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Just an Arturo Toscaninis 150. Geburtstag fand die Volksopernpremiere von Alfredo Catalani 1892 uraufgeführter Oper La Wally statt. Das ist ein interessanter Zufall, denn Toscanini war von dieser Oper so angetan, dass er seine ersten beiden Kinder nach zwei ihrer Partien nannte – Walter und Wally. Für Gustav Mahler war La Wally überhaupt „die beste italienische Oper“.

Im Rahmen des noch andauernden Eröffnungsfestivals gastierte das Chicago Symphony Orchestra mit Tschaikowsky, der einen aus den Sitzen holt.

Tout récemment nommé « Chef émérite » du National, Riccardo Muti continue de tisser une relation privilégiée avec la formation et démontre une nouvelle fois un art consommé de la direction d'orchestre.

The Vienna Philharmonic’s strings prove vivid and intense in works by Catalani, Stravinsky and Schubert, conducted by Riccardo Muti. 

La Temporada Lírica de La Coruña cierra la edición de 2023 con una magnífica velada operística y las voces Marina Monzó y Miren Urbieta-Vega.

A journey through the subconscious of the main protagonist Edmea, with Anne-Sophie Duprels as the eponymous heroine.

As Italy moves into a third lockdown, defiant operatic affirmations at the Teatro alla Scala. 

Lejos de ofrecer una lección completa de ese arte pluscuamperfecto del que la protagonista es capaz, Netrebko tan solo nos procuró un entretenimiento para para disfrutar con (su) familia y amigos.

The biggest stigma associated with opera in Ireland is not that it is an elitist art form, but that it is not “Irish”, and that it doesn’t belong to Irish culture, more of a recent import, like pasta, or avocado.

Joyce DiDonato made her Chicago Symphony debut in a rarely heard song cycle of Giuseppe Martucci, while more familiar territory was to be found in Beethoven's Seventh Symphony.

Invités au salon d’Angela Gheorghiu, les mets sucrés auront eu raison de notre foie… 

Lustrous-voiced soprano Omo Bello and pianist Clément Mao-Takacs delight their Amsterdam audience with a tasteful programme of Italian songs. 

Two mountain-themed operas were performed recently in Dallas, including the much-anticipated world première of Joby Talbot's Everest. 

La Wally au Grand Théâtre de Genève, à l’ombre des Alpes qui tissent la toile de fond.

Ever since I saw Angela Gheorghiu in the title role of Barbara Willis Sweete’s brilliant opera film Romeo and Juliette, this soprano has been on my must-see-no-matter-what list. However, seeing Gheorghiu live is much easier said than done.

Alfredo Catalani's La Wally is the last of three rarely performed Italian operas from the late 19th century verismo period to feature in Opera Holland Park's 2011 season. Catalani belongs to group of composers whose place in the modern repertoire suffers from the problem of "not being Puccini," the more poignantly since he was born in Puccini's home town of Lucca.