Teatro Nuovo 2024 Review: I Capuleti e I Montecchi

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Bellini’s “I Capuleti e I Montecchi” has long been ignored in the New York tri-state area. Even though the work has had several performances in New York City, first in 1848, then in 1958 in Carnegie Hall, and later in 1999 with the Opera Orchestra of New York, the work has remained absent from major theaters like the Metropolitan Opera. {…}

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CD Review: Pan Classics’ ‘L’Italiana in Algeri’

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“L’Italiana in Algeri” is quintessential Rossini, from its lighthearted tunes to the many twists of its delightfully ingenious plot. As a result, there is no shortage of exemplary recordings, with the 1978 DG release of Claudio Abbado standing out among the indispensable milestones in the piece’s discographic history. In 2024, it is the turn of Pan Classics to present their {…}

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Leah Crocetto, Carl Tanner, Vanessa Vasquez, Claudia Chapa, William Clay Thompson Headline North Carolina Opera’s 2024-25 Season

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North Carolina Opera has announced its 2024-25 season. First up is “Ernani” in Concert. The Verdi opera stars Leah Crocetto, Carl Tanner, Andrew Manea, and Anthony Robin Schneider. Jakob Lehmann conducts. Performance Date: Nov. 10, 2024 Then comes “Florencia en el Amazonas” with a cast starring Vanessa Vasquez, Richard Ollarsaba, Marlen Nahhas, Jason Karn, Levi Hernandez, and Claudia Chapa. Joseph Mechavich conducts and John Hoomes directs. Performance Dates: Jan. 31 {…}

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North Carolina Opera Releases Cast Details for ‘The Barber of Seville’

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North Carolina Opera has released its casting for “The Barber of Seville,” which will take place Feb. 2 and 4, 2024. Baritone Luke Sutliff takes on the leading role of Figaro. Bass-baritone Musa Ngqungwana sings Don Basilio, with tenor David Walton as Count Almaviva, mezzo-soprano Lisa Marie Rogali as Rosina, who is joined by bass-baritone Ben Brady as her guardian, {…}

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Teatro Nuovo Announces 2024 Season

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Teatro Nuovo, the innovative company at the leading edge of the Bel Canto revival, has announced its 2024 summer season. The company will present first present “Anna di Resburgo,” the opera by Carolina Uccelli. This will mark the modern restoration of a forgotten milestone. The cast includes soprano Chelsea Lehnea as Anna, tenor Santiago Ballerini as her exiled husband Edemondo, {…}

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Teatro Nuovo 2023 Review: Poliuto

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Santiago Ballerini as Poliuto. Credit: Steve Pisano Donizetti’s opera “Poliuto” is an odd duck with an intriguing history. Although completed in 1838, it did not premiere until ten years later, on November 30, 1848, at Teatro San Carlo. The delay resulted from disapproval from royal Neapolitan censors, who gave a big thumbs down to portraying a saint as a jealous {…}

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Santiago Ballerini, Liz Culpepper, & Chelsea Lehnea Star in Teatro Nuovo’s 2023 Bel Canto Season

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Photo: Suzanne Vinnik Santiago Ballerini, Liz Culpepper, & Chelsea Lehnea will lead Teatro Nuovo’s 2023 Bel Canto season. Audiences will hear bel canto operas with period instruments and enjoy a concert dedicated to Maria Callas. Gaetano Donizetti’s drama “Poliuto” features Ballerini in the title role. He is joined by Lehnea, Ricardo José Rivera, Hans Tashjian, Krishna Raman, Robert Kleinertz, James {…}

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Juan Jesús Rodríguez, Rocío Pérez, Vuvu Mpofu & Emöke Baráth Highlight Opéra national de Lorraine’s 2020-21 Season

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The Opéra national de Lorraine has announced its 2020-21 season. Here is a look at the production and vocal concerts that the theater will showcase this season. Opera The season opens with Zemlinsky’s “Görge le rêveur” starring Peter Wedd, Helena Juntunen, Susanna Hurrell, Andrew Greenan, Piotr Lempa, Allen Boxer, Alexander Sprague, Wieland Satter, Piotr Lempa, Aurelie Jarjaye, Kaëlig Boché, and {…}

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Teatro Nuovo 2019 Review: La Straniera

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(Credit: Steven Pisano) Bellini’s “La Straniera” is often cited as one of the composer’s unique works in his oeuvre. Composed in 1828 and based on the novel “L’Étrangère” by Charles-Victor Prévot, it was his third opera, coming just a few years before some of the more popular repertory staples that we have come to know today. Teatro Nuovo, which performed {…}

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Teatro Nuovo 2024 Review: I Capuleti e I Montecchi

CD Review: Pan Classics’ ‘L’Italiana in Algeri’

Leah Crocetto, Carl Tanner, Vanessa Vasquez, Claudia Chapa, William Clay Thompson Headline North Carolina Opera’s 2024-25 Season

North Carolina Opera Releases Cast Details for ‘The Barber of Seville’

Teatro Nuovo Announces 2024 Season

Teatro Nuovo 2023 Review: Poliuto

Santiago Ballerini, Liz Culpepper, & Chelsea Lehnea Star in Teatro Nuovo’s 2023 Bel Canto Season

Juan Jesús Rodríguez, Rocío Pérez, Vuvu Mpofu & Emöke Baráth Highlight Opéra national de Lorraine’s 2020-21 Season

Teatro Nuovo 2019 Review: La Straniera