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On August 31 at Gstaad Menuhin Festival, warm success for Olga Peretyatko and Juan Diego Florez. With the assistance of “Scintilla”, the Baroque ensemble from the Zurich Opera, under the direction of Riccardo Minasi, the two stunning opera-stars took us on a musical journey to the heart of the Alps with Rossini’s “William Tell”, Donizetti’s “Linda... Continue Reading →
On the occasion of the Rossini Opera Festival, Operafashion met Michael Gianfrancesco, costume designer of the new production "Ricciardo e Zoraide" that will open the 2018 edition. Michael Gianfrancesco is a Toronto-based set and costume designer whose work has been seen across Canada in productions of theatre, opera and dance. In 2008, he received the... Continue Reading →
The Wiener-Ball season experienced its first glamorous highlight on January 19 evening. The Viennese Philharmonic enchanted the guests of their house with the 76th Ball "Past. Presence. Future", a typical mix of noble tradition and lively life-joy. More than 100 dance couples opened the evening with the waltz "Die Schönbrunner" by Joseph Lanner, as well as... Continue Reading →
The Life Ball, one of the world's biggest AIDS charity events, is taking a creative break in 2016. Nevertheless, the Red Ribbon Celebration Concert, which has been a fixed component of the Life Ball weekend, was held this year as usual. Vienna's Burgtheater decked out in Red Ribbons for the fifth time on June 10.... Continue Reading →
On the evening of May 16, at City Hall of Vienna has renewed the biggest European charity event: the Life Ball 2015. The main theme of the event was the "Ver Sacrum" which "serves as an inspiration to creative people of all genres in equal measure and is expressed both in Gustav Klimt's golden paintings... Continue Reading →
For the forth time, on May 15, the Red Ribbon Celebration Concert at Bundestheater in Wien took place as a prelude to the Life Ball Weekend. International stars from opera like Anna Netrebko and her fiancé Yusif Eyvazov, Juan Diego Flórez, Piotr Beczała, Kristine Opolais have lent their voices to the good cause “Building Bridges for Peace”. During the... Continue Reading →
E' indiscutibile! Lady Maxwell non può resistere al richiamo del Rossini Opera Festival e così, anche quest'anno, non è mancata all'appuntamento! Opera centrale del festival è stata "Guillaume Tell", ultima della lunga serie scritta dal genio di Rossini. La direzione di quest'opera somma è stata affidata al talentuoso maestro Michele Mariotti festeggiato dalla moglie, il... Continue Reading →
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