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Andriy Yurkevych: finché fa male, la musica è viva

written by Tommaso Scattolari 22 Ottobre 2025 Andriy Yurkevych #AndriyYurkevych Andriy Yurkevych: finché fa male, la musica è viva Ci sono artisti che parlano con la voce, altri con il gesto. E poi ci sono coloro che, come Andriy Yurkevych, dirigono con un silenzio che sembra precedere la creazione stessa, come se il suono nascesse non dalla bacchetta …

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Il labirinto e la bacchetta

di Roberta Pedrotti L’apertura della breve stagione lirica anconetana con una nuova produzione del Trovatore ambientata fra le incisioni di Escher trova il suo punto di forza nell’ottima concertazione di Andriy Yurkevych. ANCONA, 12 ottobre 2025 – Verdi apre la stagione del Teatro delle Muse di Ancona: non esattamente una programmazione audace nella scelta dei titoli, ma questa …

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Al Teatro delle Muse di Ancona “Il Trovatore” apre la stagione

di Roberta Rocchetti 11 Ott 2025 – Commenti classica La stagione lirica 2025 del Teatro delle Muse “F. Corelli” si è aperta con l’opera “Il Trovatore” di Verdi. Bene tutto il comparto musicale. La messa in scena non ha convinto del tutto.  Ovazioni per Salome Jicia e Valentina Pernozzoli. (Foto di Giorgio Pergolini) Quale miglior modo …

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Ancona – Teatro delle Muse “Franco Corelli”: Il trovatore

Giuseppe Verdi Il trovatore La locandina Il Conte di Luna Serban Vasile Leonora Salome Jicia Azucena Valentina Pernozzoli Manrico Amadi Lagha Ferrando Yongheng Dong Ines Antonella Granata Ruiz Alessandro Fiocchetti Un messo Alessandro Pucci Un vecchio zingaro Davide Filipponi         Direttore Andriy Yurkevych Regia, scene e luci Giuseppe Dipasquale Costumi Stefania Cempini …

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Ancona: Un Trovatore escheriano

Ancona: Un Trovatore escheriano 10/10/2025 Marco Sonaglia Teatro delle Muse Ancona La nuova stagione lirica al teatro delle Muse inizia in una data alquanto significativa, nel giorno del compleanno del maestro Giuseppe Verdi Dopo diciannove anni di assenza, in scena torna “Il Trovatore”, capolavoro verdiano e titolo centrale della trilogia popolare. La produzione è un …

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Staatsoper Stuttgart: “Rigoletto”

Gianguido Mussomeli 25 Luglio 2025Opera Staatsoper Stuttgart: “Rigoletto” Staatsoper Stuttgart, Stagione Lirica 2024/25“RIGOLETTO”Melodramma in tre atti. Libretto di Francesco Maria Piave da Le roi s’amuse di Victor Hugo.Musica di Giuseppe VerdiIl Duca di Mantova ATALLA AYANRigoletto MARTIN GANTNERGilda CLAUDIA MUSCHIOSparafucile ADAM PALKAMaddalena ITZELI DEL ROSARIOBorsa JOSEPH TANCREDIIl Conte di Ceprano SHUNYA GOTOLa contessa di Ceprano ELENA SALVATORIMarullo JACOBO OCHOAIl Conte di Monterone ALEKSANDER MYRLINGPaggio della Duchessa NICOLAS CALDERÓN BOSSOMUsciere WILLIAM DAVID HALBERTOrchestra …

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Stuttgart State Opera RIGOLETTO in memory of Beate Ritter

STUTTGART / State Opera. RIGOLETTO Jul 23, 2025 | REVIEWS , Opera international Stuttgart State OperaRIGOLETTO performance on 21 July 2025 – in memory of Beate Ritter  Opera director Victor Schoner welcomed the audience – not to announce an indisposition or even a change of cast, but to remember the soprano Beate Ritter, who died in June at the age of …

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The prima donna returned to the State Opera

