Opera Rara's recording of Donizetti's masterpiece Il Paria is now available for purchase worldwide. Starring René Barbera as Idamore, Sir Mark Elder conducts the Britten Sinfonia and Opera Rara Chorus in a scintillating account of Donizetti's 1829 opera about religious persecution in…
René Barbera sings Elvino in a new Sonnambula production in Liège by Jaco Van Dormael (Mar. 13–21). Speranza Scappucci leads the cast, which also includes Nino Machaidze (Amina) and Marko Mimica (Rodolfo). In April, Barbera heads to Palermo for Rossini’s Stabat Mater alongside Maria Agresta, then to Florence for Don Martino in a new staging of Cherubini’s Lo Sposo di Tre e…
René Barbera makes his highly anticipated house debut at Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège as Elvino in a new production of Bellini's La Sonnambula. Director Jaco Van Dormael brings his renowned poetic imagery to create the pastoral idyll and touching innocence of the heroine, Amina, to this profoundly endearing work. Speranza Scappucci conducts the Orchestra and Chorus of Opéra…
René Barbera makes his highly anticipated debut at the New National Theatre in Tokyo this month, singing Count Almaviva in Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia. Fresh off the heels of his performances as Count Almaviva at Genoa's Teatro Carlo Felice in January, Mr. Barbera garnered acclaim for his "bright and ringing timbre, and extensive, confident and precise agility as he showed…
René Barbera starts the new year at Genoa's Teatro Carlo Felice singing his signature role of Count Almaviva from Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia on January 15, 17, & 19. This engagement marks Mr. Barbera's second run as Count Almaviva this season; he revisits the role next month for his debut in Japan with Tokyo's New National Theater, and in June at the Teatro…