Lohengrin, Wagner in Gran Teatre del Liceu
17 – 25 March 2025 Romantische Oper en tres actes Llibret de Richard Wagner.
La Bohème, Puccini in Metropolitan Opera
Four brilliant casts take the stage as Puccini’s lovesick young bohemians in Franco Zeffirelli’s picturesque production. Sopranos Ailyn Pérez, Eleonora Buratto, Kristina Mkhitaryan, and Corinne Winters alternate as the delicate seamstress Mimì, and tenors Dmytro Popov, Matthew Polenzani, and Joseph Calleja share the role of the enamored poet Rodolfo. Maestros Kensho Watanabe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Alexander […]
Falstaff, Verdi in La Scala
From 16 January to 7 February 2025 3 hours and 25 minutes circa intermissions included Commedia lirica in three acts Libretto by Arrigo Boito Teatro alla Scala Orchestra and Chorus Teatro alla Scala Production Protagonist on the podium in a memorable edition of the opera presented in 2015 with the brilliant production directed by Robert […]
Interview with Angelina Ahmedova
– Angelina, good afternoon. – Tell me, have you dreamed of performing in opera since you were a child? The opera of those years, which you absorbed then, is very different from the opera of today. Even though it’s only been a short time, do you feel the differences? And where is the progress of […]
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma Birthday
The Teatro dell’Opera was originally known as the Teatro Costanzi after the contractor who built it, Domenico Costanzi (1819–1898). In November 1926 the Costanzi was bought by the Rome City Council and its name changed to Teatro Reale dell’Opera. The name “Teatro Costanzi” remains officially in use, to refer to the main auditorium. Website
Turandot, Puccini in La Scala
From 25 June to 15 July 2024 Opera in three acts and five scenes Libretto by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni Teatro alla Scala Orchestra and Chorus Treble Voices Chorus of the Teatro alla Scala Academy Teatro alla Scala New Production Conductor DANIEL HARDING Staging DAVIDE LIVERMORE Sets ELEONORA PERONETTI, PAOLO GEP CUCCO, DAVIDE LIVERMORE Costumes MARIANA FRACASSO […]
Don Quichotte, Massenet in Opéra national de Paris
Opéra Bastille from 10 May to 11 June 2024 After Cendrillon, Jules Massenet’s music is once again in the limelight with Don Quichotte, his last opera – created in 1910 for the Russian bass Shaliapin – a work that has not been performed at the Opéra Bastille for over 20 years. The composer retained only a few […]
DON GIOVANNI, Mozart in Staatsoper Berlin
DRAMMA GIOCOSO IN TWO ACTS (1787) 17, 19, 23, 26, 31 of May, 07 of June MUSIC BY Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart TEXT BY Lorenzo Da Ponte The writer E.T.A. Hoffmann described Mozart’s »Don Giovanni« as »the opera of all operas«. Since its world premiere in 1787 in Prague, the work has been highly celebrated on […]
Carmen, Bizet in Mikhailovsky Theatre
Libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy after the novel by Prosper Mérimée Music by Georges Bizet 3 December Premiere of the production: 5 September 2023 The Mikhailovsky Theatre presents Nacho Duato’s debut as an opera director — the new production of Georges Bizet’s “Carmen”. Nacho Duato’s “Carmen” is a reflection on predetermination and fate, love, death and freedom — and the price you have […]
Interview with Sofia Fomina
– Sofia, good afternoon. – If you don’t mind, let’s start with a question, which requires a bit of reflection. How has opera changed in the last 10 years and how will opera change in the next 10 years? My world career started just about 10 years ago. So it’s hard for me to say […]