by admin | Dec 14, 2025 | 37th Belcanto Opera Festival
Marina – Zarzuela Zarzuela is a popular form of opera or operetta in Spanish, usually with many choruses and dance rhythms. It is currently on everyone’s lips and is becoming increasingly popular internationally. This is not least due to our permanent...
by admin | Dec 14, 2025 | 37th Belcanto Opera Festival
¡Rossini olé! Rossini had strong ties to Spain, not least through his Spanish wife Isabella Colbran and Manuel García, his tenor and fellow composer, but also through his banker Alejandro Aguado. This programme is based on an interesting selection of Rossini pieces...
by admin | Dec 14, 2025 | 37th Belcanto Opera Festival
Serenade Some time after the Occasione performance at the Kurtheater, a small serenade will take place on the Kurplatz. Participants from the Akademie BelCanto will sing from the balcony of the Hotel Rossini. CAST Students of Akademie BelCanto TICKETS,...
by admin | Dec 14, 2025 | 37th Belcanto Opera Festival
Sémiramis – Rossini/Carafa During the 1860 season, the engagement of the famous Marchisio sisters provided the opportunity to adapt Rossini’s Semiramide for the Opéra. Rossini largely left this adaptation to his close friend Michele Carafa, who adapted the...
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...
