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Rolando Villazón and Kate Lindsey bring their acclaimed program Amore e Follia to Zlín on November 5,  Zurich on November 11, iPrague on November 22 and Vienna on November 25. The program includes arias and scenes from Bellini’s I Capuleti e I Montecchi, Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore, Offenbach’s Les contes d’Hoffmann and Rossini’s Otello, amongst others. The Bohuslav Martinů…

The tenor makes his long-awaited return to Mexico to perform three concerts on September 18 in Torreon with the Camarata de Coahuila under the baton of Ramón Shade, on September 21 in Guadalajara with the Orquesta Solista de América conducted by Ivan López Reynoso, and on September 24 in Mexico City in recital with pianist Ángel Rodríguez.

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Following their triumphant performances of Monteverdi's “L'Orfeo” at the Semperoper Dresden in 2023 and 2024, Rolando Villazón, Wolfgang Katschner and the lautten compagney BERLIN reunite to present a new concert programme centering  on the inner world of modern man, as explored in the music of 17th century Italian composers. This year, Viaggio dell’anima can be heard at the Südtirol…

Rolando Villazón is looking ahead to a busy summer performing: he sings open air-gala concerts with Brandenburgische Sommerkonzerte on June 22 and with the Luxemburg Philharmonic and soprano Emily Pogorelc on Luxemburg’s Kinnekswiss on July 6. On July 15, he is joined by mezzo Kate Lindsey for the first concert of their new programme “Amore e Follia” at Schleswig-Holstein Musikfestival…

At tonight’s ceremony taking place at the Luxembourg Philharmonic, the multi-talent and all-rounder is honored not only for his achievements as a tenor and stage director, but also as a writer, cultural manager, and cultural ambassador. “Culture and music show us how all of humankind can and must come together in freedom and equality, and it is a privilege to stand up for these values with…

Rolando Villazón returns to Dresden’s Semperoper in the title role of Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo. His portrayal in Nikolaus Habjan’s production was praised as “magnificent” (Süddeutsche Zeitung) last season. The sold-out performances take place on May 26, 31, June 3 and 6, 2024. 

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