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 4:38 PM Jan Sebastian Tomsa “Each number was carefully thought out, with a different costume prepared for each character.” “She spans melodic arcs with complete naturalness and, in full, long pianissimos in the highs, she touches on what is possible in her field.” “Thanks also to the orchestra’s professional performance, the audience …

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Sfumature di grigio

Praga, Macbeth, 14/05/2024 26 Maggio 2024 Sfumature di grigio di Irina Sorokina Una buona resa musicale, con una compagnia internazionale e la direzione di Andriy Yurkevych, garantisce il successo di un Macbeth che, sul piano registico e scenico, lascia spazio a qualche perplessità. PRAGA, 14 maggio 2024 – Un critico musicale e uno spettatore appassionato …

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Gala Concert. Most Beautiful Opera Arias

July 20, 2024, 20:00Great Hall Gala Concert. Most Beautiful Opera Arias Artists:Aleksandrs Antoņenko, tenorInga Kalna, sopranoDorothee Bienert (Germany), mezzo-sopranoVittorio De Campo (Italy), bassJūrmala Festival OrchestraConductor Andriy Yurkevych (Ukraine) Jūrmala Festival will close on 20 July with a Gala Concert featuring the most beautiful operatic arias. The concert will feature tenor Aleksandrs Antoņenko, soprano Inga Kalna, …

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Opéra de Nice : Corinne Winters une électrisante Madama Butterfly dans la mise en scène suggestive de Daniel Benoin.

Mercredi 6 Mars 2024 © Dominque JausseinVoir la vidéo A la chute du rideau de l’Opéra de Nice sur cette Madama Butterfly, une pluie de fleurs blanches s’est abattue sur le plateau alors que Corinne Winters (Cio-Cio-San) venait (d’abord) seule recueillir les longues et légitimes ovations du public. Il faut dire d’entrée, que le spectacle valait en …

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Nabucco in Prague: a handsome production that tries to do too much

By Frank Kuznik, 23 March 2024 The time is ripe for an incisive artistic take on political repression, religious warfare and the unending strife in the Middle East. Prague State Opera makes a valiant attempt to assay all these in its new production of Verdi’s Nabucco, a visually striking effort that ultimately falls short. Stepan Drobit (Nabucco)© Zdeněk Sokol Director …

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Verdiho operní hit Nabucco se vrací v nové inscenaci do Státní opery

KATEŘINA MOTLOVÁ, PR, 09.02.2024 Příběh boje o moc, svobodu a lásku se představí v pojetí režiséra Tomáše Ondřeje Pilaře a pod taktovkou hudebního ředitele Státní opery Andrije Jurkevyče na jevišti Státní opery 15. února. V titulní roli se alternují Nikoloz Lagvilava a Stepan Drobit. TÉMATA:ANDRIJ JURKEVYČIURIE MAIMESCUIVO STÁNCHEVJOSEF MORAVECLILLA LEEMARKÉTA CUKROVÁNÁRODNÍ DIVADLONIKOLOZ LAGVILAVAOKSANA NOSATOVAPIOTR STANISZEWSKIRICHARD SAMEKSLOVENSKÉ NÁRODNÉ DIVADLOSTANISLAVA JIRKŮSTÁTNÍ …

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The Prague National Theater will premiere Verdi’s Nabucco

The Prague National Theater will premiere Verdi’s Nabucco Saturday, February 10, 2024 09:15 KlasikaPlus.cz Even in the Year of Czech Music, the domestic opera scene finds space to present titles of world opera literature. From February 15, the National Theater in Prague will include Verdi’s Nabucco on its stage at the State Opera. The production of the dramatic …

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Гранд-концерт “Ora spei, Година надії…

