by admin | Dec 14, 2025 | 37th Belcanto Opera Festival
La gazza ladra This opera belongs to the peculiar genre of semiseria, although the tone of La gazza is at times extremely sombre and the happy ending comes abruptly and thus very effectively. The unfortunate Ninetta is quickly sentenced to death for the alleged theft...
by admin | Dec 14, 2025 | 37th Belcanto Opera Festival
Rossini & Co. For many years, the final concerts of our BelCanto Academy masterclasses have been a highlight for the audience. No wonder: numerous singers who later became famous could already be heard there… This year, Filippo Morace and Raúl Giménez will...
by admin | Dec 14, 2025 | 37th Belcanto Opera Festival
L’occasione fa il ladro The opera begins in an inn with a dramatic thunderstorm scene reminiscent of the finale of Don Giovanni: Parmenione dines calmly while his fearful servant Martino suffers. Parmenione is a colourful character who constantly pretends, lies,...
by admin | Dec 14, 2025 | 37th Belcanto Opera Festival
Waldkonzert – Concert in the forest A mass by the Polish bel canto composer Moniuszko opens this atmospheric forest concert, performed by the Krakow Philharmonic mixed choir, brass band and French horn ensemble, as well as soloists from the festival. Surprising scenic...
by admin | Dec 14, 2025 | 37th Belcanto Opera Festival
Le mariage en poste Modern premiere! Weckerlin, a composer from Alsace, enjoyed great success in Paris in the 1850s with his short operas, some of which were premiered at soirées hosted by his friend Rossini. A young woman is to be married to a stranger and refuses....
