On April 22 the Teatro Regio di Torino will stream a production of Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’Amore.” The production, which can be seen on the company’s website, will be conducted by Stefano Montanari and will star Mariangela Sicilia as Adina, Bogdan Volkov as Nemorino, Marco Filippo Romano as Dulcamara, and Giorgio Caoduro as Belcore. The production is directed by Fabio Sparvoli. {…}
(Credits: Opera Australia / Dario Acosta / © Sergey Misenko / Lourdes Balduque / Chris Gloag) Italian television channel Rai5 has announced broadcasts for the week of Jan. 25 – Jan. 29, 2021. The broadcasts will be dedicated to opera stagings by Davide Livermore. First up will be a production of Rossini’s “Il barbiere di Siviglia” with Chiara Amarù, Edgardo {…}
The Teatro Regio di Torino has announced its December, January, and February program. The newly announced showcase will begin on Dec. 23 with the theater’s Christmas Concert. Gianandrea Noseda returns to the Teatro Regio to conduct the annual concert which will include music by Bach, Mozart, Lutero, and Stravinsky. The concert will feature the Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro {…}
In late May, the COVID-19 pandemic relented for a spell, enticing parts of the United States to reopen after weeks of lockdown. Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial start of summer in the States, was in full swing. 2020 had a disastrous start, but big cities like New York had the virus somewhat contained. Worldwide, the insidious threat of sickness and {…}
The Teatro Regio di Torino has announced 26 concerts to reopen the theater. The series will include eight string orchestra concerts, five choral concerts, and 13 chamber concerts, The concerts will begin on July 15 and run through July 31 and will include music by Mozart, Schubert, Reger, Brahms, Bernstein, Beethoven, Handel, Vivaldi, Albinoni, Bach, Schumann, Mahler, Mascagni, and Elgar. {…}
The Teatro Regio di Torino’s former superintendent William Graziosi is under investigation. According to a report in La Reppublica, Graziosi is being investigated by Italy’s Guardia di Finanza for corruption, abuse, and cronyism. According to the investigation a number of irregularities have been found regarding Graziosi’s relationship with a Swiss-Italian artists agency and his proximity to the Five Star party {…}
The Teatro Regio di Torino has rescheduled and canceled its March, April, and May performances. The theater announced that Puccini’s “La Bohème,” originally scheduled for March 11 through 22 has been rescheduled for April 8 through 19. Meanwhile, Berlioz’s “La Damnation de Faust,” originally scheduled for April 8 through 19, has been canceled. Bach’s St. Matthew’s Passion will be rescheduled {…}
The Teatro Regio di Torino will live stream operas daily. The company announced that it will present new streams every day at 6 p.m. local time to allow fans to continue getting a consistent dose of opera. The company will showcase dress rehearsals of prestigious productions of the current Season and past seasons, which will be available, act by act, {…}
(Credit: © 国家大剧院National Centre for the Performing Arts Davinia Rodríguez is one of Spain’s most acclaimed and beloved sopranos. She has sung in every major Spanish theater and around the world and has performed a range of repertoire that stretches from the great Bel Canto operas to the dramatic early Verdi roles, including her acclaimed Lady Macbeth. This week Rodríguez {…}
(Credit: MALMO fotografía artística) Carmen Giannattasio has dropped out of the Teatro Regio di Torino’s upcoming production of Puccini’s Tosca.” The company announced that due to Giannattasio’s absence, Spanish soprano Davinia Rodríguez will take over the title role. This will mark Rodríguez’s role debut and her first stage performances of the 2019-20 season. Rodríguez performed at the Teatro Regio di {…}
The Teatro Regio di Torino has announced its 2019-20 season. Bizet’s “Les pêcheurs de perles” opens the season starring Hasmik Torosyan, Yaroslav Abaimov, Fabio Maria Capitanucci, and Ugo Guagliardo. The production will be directed by Julien Lubeck and Cécile Roussat and conducted by Ryan McAdams. Performance Dates: Oct. 3-20, 2019 Anna Pirozzi and Carmen Giannattasio share the title role in Puccini’s “Tosca.” The two divas are {…}