Puccini called his work “La Rondine” a “commedia lirica,” effectively COMIC opera, but I consider it a TRAGEDY that this work isn’t performed more in the opera house.

“La Rondine” comprises some of the most exquisite, emotive music the maestro ever penned. Alas, devoid of the dramatic impact and impetus of his more famous, regularly performed works, it is scarcely deemed worthy of staging by impresarios, given its lightweight theme: a doomed romance with no histrionic turn of events or tragic deaths.

Maestro Sir Antonio Pappano gave no thoughts to such trivial matters as he took to the podium at the Barbican in London however, where he commanded the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) and a cast of singers in a concert version of the work.

Mainly obscured, as he invariably was in the opera house pit, it was a joy to see him, literally, under the spotlight and in full view. It is indeed a sight to behold, watching him at work, an elite marionettist pulling ALL the strings of his players, gesturing here, pointing there, driving his charges, dancing, gesticulating, prancing, at times so animated that I feared he would lose his footing and fall from his small, confined podium. That he is a musical genius is inarguable. The passion for what he does emanates from his very being, an almost tangible aura surrounding his enthusiastic, vibrant form.

The LSO itself, led by Pappano since September of this year, were quite majestic; again, the experience enhanced somewhat by virtue of being on full view, turning out Puccini’s score with exquisite care and attention.

Whether or not the lack of any requirement to concentrate on staging positions or real direction served to enhance or focus the singing performance of the artists, I can not say, except to state that this proved to be a euphonious delight, vocally.

Spectacular Singing

Nadine Sierra was penned in to perform the role of Magda, but she is in recovery from a medical procedure. Instead, Bolivian-Albanian soprano Carolina López Moreno  performed the role of Magda and positively shone here as the Parisian courtesan. She may have been a stand-in, but she had no need to refer to the score, singing with glorious aplomb. She possesses a shimmering tone, often voluminous, with a radiant, top. She delivered an exquisite “Ore dolci e divine” and her signature aria “Chi il Bel Sogno di Doretta?” was sublime, receiving much deserved applause.

Her chief admirer, Ruggero, was performed by the renowned American tenor Michael Fabiano who cut a rather studious, serious first impression with his bespectacled form. Vocally, seemingly hesitant in the early stages with his “Parigi! È la città dei desideri,” he soon blossomed to produce a fine and very sweet accompaniment in “Nella dolce carezza della danza” before producing a most sudden, unexpected and ardently pressed kiss that appeared to even take Carolina by surprise!

His powerful line and silvery top came into further prominence in the “Bevo al tuo fresco sorriso” quartet where his piercing tone cut through both the orchestration and eager chorus. He impressed throughout the evening, delivering a contemplative “Dimmi che vuoi seguirmi” which managed to avoid the usual, overly saccharine sentimentality. His “Ma come puoi lasciarmi se mi struggo in pianto” where he begs Magda not to leave him was genuinely moving and, for me, was one of the key highlights of the evening.

By contrast, the other lovebirds in the equation, supercilious poet Prunier and his secret on/off lover Lisette, maid to Magda, performed by American tenor Paul Appleby and Italian soprano Serena Gamberoni respectively, ham it up for laughs. Appleby has a fine, shiny bright tenor instrument with which he impresses throughout the whole first act. In fact, until Ruggero makes his entrance later in Act one, he holds the pivotal role as the lead tenor. He sets the stage and to a degree, the characters on it. His “Forse, come la rondine” was especially warm and enchanting, but his triumphs lay in his melodramatic yet witty retorts, along with the comedic squabbles with his girlfriend Lisette.

Gamberoni has a strong, expressive soprano and combined with her jocoseness, probably epitomized to perfection what Puccini meant by “commedia lirica”. Whether entering or exiting the stage, she did so with comical gusto.

More Performance Highlights

British baritone Ashley Riches takes on the role of Rambaldo, Magda’s wealthy ‘protector’. Cutting a very tall figure, he is suitably austere and constraining and sings his lines with rich, dark resonance.
Sarah Dufresne, Angela Schisano and Marvic Monreal are the essential party girls who give the whole show the requisite, essential sparkle, beauties for the eyes as well as the ears. I have frequently pondered why; after having seen her excel on a number of occasions now, Canadian soprano and former Jette Parker Alumna Sarah Dufresne has not been contracted to perform more substantial roles in the house. She has a voice of pure crystal, exquisitely polished, clarion and attention grabbing and I am always left wishing I could hear more of her.

The London Symphony Orchestra chorus made invaluable contributions here, not just with their delightfully engaging swaying during certain passages, but especially during the final passages of the “Bevo al tuo fresco sorriso” where the sheer wall of sound produced, quite literally, took one’s breath away. Possibly not surprising, given that their numbers were close to NINETY strong!

Whoever labelled “La Rondine” a “poor man’s ‘Traviata’” never lived, and certainly never loved. For what makes this underplayed mini-masterpiece so special is, frustratingly, the very reasons it is seldom staged. It is devoid of all the overly-melodramatic, theatrical murders, suicides and completely improbable tales of woe that are the hallmarks of most operas. Yet in its uncomplicated, simple story of near-tangible heartbreak, it is all the more potent for it. It is genuine. Real. TRUE verismo.
It’s NOT a “poor man’s Traviata.” It’s pure, unbridled richness for everyone.

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The orchestra said, “Nadine Sierra has had a recent medical procedure, the recovery from which is taking longer than anticipated. She has therefore had to withdraw from the LSO’s performances of ‘La Rondine’ on 10 and 12 December. The role of Magda will now be sung by Carolina López Moreno.”

Moreno has performed at the Puccini Festival Torre del Lago, Carnegie Hall, the Metropolitan Club, the Berliner Philharmonie, the Jugendstil-Festhalle Landau, and Cambridge University in England, among others. She has performed the works of Offenbach, Verdi, Mascagni, Leoncavallo, Mercadante, Poulenc, Puccini, and Nino Rota.

Moreno is set to join a cast that includes Serena Gamberoni, Michael Fabiano, Paul Appleby, and Ashley Riches. Sir Antonio Pappano conducts the London Symphony Orchestra.

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The company said, “We inform the kind public that all of the performances of “La Traviata” will be conducted by the maestro Renato Palumbo.” Palumbo will replace the originally announced Roberto Abbado.

Palumbo has conducted at many of the leading theaters including Teatro alla Scala, Paris Opéra, Royal Opera House, Wiener Staatsoper, Rossini Opera Festival, Arena in Verona, and Deutsche Oper Berlin. ”

“La Traviata” is set to be directed by Stefania Grazioli and will star Carolina López Moreno and Julia Muzychenko as Violetta, Giovanni Sala, Matheus Pompeu, Lodovico Filippo Ravizza, and Min Kim.

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The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has announced its 2025 season.

Stefano Ranzani conducts a production of Verdi’s “Rigoletto” by Davide Livermore. Celso Albelo, Daniel Luis de Vicente, Leon Kim, Olga Peretyatko, Alessio Cacciamani, and Eleonora Filipponi star.

Performance Dates: Feb. 16-23, 2025

Michele Spotti conducts Bellini’s “Norma” in a production by Moshe Leisier and Patrice Caurier. Jessica Pratt, Maria Laura Iacobellis, Mert Süngü, and Riccardo Zanellato star.

Performance Dates: March 9-16, 2025

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The season opens with a double bill of Puccini’s “Il tabarro” and “Le villi.” The production will star Jonathan Tetelman, Carmen Giannattasio, and Ariunbaatar Ganbaatar. Lorenzo Passerini conducts.

Performance Dates: Feb. 17-21, 2025

Bizet’s “Carmen“ is set to star Yulia Matochkina, Arturo Chacón-Cruz, Miren Urbieta Vega, and Maharram Huseynov. Rafael Sánchez Araña conducts.

Performance Dates: March 18-22, 2025

The season will also include a production of Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” starring Carlos Álvarez, Rubén Amoretti, Marco Ciaponi, Carolina López Moreno, and Giuliana Gianfaldoni. Leonardo Sini conducts.

Performance Dates: April 8-12, 2025

Verdi’s “La Traviata” will star Kristina Mkhitaryan, Xabier Anduaga, and Fernando Campero. Guillermo García Calvo conducts.

Performance Dates: May 20-24, 2025

The season concludes with Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” starring Saioa Hernández. Swan Piva and Pietro Spagnoli also star with Francesco Ivan Ciampa conducting.

