Rosa Feola to Return to La Scala Next Season as Adina in "L'elisir d'amore"

Teatro alla Scala has just announced their 2018/19 Season. Rosa Feola will perform in Donizetti's opera L'elisir d'amore.

There will be 10 performances from September 10 to October 10, 2019, with Rosa Feola as Adina, René Barbera and Vittorio Grigolo as Nemorino, Ambrogio Maestri as Dulcamara, and Massimo Cavalletti as Belcore. Michele Gamba conducts. The staging will be a revival of Grischa Asagaroff's production.

This will be the third continuous season that Rosa appears on the roster of La Scala. Previously, she has performed in La gazza ladra (2016/17 Season, Rosa's La Scala debut) and Don Pasquale (2017/18 Season).

Rosa made her role debut of Adina in 2011 at Teatro dell'Opera di Roma (also her house debut there) and most recently sung the role at Deutsche Oper Berlin in 2014.

For further information and tickets, visit the official website of Teatro alla Scala.

WFMT Radio Network to Rebroadcast "Rigoletto" from Lyric Opera of Chicago

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This Saturday, May 19, WFMT Radio Network will rebroadcast Rigoletto from Lyric Opera of Chicago recorded last year in which Rosa Feola made her US stage opera debut as the heroine Gilda. Her "luminous" performances won rave reactions from both audiences and critics. The program will begin at 12:00 p.m. CDT (17.00 GMT).

International listeners can access the broadcast via online streaming from WFMT.com among many other US radio stations that carry the program.

Rosa Feola to sing "Petite messe solennelle" at Festival Musica Sacra Pavia

Rosa Feola is going to sing the soprano part of Rossini's "Petite messe solennelle", along with mezzo-soprano Veronica Simeoni, tenor Francesco Meli, bass Gianluca Buratto, and Coro del Teatro alla Scala under the direction of chorus master Bruno Casoni. The work will be played in its original version accompanied by two pianos (played by Alberto Malazzi and Marco De Gaspari) and harmonium (played by Jader Costa).

The performance taking place in Basilica di San Michele Maggiore on May 19 will be the first performance of this year's Festival Musica Sacra Pavia. It is open to the public for free with the capacity of 300 people. For more information, visit the official website of Festival Musica Sacra Pavia.

Rosa has previously sung this work (also in its original version) in 2010 in Reate Festival under the baton of Michele Campanella.

"Don Pasquale" broadcast by RAI 5 TV and in cinemas

The performance of "Don Pasquale" at Teatro alla Scaa tomorrow (April 19) will be broadcast live by RAI 5 TV and in cinemas.

Rosa has won rave reviews for her portrayal of Norina in the production opened on April 3. She was praised for her secure voice, natural timber, elegant singing, tasteful musicianship, witty acting, and radiant personality. For more details of reviews (and other information regarding the production), check our archive page.

Rosa Feola will perform in "Rigoletto" and "La finta giardiniera" next season at Opernhaus Zürich

Opernhaus Zürich just announced their 2018/19 Season. Rosa Feola will sing in two productions.

First comes Gilda of Verdi's "Rigoletto", a signature role of Rosa's in which she made her house debut at Opernhaus Zürich back in 2013. She will reunion with baritone Quinn Kelsey with whom Rosa has collaborated several times in this opera. Tenor Ismael Jordi sings Duke of Mantua. Gustavo Gimeno conducts the revival of Tatjana Gürbaca's production. There will be six performances from January 17 to February 9, 2019.

Then comes another revival of Tatjana Gürbaca's production, Mozart's "La finta giardiniera". Rosa will sing Sandrina, a role she has previously sung with Glyndebourne Tour that won her rave reviews. In the pit will be Orchester Musikkollegium Winterthur conducted by Gianluca Capuano. There will be six performances from February 17 to March 8, 2019.

Visit Opernhaus Zürich for further information and tickets of "Rigoletto" and "La finta giardiniera".

Rosa Feola Returns to La Scala in a New Production of "Don Pasquale"

Final dress rehearsal of the new production of Donizetti's Don Pasquale at La Scala has just finished today. The production opens on April 3, Tuesday. Rosa Feola sings the part of Norina alongside Ambrogio Maestri as the title role, René Barbera as Ernesto, and Mattia Olivieri as Malatesta. Maestro Riccardo Chailly conducts Teatro alla Scala Orchestra and Chorus. For further information and tickets, visit Teatro alla Scala.

The opening performance will be live broadcast on RAI-Radio 3 that also streaming online worldwide beginning at 20.00 local time. (Check countdown below. You may need to change your system time zone to UTC+01:00 for real live streaming on raiplayradio.it.) One can follow the synopsis [en] and libretto [it only] provided by La Scala.

The performance on April 19 will be live broadcast on RAI 5 TV and at the cinema.

As he continues the journey of presenting Italian repertoire in authentic versions, for the performance of Don Pasquale this time, M° Chailly will open all the traditional cuts using the critical edition published by Casa Ricordi being prepared by Piero Rattalino based on the autograph score.

The new production created by Davide Livermore sets the plot in Rome of 1960s with many hints taken from films of that era by Federico Fellini, Dino Risi, Mario Monicelli. The set is designed by Livermore and Giò Forma; the costume designer is Gianluca Falaschi; the lighting designer is Nicolas Bovey; and the video projection is designed by D-wok.

Having made her role debut of Norina at Teatro dell'Opera di Roma (2013), Rosa has sung the part at National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing (2016) and Teatro Municipale Giuseppe Verdi in Salerno (2017) as well. Her approach of the character has been praised for the "vocal freshness" (L'Ape musicale), "intelligent management of a solid technique" (OperaClick), "[vocal] gracefulness" (Cronache Salerno), and "unparalleled communication" (Corriere del Mezzogiorno). She has also sung Norina's opening aria "Quel guardo il cavaliere" many times in concerts including the New Year's Concert in La Fenice (2017) that was broadcasted by TV RAI 1, TV RAI 5, and ARTE worldwide.

This would be the second opera Rosa sings at La Scala, after her successful house debut as Ninetta in Rossini's La gazza ladra last season.

A short introduction video with interview of M° Chailly provided by La Scala, a news video of Rai News 24 including some rehearsal footage, and some production photos (© Marco Brescia & Rudy Amisano) after the jump:

Rosa awarded "Premio speciale per la New Generation" of "Oscar della Lirica - International Opera Awards"

Fondazione Verona per l'Arena has just announced that Rosa Feola is awarded the "Premio speciale per la New Generation" (Special Award for New Generation) of the 7th "Oscar della Lirica - International Opera Awards". Congratulations!