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Soprano Lise Davidsen pregnant with twins, cancels performances from mid-March through December
Read full article: Soprano Lise Davidsen pregnant with twins, cancels performances from mid-March through DecemberSoprano Lise Davidsen is pregnant with twins and is canceling her performances from mid-March through the end of the year.
La Scala's gala season premiere vanquished bad-luck vibes around long-absent Verdi opera
Read full article: La Scala's gala season premiere vanquished bad-luck vibes around long-absent Verdi operaMilanโs famed Teatro alla Scala presents Giuseppe Verdiโs โLa Forza del Destinoโ for its gala season premiere Saturday for the first time in 59 years, seeking to shake the opera's reputation for bringing bad luck.
American tenor Brian Jagde gets last-minute call to sing in La Scala's gala season premiere
Read full article: American tenor Brian Jagde gets last-minute call to sing in La Scala's gala season premiereAmerican tenor Brian Jagde was just wrapping up Verdiโs โLa Forza del Destinoโ in Barcelona last month when he got a very much last-minute offer to sing the same role in La Scalaโs gala season premiere this Saturday, arguably the opera worldโs most prestigious gig.
La Scala's gala premiere of 'Don Carlo' celebrates Italian opera's new status as cultural treasure
Read full article: La Scala's gala premiere of 'Don Carlo' celebrates Italian opera's new status as cultural treasureItalian melodramaโs official recognition as a global cultural treasure is getting trumpeted with La Scalaโs season premiere of Verdiโs โDon Carlo.โ.
Muti's legacy: respect composers, reject revisionists
Read full article: Muti's legacy: respect composers, reject revisionistsIn the twilight of his music directorship of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Riccardo Muti candidly outlined his legacy and implored musicians to remember his instruction on Giuseppe Verdiโs operas: use the 19th century scores without altered notes.
Verdi's 'Don Carlos' arrives at Met Opera in original French
Read full article: Verdi's 'Don Carlos' arrives at Met Opera in original FrenchThe Metropolitan Opera is presenting the original French version of Verdi's โDon Carlosโ for the first time after 217 performances since 1920 of the extensively revised and translated Italian more familiar as โDon Carlo.โ.
Despite pandemic, famed Italian theater opens season
Read full article: Despite pandemic, famed Italian theater opens seasonWhile many European theaters remain closed due to the pandemic, the famed Teatro alla Scala has opened its new season with the gala premiere of Verdiโs โMacbethโ to a fully seated house.
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An 'optimistic' Verona Arena announces summer opera lineup
Read full article: An 'optimistic' Verona Arena announces summer opera lineupFILE - In this June 21, 2002 file photo, a huge pyramid dominates the stage of the opening performance of Giuseppe Verdi's Aida in the Verona Arena, northern Italy. (AP Photo/Claudio Martinelli)MILAN โ Riccardo Muti and Plรกcido Domingo will headline the 2021 Verona Arena Opera Festival, essentially last year's season revived as a sign of โgreat optimism and utmost seriousness," the festival's general director said Thursday. After an abbreviated 2020 season of concerts due to the pandemic, operas will be fully staged with a complete cast and chorus. โWe have more experience, and we know better our enemy," general director Cecilia Gasdia told a news conference. 9, an opera gala featuring German tenor Jonas Kaufmann and a ballet gala starring Roberto Bolle.