By Francisco Salazar
Teatro Massimo Bellini in Catania, Italy has announced its 2022-23 Season.
The season opens with Puccini’s “La bohème” starring Valeria Sepe, Jessica Nuccio, and Giorgio Berrugi. Fabrizio Maria Carminati conducts the production by Mario Pontiggia.
Performance Dates: Nov. 26-Dec. 4, 2022
Mozart’s “Le nozze di Figaro” will get a new production with Desirée Rancatore, Luca Bruno, Gabriele Sagona, and Cristin Arsenova. Beatrice Venezi conducts the production by Michele Mirabella.
Performance Dates: Feb. 25-March 5, 2023
Rebeka Lokar, Anastasia Boldyreva, and Devid Cecconi star in Cilea’s “Adriana Lecouvreur.” Fabrizio Maria Carminati conducts the production by Paolo Gavazzeni.
Performance Dates: March 25-April 2, 2023
Gaetano Donizetti’s “La fille du régiment” is set to star Giuliana Gianfaldoni, Francesco Demuro, Valerio Borgioni, and Luca Galli. Giuliano Carella conducts the production by Franco Zeffirelli.
Performance Dates: Oct. 20-28, 2023
The season concludes Verdi’s “La Traviata” starring Daniela Schillaci, Lana Kos, Stefan Pop, and Franco Vassallo.
Performance Dates: Dec. 1-10, 2023
Concerts
Leoncavallo’s “La bohème” will be performed in concert with Selene Zanetti (Mimì), Samuele Simoncini (Marcello), Elena Belfiore (Musette), and Francesco Vultaggio (Rodolfo). Fabrizio Maria Carminati conducts.
Performance Dates: Dec. 11 & 13, 2022
The second opera in concert will be “Sub Tutela Dei. Per il giudice Livatino” by Matteo Musumeci and Vincenzo Vitale. Aldo Sisillo conducts the cast that includes Francesca Dotto, Anastasia Boldyreva, Scotto Di Luzio, Franco Vassallo, and Gaetano Aronica.
Performance Dates: Jan. 20 & 21, 2023
Verdi’s Requiem will star Leyla Martinucci, Ketevan Kemoklidze, Samuele Simoncini, and George Andguladze. Eckehard Stier conducts.
Performance Dates: Jan. 13 & 14, 2023
Händel’s “Messiah” will feature Matteo Falcier, Elisa Verzier, Ilaria Ribezzi, and Cristian Senn. Markus Bosch conducts.
Performance Dates: April 7 & 8, 2023
The Chamber Opera “Colapesce” will be performed.
Performance Dates: Nov. 2 & 5, 2022 – March 28 & 30, 2023
