Carmela Remigio, Bruno Taddia, Raffaele Pe & Vincenzo Costanzo Lead Teatro Alighieri’s 2025 Season

The Teatro Alighieri in Ravenna has announced its 2025 season featuring three opera productions. The season opens with Händel’s “Giulio Cesare“ conducted by Ottavio Dantone and directed by Chiara Muti. Raffaele Pe, Marie Lys, Delphine Galou, Filippo Mineccia, Federico Fiorio, Andrea Gavagnin, Clemente Antonio Daliotti, and Davide Giangregorio. Performance Dates: Jan. 17 & 19, 2025 Gaspare Spontini’s “La Vestale” will be conducted {…}

Nov 6, 2024

Q & A: Vincenzo Costanzo on His Opera Career & Living a Creative Life

(Photo: Michele Monasta) Vincenzo Costanzo is one of the most promising and highly regarded young tenors on the world opera scene. Born in 1991, he joined the children’s voice choir of the San Carlo Theater in Naples at the age of six, where he made his debut as a soloist at only 11-years-old in a contemporary opera. From a very {…}

Jul 26, 2024

Rai 5 to Present ‘Le Willis’ with Lidia Fridman

Rai5 is set to present “Le Willis” on July 26. The production, shown at the Torre del Lago at the 70° Festival Puccini 2024, was performed in Pier Luigi Pizzi’s production with Gheorghe Iancu choreographing. Massimo Zanetti conducted the opera which starred Giuseppe De Luca, Lidia Fridman, and Vincenzo Costanzo. Barbara Napolitano is the TV director. “Le Willis” is an {…}

Mar 14, 2024

Teatro La Fenice 2024 Review: Maria Egiziaca

Photo: Roberto Moro Sometimes, opera programming can be extremely original, providing us with unexpected titles. That was the case with La Fenice/Maria Malibran’s “Maria Egiziaca,” Otto Respighi’s eclectic and sensuous opera. Especially when hearing lesser-performed titles, it is very hard to define what to expect musically. While in classic and baroque operas, there is a certain inner grammar of the {…}

Mar 7, 2024

Francesca Dotto Leads ‘Maria Egiziaca’ at the Teatro La Fenice

The Teatro Mailbran is set to present Respighi’s “Maria Egiziaca.” The opera, which is presented as part of the Teatro La Fenice’s 2023-24 season will open on March 8 and run through March 16, 2024. The production will be by Pier Luigi Pizzi and will be conducted by Manlio Benzi. Francesca Dotto leads a cast that includes Vincenzo Costanzo, Simone {…}

Feb 2, 2024

Maggio Musicale Announces Cast Change for ‘Tosca’

The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has announced a cast change for its production of “Tosca.” The company said that the role of Mario Cavaradossi will be performed by Piero Pretti (May 24, 26; June 3, 6) and Vincenzo Costanzo (June 8). They will replace Francesco Meli who was originally announced. Pretti is a well-known tenor who is set to perform at {…}

Aug 3, 2020

Idagio to Stream Carmen Giannattasio & Vincenzo Costanzo Concert

(Credit: Jean Philippe Raibaud) Idagio Music is set to stream “Puccini Under the Stars” with Carmen Giannattasio, Vincenzo Costanzo, and Gianluca Marcianò. The concert, which will be performed in Rotonda Vassallo, Lerici, Italy, will feature music from “Madama Butterfly,” “Tosca,” and “La Bohème,” and will last approximately 90 minutes. The performance will be live at 3:00 p.m. on August 3, {…}

Jun 18, 2019

Carmela Remigio & Maria José Siri Headline Maggio Musicale Fiorentino’s 2019-20 Season

The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has announced its 2019-20 season featuring rarely staged works and some of the most popular in the repertory. Spontini’s “Fernando Cortez” opens the season with Fabio Luisi conducting the new production by Cecilia Ligorio. The production stars Dario Schmunck in the title role as well as Alexia Voulgaridou. Performance Dates: Oct. 12-23, 2019 Marina Comparato and Karina Demurova sin {…}

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