Q & A: Bruno de Sá & Ligiana Costa On Their New Show ‘The Grain of the Voice’

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(Photo: Íris Zanetti) Bruno de Sá is a star. As the first Brazilian singer to sign a contract with a major record label, he has every reason to be the pride of a nation. However, it was not until recently that he received the proper honors in Brazil. As part of his artistic residency at São Paulo’s Teatro São Pedro, {…}

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Rolando Villazón, Bruno de Sá, Véronique Gens, Valer Sabadus, Julia Lezhneva Headline Bayreuth Baroque’s 2023 Season

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Bayreuth Baroque has announced its 2023 festival slate. The company announced that it will kick off with Händel’s “Flavio, Re de’ Longobardi.” The opera will be directed by Max Emanuel Cencic and conducted by Benjamin Bayl. It will star Max Emanuel Cencic, Julia Lezhneva, Sreten Manojlovic, Rémy Brès-Feullet, Sonka Runje, and Yuriy Mynenko. Performance Dates: Sept. 7 – 17, 2023 {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

Marina Viotti, Marie-Eve Munger, Bruno de Sá & Alexandra Nowakowski Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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This week new albums by rising stars are being released. With these new releases audiences will also get a chance to hear rare works as well as some new works. Maestrino Mozart For her second collaboration on the ATMA Classique label, soprano Marie-Eve Munger releases an album devoted to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s rarely-heard arias composed between the ages of 10-16. {…}

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Soprano Bruno de Sá Signs with Warner Classics-Erato

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Soprano Bruno de Sá has signed an exclusive contract with Warner Classics-Erato. His first album, “Roma travestita,” will be released in 2022 and features music by Vivaldi, Alessandro Scarlatti, Galuppi and Piccini, among others. De Sá is accompanied by Il Pomo d’Oro under conductor Francesco Corti. De Sá has an international career that has seen him sing operas all over {…}

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Rai Cultura Releases Numbers for La Forza Del Destino’ Broadcast

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Rai Cultura has announced that 1.6 million spectators watched the opening of “La Forza del Destino.” The audience was 10.2 percent of the shares on Dec. 7, 2024. In a statement Rai CEO Giampaolo Rossi said, “The success of “La Forza del Destino” which was staged last night for the premiere at La Scala – with over 1 million 600 {…}

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Frederica Von Stade, Philippe Jaroussky, Franco Corelli, Asmik Grigorian & Nicole Car Lead Cyber Monday New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. It’s about the holidays so this week there is a new Christmas album as well as a final recording by one of the great mezzos of her time, a re-release of a classic recording, a new recording of Massenet’s work, and many baroque {…}

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

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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 {…}

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Theatro São Pedro 2024 Review: O Grão da Voz (The Grain of the Voice)

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(Photo: Íris Zanetti) At the start of October, the show “O Grão da Voz” (The Grain of the Voice) with the acclaimed Brazilian male soprano Bruno de Sá was presented at Theatro São Pedro, in São Paulo. Bruno and Ligiana Costa, the show’s stage director, gave an interview to João Marcos Copertino on OperaWire. The concert is available on YouTube. {…}

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Q & A: Italian Baritone Bruno Taddia On His Role as Licinius in Spontini’s ‘La Vestale’

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(Photo: Matilde Fassò) Italian baritone Bruno Taddia is embarking on his most challenging role yet as Licinius in Gaspare Spontini’s “La Vestale,” with libretto by Étienne de Jouy, for the Pergolesi Spontini Festival in Jesi. OperaWire dives headfirst into asking Taddia all about how he connects with this role and what it means to him as he performs for this {…}

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Q & A: Bruno de Sá & Ligiana Costa On Their New Show ‘The Grain of the Voice’

Rolando Villazón, Bruno de Sá, Véronique Gens, Valer Sabadus, Julia Lezhneva Headline Bayreuth Baroque’s 2023 Season

Marina Viotti, Marie-Eve Munger, Bruno de Sá & Alexandra Nowakowski Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Soprano Bruno de Sá Signs with Warner Classics-Erato

Rai Cultura Releases Numbers for La Forza Del Destino’ Broadcast

Frederica Von Stade, Philippe Jaroussky, Franco Corelli, Asmik Grigorian & Nicole Car Lead Cyber Monday New CD/DVD Releases

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

Theatro São Pedro 2024 Review: O Grão da Voz (The Grain of the Voice)

Q & A: Italian Baritone Bruno Taddia On His Role as Licinius in Spontini’s ‘La Vestale’