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An 'optimistic' Verona Arena announces summer opera lineup
Read full article: An 'optimistic' