Tomorrow evening marks the opening night of Giuseppe Verdi’s Falstaff at La Scala, conducted by Daniel Harding. The opera, which was the last of twenty-six to be written, received its world premiere at La Scala on 9th February 1893, with high praise. The current production features Ambrogio Maestri and Bryn Terfel as Sir John Falstaff, with Fabio Capitanucci and Massimo Cavalletti as Ford and Francesco Demuro and Anotnoi Poli as Fenton. Falstaff was the second comedy to be written by Giuseppe Verdi, and has been set in London during the 1950s by Staging Director Robert Carsen. The production was first premiered at the Royal Opera House.

Daniel will be conducting the production from 15th January to 12th February. Tickets can be purchased here.

 

(Written on January 14, 2013 )

WildKat PR are thrilled to be working with Daniel Harding, a conductor who belongs in the elite circle of world class conductors: a true leader in his generation.

Daniel’s current positions include Music Director of the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Principal Guest Conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra and Music Partner of the New Japan Philharmonic; as well as Artistic Director of the Ohga Hall in Karuizawa, Japan and the lifetime honour of Conductor Laureate of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra. Daniel began his professional career at the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, after assisting the revered Sir Simon Rattle. He then moved on to the Berlin Philharmonic where he assisted Claudio Abbado, before conducting the orchestra at the Berlin Festival.

His upcoming engagements include a new production of Verdi’s Falstaff at La Scala in Milan. Tickets for the performance are available here. 

This is followed by Der fliegende Holländer at the Staatsoper Berlin in April; a wonderful must-see production, with tickets available here.

For more information, visit Daniel’s website here. 

Julian Hargreaves

(Written on November 8, 2012 )

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