Performance Dates: June 10-14, 2025

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Opera

The season opens with Verdi’s “Simon Boccanegra“ in a production by Richard Jones. Michele Mariotti conducts the production with a cast that includes Luca Salsi in the title role, Eleonora Buratto, Stefan Pop, and Michele Pertusi. The opening night will be streamed on Rai5 and Radio3. Another cast will be showcased which includes Claudio Sgura, Maria Motolygina, Dmitri Ulyanov, and Antony Ciaramitaro.

Performance Dates: Nov. 27-Dec. 5, 2024

Anna Netrebko, Anna Pirozzi, Yolanda Auyanet, Saioa Hernández, and Anastasia Bartoli star in Puccini’s “Tosca.” The production by Alessandro Talevi will be a recreation of the first-ever production of the opera and will celebrate the work’s 125th anniversary. The cast also includes Gregory Kunde, Yusif Euvazov, Luciano Ganci, Vincenzo Costanzo, Igor Golovatenko, Gevorg Hakobyan, Amartuvshin Enkbath, Gabriele Viviani, and Claudio Sgura.

Michele Mariotti, Francesco Ivan Ciampa, Daniel Oren, and James Conlon alternate at the podium.

Performance Dates: Jan. 14-19, March 1-6 & May 9-13, 2025

Donizetti’s “Lucrezia Borgia” returns to the house after 45 years and will be directed by Valentina Carrasco. Roberto Abbado conducts a cast that includes Lidia Fridman in her Roma debut and Angela Meade. The cast also includes Enea Scala, Daniela Mack, Alex Esposito, Carlo Lepore, René Barbera and Teresa Iervolino.

Performance Dates: Feb. 16-23, 2025

Händel’s “Alcina” will make its Teatro Costanzi premiere and will star Mariangela Sicilia and Carlo Vistoli. Pierre Audi conducts the production and Rinaldo Alessandrini conducts. Caterina Piva, Anthony Gregory, Mary Bevan, Silvia Frigato, and Francesco Salvador round out the cast.

Performance Dates: March 18-26, 2025

The company completes its “Trittico Ricomposto” project with Calixto Bieto directing  “Suor Angelica/Il prigioniero.” Corinne Winters, Yolanda Auyanet, and Marie-Nicole Lemieux star in Puccini’s opera, while Dallapiccola’s opera will star Mattia Olivieri, John Daszak, and Ekaterina Semenchuck. Michele Mariotti conducts.

The work will be streamed on Rai Cultura through Rai5.

Performance Dates: April 23-May 2, 2025

Rossini’s “L’Italiana in Algeri” will be presented in a production by Maurizio Scaparro. Sesto Quatrini conducts a cast that includes Maria Kataeva, Chiara Amarù, Paolo Bordogna, Adolfo Corrado, Dave Monaco, Giorgio Misseri, Misha Kiria, and Vincenzo Taormina.

Performance Dates: June 5-12, 2025

Bizet’s “Carmen” will be presented in a production by Fabio Ceresa and conducted by Omer Meir Wellber. Gaëlle Arquez sings the title role alongside Ketevan Kemoklidze. The cast also includes Joshua Guerrero, Jorge de León, Mariangela Sicilia, Ekaterina Bakanova, Erwin Schrott, and Andrei Bondarenko.

Performance Dates: June 21-28, 2025

Deborah Warner directs Britten’s “The Turn of the Screw” with Henrik Nánási conducting. Ian Bostridge and Christine Rice star.

Performance Dates: Sept. 19-28, 2025

Kaija Saariaho’s “Adriana Mater” makes its Italian debut in a new production by Peter Sellars. Ernest Martínez Izquierdo conducts the opera and Fleur Barron, Axelle Fanyo, Nicholas Phan, and Christopher Purves star

Performance Dates: Oct. 9-16, 2025

Romeo Castellucci directs “Stabat Mater” which will include music by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi and Giacinto Scelsi. Michele Mariotti conducts a cast that includes Emőke Baráth and Sara Mingardo.

Performance Dates: Oct. 26-31, 2025

Teatro Nazionale

Mozart’s “Il Re Pastore” will be performed in a new production by Cecilia Ligorio. Manlio Benzi conducts a cast that is led by Juan Francisco Gatell, Miriam Albano, Francesca Pia Vitale, Benedetta Torre, and Krystian Adam.

