Sept. 8 – The Teatro Regio in Turin flies to Paris to join forces with the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées. After Wiesbaden, St. Petersburg, Stresa and Edinburgh, Paris welcomes back for the fourth time the Italian opera. “In the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées we already performed the Sicilian Vespers (2011), Tosca (2012) and Don Carlo (2013). This year, we offer the very best of Gioachino Rossini. The concert is supported by SNCF for the second consecutive year,” said the Italian theater in a statement. The performance is scheduled for Saturday, September 20 at 8pm: Gianandrea Noseda will conduct the Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Regio, with soloists Daniela Barcellona, Erika Grimaldi, Mirco Palazzi and Piero Pretti. For the occasion, the Italian Cultural Institute in Paris organized for Friday, September 19 at 7:30pm a meeting dedicated to the memory of Gioachino Rossini. Gérard Denizeau will present Rossiniìs operatic style while Erika Grimaldi, former performer of the Stabat Mater, will sing some of Rossini arias, accompanied on the piano by Giulio Laguzzi. The Parisian event concludes the Teatro Regio’s summer tour in Europe, widely successful with audiences and critics alike.
