Last night at Palau de les Arts Reina Sofìa in Valencia was staged the premiere of La Traviata, beloved opera by Giuseppe Verdi. A production of the Teatro dell’Opera in Roma and the Foundation of Valentino Garavani and Giancarlo Giammetti. A new chapter of the storied opera La Traviata with stage costumes designed by the Maison Valentino. Maria…
Tag: Plácido Domingo
Wiener Philharmonikerball 2017
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…
Olga Peretyatko star at Wiener Opernball 2016
As it happens every year since 1877, the Wiener Staatsoper is turned into a huge ballroom to host the most important debutante ball of the Viennese carnival. The glamourous event took place on February 4th, attended by European high society, along with directors, actors, politicians and entrepreneurs. The young debutantes from all over the world…
Carmen Giannattasio, the diva at the Domingo-Operalia concert – Carmen Giannattasio, diva del Domingo-Operalia concert
From a festival to the next! This year the protagonist of the Centenary Festival at the Arena in Verona was Placido Domingo, who wanted to pay homage to some of the winners of Operalia (a competition for young opera singers founded by him) with a gala-concert on August 20th. Many young stars were in attendance;…
Anna Netrebko sparkling in Salzburg – Anna Netrebko sfavillante a Salisburgo –
Anna Netrebko sparkling in Salzburg! This year many opera divas have attended the Salzburg Festival; among them, Anna Netrebko. The superstar was the protagonist of one of the less know works by Giuseppe Verdi – Giovanna d’Arco. In this concert-form production the Russian soprano had two superstar male partners – the brilliant Francesco Meli and…
