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The ever-inventive Jill Anna Ponasik directs Donizetti's comedy about a struggling opera company, at a new location for the Florentine: Alverno College's Pitman Theater, 3431 S. 39th St. "Carmen ...
The Florentine Opera was founded in 1933 by John-David Anello. At that time, the group was called the Italian Opera Chorus, and it met at the Jackson Street Social Center. In 1942, the group became The Florentine Opera Chorus, remaining under the direction of John D. Anello.
Portrait of Joseph Rescigno. Joseph Rescigno (born October 8, 1945) is an American conductor best known for his work in opera in North America and Europe.He served as Artistic Advisor and Principal Conductor of the Florentine Opera Company of Milwaukee, WI for 38 seasons beginning in 1981.
His US operatic engagements include: the Prince (A Flowering Tree) at Chicago Opera Theater; Cavaradossi, Ismaele, Nadir, Pinkerton and Rodolfo for Michigan Opera Theater; Luigi (Il Trittico) for the Castleton Festival under the baton of Lorin Maazel; Rodolfo with Opera Carolina, The Orlando Philharmonic, Florentine Opera, New Orleans Opera and Nashville Opera; Narraboth at the Arizona Opera ...
This is an inclusive list of opera festivals and summer opera seasons, and music festivals which have opera productions. This list may have some overlap with list of early music festivals . Opera is part of the Western classical music tradition, and has long been performed for audiences on a large-scale format.
Drawing for Il cappello di paglia di Firenze (undated). Il cappello di paglia di Firenze (The Florentine Straw Hat, usually titled in English language productions as The Italian Straw Hat) is an opera by Nino Rota to an Italian-language libretto by the composer and his mother, Ernesta Rota Rinaldi, based on the play Un chapeau de paille d'Italie by Eugène Labiche and Marc-Michel.
In 1987 he made his debut at the Michigan Opera Theatre and in 1989 he made his first appearance at the Florentine Opera; both in the role of Porgy. In 1988 he embarked on a major tour of Porgy and Bess in Europe. [2] In 1996 Albert sang the title role in Richard Wagner's The Flying Dutchman at the Cologne Opera.
Later in 1965 he became a leading baritone in the Metropolitan Opera National Company, a touring company of the Met, under the direction of Risa Stevens. [1] Fiorito has appeared with the Wiener Staatsoper and Volksoper, L'Opera de Montreal, Spoleto Festival Charleston, SC, Milwaukee Florentine Opera, the Washington Opera (DC), and many other ...