(Credit: © Luciano Romano) Rai5 will finally present the Teatro San Carlo’s opening night production of Dvořák’s “Rusalka.” The opera, which was originally set to be shown on Nov. 20, 2024, will be broadcast on May 29. The production is directed by Dmitri Tcherniakov and conducted by Dan Ettinger. Asmik Grigorian stars in the title role alongside Adam Smith as {…}
The Teatro San Carlo has announced a cast change for “Attila.” The company said, “We inform our audience that, due to a sudden illness of Sondra Radvanovsky, the role of Odabella in the production of Attila by Giuseppe Verdi, scheduled, in concert version, on 2025 April 24 and 27, will be performed by Anna Pirozzi.” Pirozzi has performed Odabella in {…}
The Teatro San Carlo has announced a cast change for its Feb. 25 performance of “Roméo et Juliette.” The company said, “Due to illness, soprano Nadine Sierra will not be able to sing the role of Juliette in the last performance of Roméo et Juliette.” As a result, French-Danish soprano Elsa Dreisig, one of the most important lyrical sopranos of {…}
Edward Gardner is apologizing for comments made regarding the Teatro Carlo’s chorus. The English conductor said, “I wish to offer my most sincere apologies to the Artists of the Chorus of the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples for my recent statements. I have deep respect and sincere esteem for the Chorus and for each of its members.” He added, {…}
The Teatro San Carlo has found its Attila for Verdi’s Opera of the same name. Giorgi Manoshvili will take over the role, which Ildar Abdrazakov was originally set to perform. The Georgian bass has performed at the Teatro delle Muse, Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Israeli Opera, Rossini Opera Festival, Wexford Opera, Teatro Filarmonico, and Teatro San Carlo. He is a {…}
Ildar Abdrazakov has released a statement regarding all his cancellations in Europe and the United States following his ousting from the Teatro San Carlo. The bass took to social media and said, “It’s been quite some time I have not given my feedback regarding all the cancellations of my engagements in Europe and the U.S. Now is the time. And my {…}
Following the cancelation of Ildar Abdraekov’s performance at the Teatro San Carlo, Vice President of the European Parliament Pina Picierno has released a statement applauding teh decision. Picierno took to social media and said, “Abdrazakov is one of Vladimir Putin’s loyalists, and listed among the ‘war enablers,’ that is, among the active supporters of the war by the Anti-Corruption Foundation {…}
Teatro San Carlo has announced that Putin supporter Idar Abdrazakov will no longer sing in the upcoming productions of “Don Carlo” and “Attila.” The news comes days after the Huffington Post published a piece that openly questioned Abdrazakov’s hiring and included a quote from Ukrainian bass Alexander Tsymbaluk, who was unaware he would be singing next to the Russian bass. {…}
Ukrainian bass Alexander Tsymbaluk is responding to the Teatro San Carlo’s decision to hire Ildar Abdrazakov for its upcoming production of Verdi’s “Don Carlo.” Tsymbaluk, who is slated to perform with the Russian bass and Putin supporter told the Huffington Post, “I am still in a state of shock over the theater’s decision to invite Ildar Abdrazakov for the production of {…}
(Credit: Teatro Real, Royal Opera House/Bill Cooper/Salzburg Festival) With the year coming to an end, four major Italian opera houses are set to open their 2024-25 seasons. As customary the Italian opera calendar opens in late November or early December. So here is a look at what to expect from these four famed theaters. Teatro La Fenice The Venice Theater {…}
The Teatro San Carlo has postponed the upcoming Jonas Kaufmann/Ludovic Tézier concert on Oct. 6, 2024. The company said that due to the sudden Covid-illness of Jonas Kaufmann, the concert Jonas Kaufmann/Ludovic Tézier has been postponed to a new date to be announced shortly. Ticket owners will be able to save the tickets they have bought to attend the concert {…}