Performance Dates: May 14-23, 2025

Janáček’s “The Diary of One Who Disappeared” and Poulenc’s “La Voix Humaine” will be directed by Andrea Bernard. Matthias Koziorowski, Veronica Simeoni, and Anna Caterina Antonacci star while Donald Sulzen is the pianist.

Performance Dates: Oct. 18-24, 2025

Concerts 

Carolina López Moreno and Derek Welton star in Brahms’ German Requiem with Michele Mariotti conducting.

Performance Dates: March 22, 2025

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Opera

Teresa Iervolino leads Rossini’s “La Cenerentola” with Matteo D’Apolito, Patrick Kabongo, William Hernandez, and Marco Filippo Romano. Ginaluca Capuano conducts.

Performance Dates: Sept. 20-27, 2024

Daniele Gatti conducts Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” with Carolina López Moreno, Piero Pretti, Vincenzo Costanzo, Marvic Monreal, and Nicola Alaimo headlining the cast. Lorenzo Mariani directs the new production.

Performance Dates: Oct. 24-Nov. 2, 2024

Stefania Grazioli directs a new production of Verdi’s “La Traviata” starring Carolina López Moreno and Julia Muzychenko. Giovanni Sala, Matheus Pompeu, Lodovico Filippo Ravizza, and Min Kim also star with Roberto Abbado conducting.

Performance Dates: Nov. 19-Dec. 1, 2024

The company will present “La Fiaba di Tristano” with Giuseppe La Malfa conducting and Manu Lalli directing.

Performance Dates: Nov. 26-30, 2024

Stravinsky’s “Mavra” and Puccini’s “Gianni Schicchi” will showcase Julia Muzychenko, Kseniia Nikolaieva, Aleksandra Meteleva, Iván Ayón Rivas, and Roberto De Candia. Francesco Lanzillotta conducts the production by Denis Krief.

Performance Dates: Dec. 15-22, 2024

Concert

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Opera

Gorges Ocloo’s “The Golden Stool” will star Nobulumko Mngxekeza-Nziramasanga and Nonkululeko Nkwinti.

Performance Dates: Sept. 19, 2024

Lisette Oropesa sings the title role of Massenet’s “Manon” with Carles Pachon and Charles Castronovo. James Gaffigan conducts the production by Vincent Huguet.

Performance Dates: Oct. 3-15, 2024

Elena Stikhina, Piero Pretti, Ekaterina Semenchuk, and Artur Ruciński take on Verdi’s “Il Trovatore.” Maurizio Benini conducts the production by Àlex Ollé.

Performance Dates: Dec. 8-22, 2024

Carolina López Moreno, Nicolas Cavallier, Valentin Thill, Doris Soffel, Sandra Hamaoui, Ambur Braid, Michèle Losier, Michael Colvin, and Ester Ferraro star in Poulenc’s “Dialogues of the Carmelites.” Riccardo Minasi conducts the production by Robert Carsen.

Performance Dates: Jan. 23-Feb. 2, 2025

Zemlinsky and Schoenberg’s “Cabaré Pierrot” will star Sonia de Munck, Pepe Viyuela, and  José Luis Montiel. Eduardo Fernández leads the production by Tomás Muñoz.

Performance Dates: Feb. 14 & 15, 2025

Monteverdi’s “L’Orfeo” will star Valerio Contaldo, Mariana Flores, Giuseppina Bridelli, Andreas Wolf, Nicholas Scott, Alessandro Giangrande, Anna Reinhold, and Salvo Vitale.

Performance Dates: Feb. 23, 2025

Performance Dates: March 2-14, 2025

Michele Spotti conducts a double bill of Ravel’s “L’Heure Espagnole” and Puccini’s “Gianni Schicchi.” Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier direct. The Ravel opera stars Eve-Maud Hubeaux, Iván Ayón Rivas, Mikeldi Atxalandabaso, Markus Werba, and Manuel Fuentes while the Puccini opera will star Ambrogio Maestri, Marina Monzó, Elena Zilio, and Iván Ayón Rivas.

