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A great Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci at the Zurich Opernhaus with Roberto Alagna

Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci Short operas by Pietro Mascagni and Ruggero Leoncavallo Cast, dates Conductor Daniele Rustioni Production Grischa Asagaroff Sets and Costumes Luigi Perego Lights Hans-Rudolf Kunz Choir DirectorJürg Hämmerli   CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA Santuzza Catherine Naglestad Turiddu Roberto Alagna … Continue reading

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Manon Lescaut at the Metropolitan Opera in NYC with Roberto Alagna and Kristine Opolais

Soprano Kristine Opolais and tenor Roberto Alagna join forces in Puccini’s obsessive love story. Opolais sings the title role of the country girl who transforms herself into a Parisian temptress, while Alagna is the dashing student who desperately woos her. … Continue reading

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Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci at the Metropolitan Opera in NYC

Opera’s indomitable double bill returns in Sir David McVicar’s searing production from the 2014–15 season. Tenor Yonghoon Lee and mezzo-soprano Violeta Urmana star in Cavalleria Rusticana, the tragedy of ancient codes and illicit love, Sicilian style. In the second half … Continue reading

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Roberto Alagna will be Otello at the ‘Chorégies d’Orange’

By Natalia DiBartolo In the career of an Opera singer, the genesis of a character is not immediate, and the maturation of a role can mobilize a lifetime, not just a voice. The human voice is the most delicate and … Continue reading

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With Roberto Alagna in Morocco: the Voices and Sounds of the Mediterranean Sea

Written By: Natalia Di Bartolo for L’Idea Magazine, 23 June 2014| Unique musical sensations in Morocco on Saturday 14th June, 2014 with Roberto Alagna in concert, accompanied by the group of Palestinian origin The Khoury Project. The famous tenor was performing … Continue reading

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CARMEN at the Deutsche Oper Berlin: Review

By Natalia Di Bartolo; Reblogged from Operalibera.net Immediately after the extraordinary success of “Les Troyens (The Trojans)“, the masterpiece by Hector Berlioz in which Roberto Alagna stood out as Aeneas, the Deutsche Oper Berlin offered a second work with Alagna: Carmen. The first performance was held on10th April 2014. … Continue reading

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“Le dernier jour d’un condamné”: Interview with Frédérico Alagna

Interview with Frédérico Alagna by Natalia DiBartolo. Translated from the original Italian text by Natalia DiBartolo. As appeared on L’Idea Magazine, March 19, 2014 (www.lideamagazine.com) Standing Ovation at the Opéra Grand Avignon on Sunday, March 9, 2014. An extraordinary success for … Continue reading

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The Trojans in Berlin, with Roberto Alagna as Énée

Deutsche Oper Berlin Presents The Trojans Les Troyens Hector Berlioz (1803 – 1869) Grand opera in five acts (two parts); Libretto by Hector Berlioz after Virgil; Premieres: 3rd, 4th and 5th acts (LES TROYENS A CARTHAGE): Paris, 4. November, 1863; … Continue reading

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