“Poche ma buone”, few but good could be the summary of the performances of “Lucrezia Borgia” at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino! From the 1933 edition, the year of the founding…
DER FLIEGENDE HOLLANDER | Opera de Monte-Carlo
“Nur alle sieben Jahre ist es ihm erlaubt an Land zu steigen und seine Erlösung zu betreiben—” Heinrich Heine Written between May 1840 and August 1841, “the Flying Dutchman”, also…
UN BALLO IN MASCHERA | Teatro San Carlo
For many opera lovers and enthusiasts, “Un ballo in maschera” is Verdi’s perfect masterpiece. Born from a makeshift story, “Gustave III ou le bal masquĂ©,” already staged by Auber and…
THE TURN OF THE SCREW |Â Teatro Dell’Opera di Roma
To conclude the 2024-2025 season, the Rome Opera presents an exemplary production of Benjamin Britten’s masterpiece, The Turn of the Screw, an opera that premiered on September 14, 1954, at…
LA CAMBIALE DI MATRIMONIO | Rossini Opera Festival
His first opera to be performed on stage, “La cambiale di matrimonio” was composed by Rossini when he was just 18, having been hired as an opera composer for the…
L’ITALIANA IN ALGERI | Rossini Opera Festival
The second new production of the Rossini Opera Festival was l’Italiana in Algeri, one of the Pesaro composer’s most performed works and a masterpiece of the genre “opera buffa. Composed…
ZELMIRA | Rossini Opera Festival
“ciò che mi conforta è la certezza di aver Scritto bene, del resto poco mi curo” “What comforts me is the certainty of having written well, I don’t care about…
NABUCCO | Arena Verona Festival
The most Italian opera in the most Italian place on earth! Giuseppe Verdi’s third opera, which revealed his genius to the entire world, is closely linked to the history of…
NORMA (cast 2) | Teatro Alla Scala
Temple of opera or Disneyland of classical music? Even in the scorching Italian summer, Teatro alla Scala manages to monopolize newspapers and television, media and social media. For days, two…