Verdi
'Don Carlo' celebrates La Scala’s status as cultural treasure
Italian melodrama's official recognition as a global cultural treasure was celebrated on Dec. 7 with La Scala's season premiere of Verdi's "Don Carlo," an opera that hits hot-button topics of power and oppression.
‘Aida’ opera to open Aspendos Festival
Verdi's 'Aida' opera will open the 30th International Aspendos Opera and Ballet Festival will open in the historical Aspendos Theater in Antalya on Sept 4. This year no foreign countries participate in the festival but foreign soloists will take the stage during the performances that will continue through Sept 21.
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Star soprano sues Met Opera
Soprano Anna Netrebko, once among the Metropolitan Opera's biggest box office draws, sued the company and general manager Peter Gelb on Aug. 4, alleging defamation, breach of contract and other violations related to the institution's decision to drop her following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Yannick Nézet-Séguin remakes the Metropolitan Opera
Germany braces for transport 'mega-strike'
Transport staff across Germany are set to stage a major strike on Monday to push for wage hikes in the face of brisk inflation, as passengers brace for serious disruptions.
Workers at airports, ports, railways, buses and metro lines throughout much of Europe's top economy are expected to heed a call by the Verdi and EVG unions to the 24-hour walkout.
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Despite pandemic, famed Italian theater opens season
While many European theaters remain closed due to the pandemic, the famed Teatro alla Scala on Dec. 7 opened its new season with the gala premiere of Verdi's "Macbeth" to a fully seated house.
Met Opera cancels fall season
The Metropolitan Opera canceled its fall 2020 performances on June 1 and postponed several new productions to future seasons as the coronavirus continues to wreak havoc with New York's cultural life.
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Over 20,000 unique visitors attend first concert streamed on website of Enescu Festival online
Over 20,000 unique visitors have heard the first concert streamed on the website of the Enescu Festival and Competition Online.
Underground Youth Orchestra | Athens | February 15
The Underground Youth Orchestra will be celebrating its 10-year anniversary with a concert at the Pireos Street annex of the Benaki Museum on Saturday, February 15. The band was originally formed by a group of children who would get together for rehearsals in a basement. To date, they have performed more than 60 concerts all over Greece.
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Don Carlos | Athens | Last Show
The Greek National Opera presents one of the most important operas of Verdi's mature period, "Don Carlos," based on Friedrich Schiller's play of the same title, in its Italian five-act version (Modena, 1886).
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