GRAN TEATRO LA FENICE, VENICE - October 19, 21, 24, 26, 28, 2008

Giuseppe Verdi - NABUCCO

Paoletta Marrocu sings for the first time in Italy the role of Abigaille. She performed this role with huge sucess at the Opernhaus Zürich with Renato Bruson, at the Vienna Staasoper and in Avenches with Leo Nucci.

"Most impressive was Paoletta Marrocu as Abigaille, a dramatic soprano of real star quality who held attention whenever she was on stage." (from Musical Pointers/Nabucco at the Opernhaus Zürich)

Conductor: Renato Palumbo

Stage director: Günter Krämer

More at: www.teatrolafenice.it


OPERNHAUS ZÜRICH - July 10 and 12, 2008

Giacomo Puccini - TURANDOT

Gianfranco Del Monaco's Production with Jose Cura as Calaf.

Conductor: Marco Armiliato

More at: www.opernhaus.ch


ST. GALLER FESTIVAL - June 20, 24, 28, and July 2, 5, 2008

Giuseppe Verdi - GIOVANNA D'ARCO (Debut)

Premiere: June 20, 2008, 8.30 p.m., Klosterhof St.Gallen

Conducted by Antonino Fogliani

Staging: Giancarlo del Monaco

More at: www.stgaller-festspiele.ch


TEATRO ALLA SCALA DI MILANO - May 1 8, 20, 22, 25, 27, 30, 2008

Luigi Dallapiccola - IL PRIGIONIERO (Die Mutter - Debut)

More at: www.teatroallascala.org

Photo Paoletta Marrocu and Vito Priante


TEATRO ALLA SCALA DI MILANO - April 3, 13, 18, 2008

Giuseppe Verdi - MACBETH (Lady)

More at: www.teatroallascala.org

Photo Paoletta Marrocu


TEATRO ALLA SCALA DI MILANO - March 6, 8, 11, 13, 16, 20, 2008

Giacomo Puccini - TRITTICO (Il Tabarro - Giorgetta)

NEW PRODUCTION of the Teatro alla Scala in co-production with the Teatro Real de Madrid.

Conductor: Riccardo Chailly

Staging: Luca Ronconi

More at: www.teatroallascala.org


HAMBURGISCHE STAATSOPER - February 10, 13 and 16, 2008

Giacomo Puccini - TOSCA


Production: Robert Carsen


More: www.hamburgische-staatsoper.de



FONDAZIONE LIRICO SIINFONICO PETRUZZELLI E TEATRI DI BARI (Teatro Piccinni) - January 15, 18, 20, 2008

Giuseppe Verdi -
FALSTAFF (Alice Ford)

Conductor: Sebastian Lang–Lessing
Director: Roberto De Simone

Other performers:
Ruggero Raimondi (Falstaff), Luca Salsi (Ford), Elisabetta Fiorillo (Mrs Quickly), Antonio Gandia (Fenton),
Roberta Canzian (Nanetta), Luca Casalin (Dr Cajus), Stefano Pisani (Bardolfo), Antonio De Gobbi (Pistola), Marianna Cappellani (Meg)

For more information: www.fondazionepetruzzelli.it




MASCAGNI, CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA

The latest Cavalleria stars soprano PAOLETTA MARROCU as SANTUZZA, with Bocelli as Turiddu and baritone Stefano Antonucci as Alfio; Steven Mercurio conducts the Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Massimo Bellini of Catania, Sicily.

This Decca Classics release makes its chart debut at no. 6.

Buy from Amazon.com

RELEASED: 2006

LABEL: Decca/Philips

ASIN: B000I5X7UW




TO READ:

The Magazin "CLASSIC OPERA VOICE" with the Macbeth-DVD (with Paoletta Marrocu as Lady and Thomas Hampson as Macbeth, Production: David Pountney, Zürich 2001) is now available. For orders please contact: EDIZIONI DONEGANI s.r.l., via Moscova 14/A, 20121 Milano.


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