PRESENTS: CELEBRATE the 100th ANNIVERSARY of Giacomo PUCCINI’S LEGACY! An INTERNATIONAL cast of winners from the USA, Korea, Armenia, and MET singers in NYC will bring his masterpiece to life. Don’t miss the Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra’s dazzling production in collaboration with the TEATRO LIRICO D’EUROPA! Puccini’s legacy endures […]
Read More CELEBRATE the 100th ANNIVERSARY of Giacomo PUCCINI’S LEGACY! An INTERNATIONAL cast of winners from the USA, Korea, Armenia, and MET singers in NYC will bring his masterpiece to life. Don’t miss the Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra’s dazzling production in collaboration with the TEATRO LIRICO D’EUROPA! Puccini’s legacy endures through his […]
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GREVE OPERA ACADEMY (4-week program) offers singers the opportunity to perform roles in fully staged productions with a professional orchestra. The 2024 edition will feature a full production of RIGOLETTO, a semi-staged version of LA BOHÈME, and other concerts. Performances will take place in Greve-in-Chianti, Figline Valdarno, and other locations. […]
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Virtuosi Opera Project (VOP) was created to preserve the work of the Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra as a co-presenter of operas across Connecticut since 2004. We have contributed to the creation and success of our former partner opera company, and have been instrumental in the presentation of 20+ seasons of […]
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Ruggero Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci is a gripping masterpiece that blends raw emotion, unforgettable music, and timeless drama. Audiences should not miss the chance to experience what resonates across generations: love, betrayal, jealousy, and revenge—all set within a traveling performing troupe. The famous aria “Vesti la giubba,” where the lead character Canio sings of hiding heartbreak behind a painted smile, is one of the most iconic moments in operatic history.
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PRESENTED BY: Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra & 2025 Greve Opera Academy
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CAST: Jax Hussler (Canio), Emily Tate Daniel (Nedda), Jonathan R. Green (Tonio), Eliam Ramos (Silvio), Mario De La Garza (Beppe)
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A Semi-Staged Version of An opera by Giuseppe Verdi. The tragic story revolves around the licentious Duke of Mantua, his hunch-backed court jester Rigoletto, and Rigoletto’s daughter Gilda. The opera’s original title, La Maledizion (The Curse), refers to a curse placed on both the Duke and Rigoletto by the Count Monterone, whose daughter the Duke has seduced with Rigoletto’s encouragement. The curse comes to fruition when Gilda falls in love with the Duke and sacrifices her life to save him from the assassin hired by her father.
Read More An opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave based on the 1832 play Le roi s’amuse by Victor Hugo. The opera had a triumphant premiere at La Fenice in Venice on 11 March 1851. The work, Verdi’s sixteenth in the genre, is widely considered to be the first of the operatic masterpieces of Verdi’s middle-to-late career.
Read MorePraised by Opera News as “Magnificent” for her portrayal of Pamina, and again in her role debut as Juliette, with Sarasota Opera: “Brammer has a lovely, bright sound and enviable flexibility, with coloratura that flows like glistening water.” – Edward Alley Hanna made her professional debut in 2014, as Rose Maurrant in […]
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