“Я хочу показати слухачам нашу потужну мистецьку школу, українську самобутню культуру” Андрій Юркевич, головний диригент Державної опери у Празі (чеськ. Státní opera) підготував творчий проєкт, який презентує 21 жовтня Гранд-концерт “Ora spei, Година надії…” української музики з  українськими зірками відбудеться у головному оперному театрі столиці Чехії. Про знаковий творчий проєкт Music-Review Ukraine розповів його автор, маестро Андрій ЮРКЕВИЧ: – …

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The Prague Opera will host a concert for Ukraine Ora spei

У празькій опері відбудеться концерт для України Ora spei У празькій Державній опері заграють українські виконавці твори світових та українських композиторів під диригуванням Андрія Юркевича Сьогодні увечері у Празькій державній опері відбудеться концерт для України під назвою Ora spei. Концертом організатори символічно підтримають тих, хто постраждав у цьому найкривавішому в Європі від Другої Світової війни …

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The State Opera will express solidarity with Ukraine with the Ora spei concert

The Prague State Opera will present a concert that symbolically supports those who suffer in the war conflict, and will offer arias and samples from Czech, Italian, French, but also Ukrainian musical works performed by leading Ukrainian performers. During the evening of October 21, starting at 7 p.m., arias by well-known authors and compositions by Ukrainian …

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Andrij Jurkevyč: Every molecule of mine belongs to Ukraine

Author: Petr Veber “The Ukrainian opera world as a whole definitely has its place in Europe – and that’s how we want to present it.” “I am a representative of the Ukrainian nation living in the Czech Republic. I perceive that Prague is a tremendous support to Ukrainian residents. It is an act of mercy and support that …

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A week with music. Concerts, operas, streams

The State Opera will host a concert for Ukraine, Ora spei , on Saturday, October 21 at 7:00 p.m. Conducted by Andriy Yurkevich , the State Opera Orchestra and Chorus will feature Stepan Drobit (baritone), Sofia Solovy (soprano), Valentina Pluzhnikova (soprano), Tetyana Zhuravel (soprano), Iryna Zhytynska (mezzo-soprano), Valentyn Dytyuk (tenor), Denys Pivnitsky (tenor) and Sergii Magera (bass).

The State Opera will present the concert Ora spei as a musical message of solidarity and hope for Ukraine

The Prague State Opera will present a concert that will symbolically support those suffering in the war conflict and will offer arias and excerpts from Czech, Italian, French, but also Ukrainian musical works performed by leading Ukrainian performers. Katerina MotlovaPRPublished 12/10/2023 On the evening of October 21st, from 7:00 p.m., arias by well-known authors and …

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Julia Burbach delivers a potent Elixir in Prague

By Frank Kuznik, 24 September 2023 In an era of insistent reinvention, it’s refreshing to see an opera allowed to stand on its own. Which is to say, with the original story left intact, sans anachronistic additions, relocated sets or radical reinterpretations. Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore has been a popular staple in the repertoire ever since its 1832 premiere, and in …

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Timid Nemorino or How to beautifully stage an opera comedy

Author: Petr Veber “Conductor Andrij Jurkevyč comes from Ukraine, but has been living in Italy for twenty years. Evidently, he soaked up the musical temperament there.” “Petr Nekoranec, in the character of a maintenance man in overalls, always clumsily moving a stepladder somewhere, created the prototype of a nice figure with an unmistakably accurate play of the …

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First the Comedians, after them the Peasant Cavalier. The State Opera will present the last premiere of the season

Author: *KlasikaPlus.cz The two most popular operas of Italian verism will be performed in one evening: the operas Komedianti and Sedlák kavalír are directed by Ondřej Havelka at the State Opera in Prague, choosing the opposite of the traditional order. However, he is not the first to take this step. The premiere of the first cast is already taking place today from …

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Comedians in front of the Sedlák Cavalier at the State Opera unconventionally and traditionally

Author: Josef Zedník “The handwriting of Havelka himself was also evident in the situational comedy humorously complementing the actor’s actions.” “Jana Sibera portrayed her Nedda very convincingly. If opera is said to be only about singing, Sibera clearly refutes this fallacy.” “When the tenor Petr Nekoranec started, I was not a fan of him, I admit. However, he …

