On January 5 and 7, René Barbera will appear as Nemorino in Michele Mirabella’s vibrant production of L’elisir d’amore at Royal Opera House Muscat. Joining Mr. Barbera on stage includes Nina Minasyn as Adina, Germán Enrique Alcántara as Belcore, Erwin Schrott as Dulcamara and Francesca Benitez as Giannetta. Jordi Bernàcer leads the Orchestra del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari.
This November, René Barbera sings the role of Fenton in a new production of Verdi’s Falstaff at Teatro La Fenice. Conducted by Myung-Whun Chung, this brilliant new staging of the comical opera based on Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor has been produced by renowned director and Shakespeare authority, Adrian Noble. Mr. Barbera performs alongside a fabulous cast that…
On October 8, 12, 14, and 16, René Barbera returns to The Dallas Opera as The Duke of Mantua in Giuseppe Verdi’s Rigoletto which opens TDO’s 65th anniversary season. A native of Texas, Mr. Barbera made his company debut as Alfredo in La Traviata and was last seen in Dallas as Nadir in Georges Bizet’s Les pêcheurs de perles this past spring. In this co-production between The…
On September 10 and 11, René Barbera joins the NHK Symphony Orchestra and the New National Theatre Chorus in Tokyo for Verdi’s Requiem under the baton of renowned conductor, Fabio Luisi. This marks Maestro Luisi’s inaugural concert as the chief conductor of the NHKSO, a term he will hold for the next three years. The stellar quartet for this Verdi favorite will be rounded out by…
René Barbera returns to the Opéra Bastille from May 30 until June 19 to star as Il Conte d'Almaviva in Rossini's Il Barbiere di Siviglia opposite Aigul Akhmetshina and Emily D'Angelo sharing the role of Rosina and Andrzej Filończyk as Figaro. Roberto Abbado conducts.