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2018-04-14 18:05:00
New York City Opera – Montemessi’s L’amore dei tre re. April 12, 2018.
Rose Hall at Jazz at Lincoln Center. Orchestra (Seat L103, $35.50). Story. Baron Archibaldo suspects his daughter-in-law Fiora is unfaithful to her husband Manfredo. Indeed she is in love with Avito, a fellow Alturan. Eventually he ends up strangling her, and hatches a plan to find out her lover by putting a potent poison on her lips so whoever kisses her will die of the poison. Avito shows up and indeed kisses Fiora. When Manfredo finds out the lover’s identity, he is so distraught that he also kisses Fiora. Archibaldo enters to find his own son dying. Conductor – Pacien Mazzagatti. Archibaldo – Philip Cokorinos, Fiora – Daria Masiero, Manfredo – Joo Won Kang, Avito – Raffaele Abete. This opera, the third by Italo Montemezzi, was very popular for several decades since its premiere at the La Scala in 1913. Arturo Toscanini was […]
2017-04-27 01:00:00
Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) L'Orfeo Victor Torres, Adriana Fernandez, Gloria Banditelli, Maria Cristina Kiehr, Antonio Abete, Roberta Invernizzi, Furio Zanasi, Gerd Turk Coro Antonio Il Verso Ensemble Elyma Gabriel Garrido K617 K617203/2 (1996-2007) [flac, cue, log, scans]
2016-01-22 18:04:00
Rose Hall at Jazz at Lincoln Center. Orchestra (Seat A109, $85.50). Conductor – Pacien Mazzagatti; Tosca – Latonia Moore, Cavaradossi – Raffaele Abete, Scarpia – Carlo Guelfi, Angelottiii – Christopher Job.Musica Sacra, Kent Tritle, conductorBrooklyn Youth Chorus, Dianne Berkun Menaker, Artistic Director About 10 days ago I got an email from NYCO Renaissance announcing that NYCO had come out of bankruptcy (about 3 years ago) and it would be staging Tosca later that month. They were also offering half price tickets. Since the start time was a bit early at 7 pm, Anne couldn’t make it. The announcement made a big deal out of the production set and costumes would hark back to the premiere of the opera in Rome in 1900. Indeed when the curtain first opened, the audience applauded as it was greeted by a rather elaborate set depicting the interior of a cathedral. […]
2015-12-17 21:34:42
Moore than a feeling
Now, not quite a fortnight since details were leaked here on parterre, New York City Opera Renaissance has officially announced casting for their impending production of Tosca. Conductor Pacien Mazzagatti leads the New York City Opera Orchestra and two casts of international singers. Soprano Kristin Sampson (Floria Tosca), tenor James Valenti (Mario Cavaradossi) and baritone Michael Chioldi (Baron Scarpia) are featured on Wednesday, January 20 (7:00PM), Friday, January 22 (7:30PM) and Saturday, January 23 (8:00PM). Soprano Latonia Moore (Tosca; role debut), tenor Raffaele Abete (Cavaradossi; American stage debut) and baritone Carlo Guelfi (Scarpia) perform on Thursday, January 21 (7:00PM), Saturday, January 23 (2:00PM) and Sunday, January 24 (4:00PM).
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