Emilio Sagi News

Tenor Stephen Costello will be hitting the high Cs - nine of them, in fact - when he opens San Diego Opera's season, making his role debut as Tonio in Donizetti's La fille du regiment (Jan. 26-Feb. 3). The Philadelphia-born singer - winner of the Richard Tucker Award - performed in the company's production of Faust in 2011, leading San Diego.com to declare that Costello's "polished tenor boasts all the traits we hope for." He is coming off his Berlin State Opera debut in December as Rodolfo in Puccini's La boheme, of which Der Neue Merker observed that he "won over the audience quickly," adding that the singer "has a mellow sweetness in his voice and produces a delightful piano. Yet he has the vocal force required for outbursts of anger and despair." The tenor is looking ahead to more Donizetti, with a March run in L'elisir d'amore at the Vienna State Opera and an April production of Lucia di Lammermoor with the Canadian Opera Company in Toronto.

LA Opera announces the 2013-2014 season, including Bizet's Carmen, Verdi's Falstaff, Mozart's The Magic Flute, Britten's Billy Budd, Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor, Massenet's Thaïs, L.A. premiere of Wilson/Glass collaboration Einstein on the Beach.

American soprano Ailyn Perez earned yet another honor on Wednesday when she was named the winner of the 15th annual Placido Domingo Award. The prestigious award, personally given by Maestro Domingo to an artist of his choosing, celebrates the accomplishments of Hispanic artists as well as those who contribute to the awareness of opera and its educational value in the Latino community of Los Angeles. Earlier this year, Perez also won the namesake award of one of the other legendary tenors in opera's history - the 2012 Richard Tucker Award. Born in Chicago to Mexican parents, Perez is the first Hispanic singer to receive the Richard Tucker Award in its 34-year history.

Maria Rainer est entrée au couvent, mais ne semble pas faite pour la vie monastique. Sur les conseils de la Mère supérieure, elle devient gouvernante des sept enfants du capitaine Georg von Trapp, un veuf tyrannique qui habite une somptueuse villa dans les environs de Salzbourg. Contrairement aux idées que se fait le capitaine sur l'éducation, Maria donne libre cours à l'imagination, à la liberté des enfants et à la musique.

Plácido Domingo joins the cast of Federico Moreno Torroba's Luisa Fernanda, a zarzuela co-production of Florida Grand Opera (FGO) and the SaludArte Foundation, in a special gala performance of the zarzuela that opens FGO's 2011-2012 season.

Florida Grand Opera opens its 71st season with the presentation of its first zarzuela, Federico Moreno Torroba's Luisa Fernanda, a co-production with the SaludArte Foundation opening on November 12, 2011.

Florida Grand Opera opens its 71st season with the presentation of its first zarzuela, Federico Moreno Torroba's Luisa Fernanda, a co-production with the SaludArte Foundation opening on November 12, 2011.

Del 8 al 11 de Septiembre, el Arriaga acoge la gira de 'Al Final del Arco Iris' con Natalia Dicenta, en el papel de Judy Garland, Miguel Rellán y Javier Mora. La obra, que refleja los últimos meses de vida de la malograda actriz y cantante, se estrenó el 21 de Enero en el Teatro Marquina de Madrid.

Plácido Domingo joins the cast of Federico Moreno Torroba's Luisa Fernanda, a zarzuela co-production of Florida Grand Opera (FGO) and the SaludArte Foundation, in a special gala performance of the zarzuela that opens FGO's 2011-2012 season.

Maria Rainer est entrée au couvent, mais ne semble pas faite pour la vie monastique. Sur les conseils de la Mère supérieure, elle devient gouvernante des sept enfants du capitaine Georg von Trapp, un veuf tyrannique qui habite une somptueuse villa dans les environs de Salzbourg. Contrairement aux idées que se fait le capitaine sur l'éducation, Maria donne libre cours à l'imagination, à la liberté des enfants et à la musique.

La novela de Leopoldo Alas 'Clarín' será llevada al escenario del Teatro Campoamor de Oviedo en forma de musical. El encargado de esta iniciativa es el asturiano Sigfrido Cecchini, autor de la adaptación, y el estreno está previsto para el mes de julio de 2012. La Dirección Escénica vendrá de manos de Emilio Sagi, y la Dirección de Orquesta estará a cargo de Elena Herrera.

Washington National Opera (WNO), under the leadership of General Director Placido Domingo, presents Christoph Willibald Gluck's masterpiece Iphigenie en Tauride in eight performances, May 6 to 28 at the Kennedy Center Opera House.

Washington National Opera (WNO), under the leadership of General Director Placido Domingo, presents Christoph Willibald Gluck's masterpiece Iphigenie en Tauride in eight performances, May 6 to 28 at the Kennedy Center Opera House.

La novela de Leopoldo Alas "Clarin" sera llevada al Teatro Campoamor en forma de musical. El encargado de esta iniciativa es el asturiano Sigfrido Cecchini, autor de la adaptacion cuyo estreno esta previsto para el mes de julio del año 2012. La Direccion Escenica vendra de manos de Emilio Sagi y la Direccion de Orquesta estara a cargo de Elena Herrera.

Hudson Village Theatre presents The Barber of Seville on March 26 and 27, 2011. The show runs 2 hours and 45 minutes. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased online.

Florida Grand Opera has announced the productions for the 2011-2012 season, which will be the Company's 71st consecutive season of producing grand opera in South Florida. The season includes two important 'firsts' for FGO: the first presentation of a zarzuela, Torroba's Luisa Fernanda, and the first production of Puccini's La rondine. The season will also include Verdi's Rigoletto and Gounod's Rom o et Juliette.

Jefferson Performing Arts Society (JPAS) is thrilled to present Puccini's most beloved opera LA BOHEME.

BroadwayWorld.com charló con Paloma San Basilio, la famosa actriz que protagonizará el show, y Emilio Sagi, que dirigirá y adaptará la opereta, acerca de La Viuda Alegre, el nuevo proyecto en el que comenzarán a trabajar en 2011 para su estreno en el Teatro Arriaga de Bilbao el 29 de Septiembre del mismo año.

La conocida actriz y cantante Paloma San Basilio volverá al teatro en 2011 para protagonizar 'La Viuda Alegre', versión española del clásico de 1905 'The Merry Widow', con música de Franz Lehár y libreto de Viktor Léon y Leo Stein.

Jefferson Performing Arts Society (JPAS) is thrilled to present Puccini's most beloved opera LA BOHEME.