Opera Seme Festival 2023
Calendar of Events
MASTERCLASSES | July 19-20, 2023
The masterclasses of Opera Seme Festival are open to everyone, not only to singers but
also for all those who want to assist and learn about the in-depth analysis of the voice and
the interpretation. The masterclasses will be conducted by distinguished professionals of the Italian opera.
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WEDNESDAY 19 JULY
Masterclass with Blythe Gaissert (Mezzo Soprano) Metropolitan Opera New York
14.00-16.00
Teatro Vasariano – Free with reservation on dicoverarezzo.com
Masterclass with Mario Cassi (Baritone)
16:30-18:00
Teatro Vasariano – Free with reservation on discoverarezzo.com
Inauguration of the Opera Seme Festival
19:00-19:30
Teatro Vasariano – Free admission
Welcome aperitivo to follow
THURSDAY 20 JULY
Masterclass with Gianni Santucci Director & Choreographer
15:00-17:00
Teatro Vasariano – Free with reservation on discoverarezzo.com
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OPERAS | July 20-22, 2023
Performances are open to the public with purchase of a ticket. The operas feature our young artists, American and European. Accompanied by OIDA Orchestra Instabile di Arezzo.
WEDNESDAY 19 JULY
Inauguration of the Opera Seme Festival
19:00-19:30
Teatro Vasariano – Free admission
With all teachers and singers participating in the Festival. Welcome aperitivo to follow.
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THURSDAY 20 JULY
Giulio Cesare di Egitto
20:30
Teatro Vasariano – Admission 12 euros
Jen Stephenson, Stage Director
Paula F. Gelpi Music Director
Oida Orchestra Instabile of Arezzo
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FRIDAY 21 JULY
Giulio Cesare di Egitto
20:30
Teatro Vasariano – Admission 12 euros
Jen Stephenson, Stage Director
Paula F. Gelpi Music Director
Oida Orchestra Instabile of Arezzo
SATURDAY 22 JULY
Opera Scenes and Suor Angelica
21:15
Teatro Petrarca – Admission 15 euros
Part One
Opera Scenes from:
Falstaff Giuseppe Verdi
La Cenerentola Gioacchino Rossini
Alcina Georg Friedrich Handel
Le nozze di Figaro Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Suor Angelica Giacomo Puccini
Don Giovanni Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Part Two
Suor Angelica Giacomo Puccini
Jen Stephenson, Stage Director
Whittaker Locke, Music Director
Oida Orchestra Instabile of Arezzo
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