Performance Dates: April 25-May 4, 2025

René Jacobs conducts Handel’s “Tamerlano” with Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian, Thomas Walker, Polina Pastirchak, Alex Chance, Helena Rasker, and Matthias Winckhler.

Performance Date: May 18, 2025

Eleonora Buratto, Lodovico Filippo Ravizza, Silvia Tro Santafé, and Ismael Jordi star in Donizetti’s “Roberto Devereux.” Francesco Lanzillotta conducts the production by Jetske Mijnssen.

Performance Dates: June 4-18, 2025

Lied

Asmik Grigorian performs Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff alongside Lukas Geniušas.

Performance Date: Oct. 19, 2024

Simon Keenlyside and Malcolm Martineau take on the music of Franz Schubert, Johannes Brahms, Francis Poulenc, and Hugo Wolf.

Performance Date: Nov. 24, 2024

Michael Fabiano and Bénédicte Jourdois team up for works by Henri Duparc, Joaquín Turina, Giacomo Puccini, and Francesco Paolo Tosti.

Performance Date: Dec. 15, 2024

Michael Volle and Helmut Deutsch perform music by Franz Schubert, Ferenc Liszt, and Maurice Ravel.

Performance Date: March 23, 2025

Joyce DiDonato performs the music of Claude Debussy, Alma Mahler, Aaron Copland, and Jake Heggie alongside Craig Terry.

Performance Date: June 5, 2025

Zarzuela 

Jesús Castejón, Jorge Rodríguez-Norton, Borja Quiza, Milagros Martín, Carmen Romeu, Ana Sanmartín, Gurutze Beitia, Rafa Castejón, Alberto Frías, Mitxel Santamarina, and Ana Goya take on Bretón’s “La Verbena de la Paloma.”

Performance Dates: Nov. 2-8, 2025

Great Voices

Sondra Radvanovsky and Piotr Beczała perform alongside the Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana and Keri-Lynn Wilson. The program features music by Giacomo Puccini and Umberto Giordano.

Performance Date: Nov 10, 2024

Anna Netrebko performs music by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, and Rimski-Kórsakov alongside Pavel Nebolsin.

Performance Date: Feb. 16, 2025

Vincenzo Scalera and Juan Diego Flórez perfrom in recital.

Performance Date: May 25, 2025

Concert 

Olesya Petrova joins James Gaffigan in a program of music by Schubert, Haydn, and Prokofiev,

Performance Date: April 3, 2025

Thomas Hengelbrock conducts Katharina Konradi in a program of music by Mendelssohn, Schubert, and Brahms.

Performance Date: May 8, 2025

Antonello Manacorda conducts works by Bach, Mahler, and Bruckner.

Performance Date: June 12, 2025

Baroque 

Performance Date: April 9, 2025

The Mediterrània Consort and David Antich join soprano Aurora Peña in music by Joan Baptista Cabanilles, Francisco Fernández Yllana, Ignacio de Jerusalem y Stella, Juan Bautista Mele, José de Nebra, Andrea Falconiero, Francisco Courselle, Domenico Sarro, and Riccardo Broschi. 

Performance Date: March 28, 2025

Samuel Mariño performs Georg Friedrich Händel, Alessandro Scarlatti, Antonio Vivaldi, Nicola Porpora, Pietro Giuseppe Gaetano Boni, and Alessandro Stradella. 

Performance Date: May 15, 2025

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Pier Luigi Pizzi will be the Artistic Director working with Conductor Jan Latham Koenig.

The 2024 season will see six titles performed from July 12 to August 24, 2024.

The season opens with a double bill of “Le Villi” and “Edgar.” “Le Villi” is set to star Pietro Spagnoli, Lidia Fridman, and Vincenzo Costanzo while “Edgar” will star Vassilii Solodkyy, Luca Dall’Amico, Lidia Fridman, and Ketevan Kemoklidze. Massimo Zanetti conducts the production by Pier Luigi Pizzi.

Performance Dates: July 12 & 19, 2024

The season will also include Puccini’s “Manon Lescaut” starring Alessandra Di Giorgio, Nicola Farnesi, and Francesco Pio Galasso. Beatrice Venezi conducts the production by Massimo Gasparon. 