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Партитурa опери «Украдене щастя» Юлія Мейтуса в подарунок Львівській Опері

Львівська національна опера отримала надзвичайно цінний подарунок від відомого диригента Андрія Юркевича – партитуру опери «Украдене щастя» Юлія Мейтуса. Остання написана композитором на замовлення театру, вперше виконана у 1960 році, живе в різних режисерських інтерпретаціях та має великих успіх на сцені Львівської національної опери і до сьогодні. Дотепер на репетиціях і виставах послуговувались ще «авторською» …

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Lucie Kaňková as Lucia di Lammermoor in the State Opera

Author: *KlasikaPlus.cz The concert version of Donizetti’s famous opera Lucia di Lammermoor will be performed on Saturday, March 11, under the baton of the music director of the State Opera Andrije Jurkevyč, performed by the Choir and Orchestra of the State Opera. The title role will be played by Lucie Kaňková. Other roles will include Pavol Kubáň as Enrico, Daniel …

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Andrij Jurkevyč: Každý svůj dirigentský výkon věnuji vlasti

Opera, Rozhovory Březen 2023 Státní opera má od letošní sezony nového hudebního ředitele – ukrajinského dirigenta ANDRIJE JURKEVYČE, který tak po profesní stránce prožívá velmi úspěšné období, nicméně z lidského hlediska je hluboce zasažen již rok trvající válkou v jeho rodné zemi. A proto jsme s ním nehovořili jen o umění a hudebním směřování Státní opery, ale také o tom, jak situaci na Ukrajině vnímá a jaké …

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Kathryn Lewek enflamme Lucia di Lammermoor à Nice

LA SCÈNE, OPÉRA, OPÉRAS Kathryn Lewek enflamme Lucia di Lammermoor à Nice Le 22 février 2023 par Vincent GuilleminTwitterFacebookEmail Programmée avant l’arrivée du nouveau directeur, la production très classique de Stefano Vizioli pour Lucia di Lammermoor apparaît enfin à l’Opéra de Nice, surtout portée par la puissance et la technique vocales de Kathryn Lewek dans le rôle-titre. Hasard des calendriers, ce mois de février semble avoir …

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Une Lucia di Lammermoor post #MeToo à Nice

Opéra Nice Côte d’Azur REVUE DE PRESSE] « Une Lucie de folie à l’Opéra » titre le Nice-Matin aujourd’hui !  Nous sommes très heureux de vos nombreux retours positifs sur notre production « Lucia du Lammermoor » !  OPÉRA Source: https://toutelaculture.com/spectacles/opera/une-lucia-di-lammermoor-post-metoo-a-nice/ Une Lucia di Lammermoor post #MeToo à Nice  21 FEBRUARY 2023 | PAR THOMAS CEPITELLI L’opéra de …

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LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR À L’OPÉRA DE NICE

LE 22 FÉVRIER 2023 par Carlo Schreiber Source: https://www.crescendo-magazine.be/lucia-di-lammermoor-a-lopera-de-nice/ L’Opéra de Nice continue sa saison avec un autre sommet du belcanto Lucia di Lammermoor de Gaetano Donizetti.  Après La Sonnambula de Bellini, avec la révélation de l’extraordinaire Sara Blanch,  nous découvrons une Lucia exceptionnelle incarnée par la soprano américaine Kathryn Lewek. Elle se montre époustouflante dans la maîtrise de la ligne …

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Ukrainian Conductor Andriy Yurkevych Named Music Director at the Prague State Opera

by The Violin Channel September 2, 2022 Yurkevych will begin immediately, with his first performances in the role to take place in early September At the Prague State Opera, Ukrainian conductor Andriy Yurkevych will replace outgoing German conductor Karl-Heinz Steffens as its new Music Director.  Yurkevych’s first performances in the role will open on September 3 with Verdi’s La Traviata opening and Puccini’s Tosca beginning on …

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