature Maria José Siri, {…}
On November 15, OperaStreaming will broadcast Handel’s “Aci, Galatea e Polifemo” live from the Teatro Municipale in Piacenza. This production, directed by Gianmaria Aliverta, is the first staging in modern times of the version written for the famous castrato Senesino. Luca Guglielmi will conduct the Baroque ensemble La Lira di Orfeo. The cast of young artists includes Raffaele Pe as {…}
The Teatro Municipale di Piacenza will continue to perform opera via streaming. The company announced that its new production of Handel’s “Aci, Galatea e Polifemo,” which was set to debut on Oct. 31, 2020, will be showcased on Opera Streaming, the first regional streaming service in Italy. The platform can be accessed on YouTube. The production will also be recorded {…}
The Fondazione Teatri Piacenza has announced the postponement of its upcoming production of Boito’s “Mesfitofele.” The company announced that the production, which was set to close the 2019-20 season will be postponed to October 2022. The decision was made due to regulations established by the Italian government following the COVID-19 crisis. The production was scheduled to be performed on Nov. {…}
The Teatro Municipale di Piacenza has closed due to the Coronavirus. The company announced that due to orders from the Minister of Health in cooperation with the President of the Emilia-Romagna region, all planned activity at the theater would be closed until March 1, 2020. The company was set to present a new production of Donizetti’s “Lucrezia Borgia” on Feb. {…}
The Teatro Municipale di Piacenza has announced its 2019-20 season featuring a number of new productions and one world premiere. Opera Maria Teresa Leva, Lucrezia Drei, Azer Zada, Francesco Cascione, Stefano Marchisio, and Maharram Huseynov star in Puccini’s “La Bohème.” The opera, which opens the season, is set to be conducted by Aldo Sisillo with legendary baritone Leo Nucci directing the new production. Performance {…}