Performance Dates: July 13 & August 2, 2024

The season will continue with the composer’s most popular opera “La bohème.” Carolina Lopez Moreno, Sara Cortolezzis, Ivan Ayon-Rivas, Alessandro Luongo, Gianluca Failla, and Adolfo Corrado star. Michelangelo Mazza leads the production by Massimo Gasparon.

Performance Dates: July 20-August 22, 2024

The fifth work of the season will be “Tosca.” Erika Grimaldi and Valentina Boi star in the title role alongside Alejandro Roy and Erwin Schrott. Daniele Callegari conducts the production by Pier Luigi Pizzi.

Performance Dates: July 26-August 24, 2024

The final work of the season will be “Turandot.” Anna Pirozzi, Andrea Concetti, Amadi Lagha, and Chunxi Hu star in the production by Pier Luigi Pizzi. Renato Palumbo conducts.

Performance Dates: August 3-23, 2024

Jacopo Sipari di Pescasseroli conducts Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” in a production by Vivien Hewitt. The special event will star Valeria Sepe and Marina Medici in the title role alongside Anna Maria Chiuri, Vincenzo Costanzo, and Sergio Bologna.

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Opera

The season opens with Verdi’s “La Traviata” with Giampaolo Bisanti conducting a production by Thaddeus Strassberger. Irina Lungu, Dmitry Korchak, and Simone Piazzola star.

Performance Dates: Sept. 13-24, 2024

Leoš Janáček’s “Kát’a Kabanová” will star Anush Hovhannisyan, Anton Rositskiy, Nino Surguladze, Sergei Skorokhodov, Jana Kurucová, Dmitry Cheblykov, Alexey Dolgov, Daniel Miroslaw, and Anne-Lise Polchlopek. Michael Güttler conducts the production by Aurore Fattier.

Performance Dates: Oct. 18-26, 2024

Offenbach’s “La Périchole” will star Antoinette Dennefeld, Pierre Derhet, Lionel Lhote, Rodolphe Briand, Ivan Thirion, Julie Mossay, Marie Kalinine, Aliénor Feix, Julie Bailly, Eddy Letexier, and Maxime Melnik. Clelia Cafiero conducts the production by Laurent Pelly.

Performance Dates: Dec. 20-31, 2024

Michael Weinius and Lianna Haroutounian lead Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde” with Violeta Urmana, Evgeny Stavinsky, Birger Radde, and Alexander Marev. Giampaolo Bisanti conducts the production by Jean-Claude Berutti.

Performance Dates: Jan. 28-Feb. 8, 2025

Nicola Alaimo, John Osborn, Salome Jicia, Elena Galitskaya, Emanuela Pascu, Patrick Bolleire, and Inho Jeong star in Rossini’s “Guillaume Tell.” Stefano Montanari conducts the production by Jean-Louis Grinda.

Performance Dates: March 12-20, 2025

Arturo Chacón-Cruz leads Massenet’s “Werther” with Clémentine Margaine, Elena Galitskaya, and Ivan Thirion. Giampaolo Bisanti conducts the production by Fabrice Murgia.

Performance Dates: April 13-22, 2025

Ambrogio Maestri, Maria Laura Iacobellis, Maxim Mironov, and Marcello Rosiello lead Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale.” Dayner Tafur-Díaz conducts the production by Mirabelle Ordinaire.

Performance Dates: May 17-28, 2025

The season concludes with Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro” which will star Davide Luciano, Carolina López Moreno, Federica Guida, Biagio Pizzuti, and Chiara Tirotta. Leonardo Sini conducts the production by Jean-Romain Vesperini.

Performance Dates: June 20-28, 2025

Concert

Giampaolo Bisanti conducts an inaugural concert at the Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège.

Performance Date: Sept. 1, 2024

Giampaolo Bisanti conducts a Puccini gala with Marigona Qerkezi and Galeano Salas.

Performance Date: Nov. 29, 2024

Giampaolo Bisanti conducts Berlioz’s “La Damnation de Faust” with Vittorio Grigolo, Erwin Schrott, and Julie Boulianne.

Performance Date: March 28, 2025

Youth Opera 

“Le Château enchanté” will be presented.

Performance Dates: Nov. 20-24, 2024

The company will present “La belle et franche aventure de Petit-Guillaume.”

Performance Dates: Jan. 26-Feb. 1, 2025

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