Q & A: Soprano Martina Licari on Her Forthcoming Role Debut as Ismene at Vicenza In Lirica & How COVID Disrupted her Early Success

(Photo: Antonio Curti) The winner of the 2021 Tulio Serafin Opera Singing Competition, Martina Licari, is due to make her role debut as Ismene in two performances of Mozart’s “Mitridate, re di Ponto” at this season’s Vicenza in Lirica, starting 28th August, running until 12th September. Having graduated from the conservatory in Palermo in 2018, the young soprano appeared to {…}

Festival Vicenza in Lirica Announces its 2021 Season

The Festival Vicenza in Lirica in Italy has announced its 2021 season. The Young Artist’s Future concert will feature students from Laura Polverelli’s masterclass. Performance Date: August 27, 2021 Mozart’s Oratroio “Betulia Liberata” will feature Nile Senatore (Ozia), Alessandra Visentin (Giuditta), Paola Leoci (Amital), Patrizio La Placa (Achior), Caterina Meldolesi (Cabri), and Véronique Valdès (Cami). The Orchestra di Padova e {…}

Settimane Musicale 2018 Festival Review – L’Inganno Felice: Director Alberto Triola Finds Way to Use Ancient Theater Beautifully For Youthful Rossini Work

Vicenza’s Teatro Olimpico, designed by Palladio in 1580, is Europe’s oldest indoor theater. It is based on Vitruvius’s description of the theatres of Ancient Rome, and therefore, Classical in style. It has an elliptical, steeply-raked seating space as found in Ancient Greek and Roman open-air theatres, which provides for unrestricted views of the stage. Its auditorium is decorated by plaster {…}

Teatro Olimpico Review 2017 – L’Orfeo: Strong Singing & Gorgeous Theater Deliver Memorable Evening

No apologies are made for starting this review of Monteverdi’s “L’Orfeo” with a description of the venue, Vicenza’s Teatro Olimpico, which must count as one of the world’s most beautiful and architectural significant theatres. Designed by Palladio in 1580, it was described by Goethe as “a theatre based on the ancient model, but in small proportions and indescribably beautiful…”. Palladio {…}