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Buongiorno San Marco! La traviata and Tosca at Teatro La Fenice, opening August 25


This August through October, Riccardo Frizza conducts back-to-back performances of Verdi’s La traviata and Puccini’s Tosca at Teatro la Fenice in Venice.

This season’s opening of La traviata marks the Italian maestro’s first time leading Verdi’s 1853 work. The production, starring Francesca Dotto and Elena Monti alternating in the role of Violetta Valéry, Francesco Demuro and Shalva Mukeria performing the role of Alfredo Germont, and Dmitri Platanias and Giuseppe Altomare sharing the role of Giorgio Germont, runs from August 25 to October 4, 2015.

Performances of Puccini’s Tosca begin August 28 and end on October 2, and features Fiorenza Cedolins, Svetlana Kasyan, Stefano Secco, Mario Malagnini, Marco Vratogna, and Angelo Veccia. Discover the full cast here.

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2015 Opera Season begins with Nabucco at the Arena di Verona


As part of a busy season, Riccardo Frizza conducts Verdi’s Nabucco at the Arena di Verona on June 19, 25 and July 3. He also revisits his celebrated interpretation of Verdi’s Otello at the Festival de Peralada on August 1.

For the months of August, September and October, Riccardo conducts back-to-back performances of both Verdi’s La traviata and Puccini’s Tosca at the Teatro la Fenice.

On January 29 and throughout the month of February, he returns to the Metropolitan Opera for performances of Donizetti’s Maria Stuarda. To round out the season, Riccardo conducts Bellini’s I Capuleti e i Montecchi at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, during the months of May and June.

Explore Riccardo’s complete 2015-16 schedule here.