The Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires and the Teatro San Carlo have signed a Framework Agreement of International Cooperation. In a statement Superintendent Fulvio Macciardi. said this “an understanding that opens up to a multi-year collaboration between two great musical institutions, with the aim of promoting the exchange of artists, masterpieces, productions and common projects, until the realization of a {…}
The Teatro San Carlo has announced its 2026-27 season. Mariangela Sicilia, Marta Torbidoni, Piotr Beczała, Stefan Pop, Igor Golovatenko, Franco Vassallo, Michele Pertusi, Gabriele Sagona, Martina Belli, and Marko Mimica star in Verdi’s “Luisa Miller.” Daniel Oren conducts the production by Davide Livermore. Performance Dates: Dec. 2-10, 2026 Anna Pirozzi, Karah Son, Jorge de León, Giorgio Berrugi, Veronica Simeoni, Chiara Tirotta, Marco {…}
The Teatro San Carlo has announced a cast change for its June 21 concert. The company said that Aleksandra Kurzak will perform replacing Sondra Radvanovsky, who was originally scheduled. Kurzak is currently performing “Adriana Lecouvreur” at the Teatro San Carlo. Later this season she returns to the Arena di Verona and the Semperoper Dresden. For this concert the Polish soprano {…}
(Credit: Michael Cooper ) Sondra Radvanovsky is responding to the Teatro San Carlo investigation that mentioned the soprano alongside Jonas Kaufmann and Asmik Grigorian. In a statement to social media, the soprano said, “I’ve learned to my surprise that my name appears in a newspaper article regarding the Teatro di San Carlo. I am shocked, offended, and disheartened by what {…}
The Napoli Public Prosecutor’s Office has announced a an investigation into the Teatro San Carlo. According to La Repubblica, 12 individuals are under investigation including former Superintendent Stephane Lissner, former Director General Emmanuela Spedaliere. According to reports, the alleged offenses include fraud, embezzlement, and forgery. Meanwhile, several international artists, such as tenor Jonas Kauffman, directors Krzysztof Warlikowski and Claus Guth, {…}
The Teatro San Carlo has announced a cast change for its March 24, 2026 performance of “Lucia di Lammermoor.” The company said that due to Rosa Feola’s illness, the role of Lucia will be performed by Sara Blanch. Blanch has performed Lucia at the Teatro Massimo di Palermo to great success. She is known for the bel canto repertoire performing {…}
A tale of two performances. On March 18, audiences at the Teatro San Carlo experienced a performance of “Lucia di Lammermoor” sans the iconic mad scene. Fast forward three days and the March 21st performance was the site of a encore during the scene. After singing the first part of the mad scene, soprano Jessica Pratt, who was filling in {…}
(Credit: Luciano Romano) On March 18, the Teatro San Carlo experienced the unexpected at the third performance of Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor.” According to the Italian publication Connessi all’Opera, during the only intermission, the company announced that soprano Rosa Feola fell ill and was trying to recover. After a prolonged intermission, the company said that the show would go on {…}
Arte.TV is set to present Ponchielli’s “La Gioconda” from the Teatro San Carlo. The historical production by Romain Gilbert was recorded in 2024 and features three of operas biggest stars, Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, and Ludovic Tézier. The cast also includes Eve-Maud Hubeaux, Alexander Köpeczi, and Kseniia Nikolaieva. Pinchas Steinberg conducted the production. When the production premiered OperaWire wrote, “Anna {…}
The Teatro San Carlo has announced a cast change for its Feb. 1 concert. The company said that due to indisposition Matthias Goerne will not be able to perform. As a result, Ludovic Tézier will replace him. The program will see the French baritone perform Wagner’s “Wesendonck-Lieder” instead of Hans Werner Henze’s “Fünf Neapolitanische Lieder.” Ingo Metzmacher will conduct the {…}
(Credit: Ph. Luciano Romano) On Dec. 11, Rai 5 will broadcast the Teatro San Carlo‘s new production of Cherubini’s “Medea.” The production marks the first time the Napoli, Italy theater performs the work. The opera is be conducted by Riccardo Frizza and stars Sondra Radvanovsky in her acclaimed interpretation which she has performed the Metropolitan Opera and Lyric Opera of {…}
