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Carmela Remigio (Caterina), Riccardo Fassi (Mocenigo) and Vito Priante (Lusignano) © Gianfranco Rota

Donizetti’s Caterina Cornaro given a controversial update in Bergamo

By Mark Pullinger, 14 November 2025

Francesco Micheli reimagines Caterina Cornaro in a contemporary setting, switching to the historical past, to open this year’s Donizetti Opera festival in the composer’s home town.

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Bergamo

14 Nov 2025

Donizetti’s Caterina Cornaro given a controversial update in Bergamo

By Mark Pullinger

Alex Esposito (Gregorio) and Alessandro Corbelli (Giulio Antiquati) © Gianfranco Rota

Bergamo

A tutor in a jam! L’ajo nell’imbarazzo at the Donizetti Opera Festival

By Laura Servidei, 20 November 2022

Alex Esposito and Alessandro Corbelli lead a young cast in an early opera buffa by Donizetti, in a new production, with mixed results, by Francesco Micheli.

Bergamo

20 Nov 2022

A tutor in a jam at the Donizetti Opera Festival!

By Laura Servidei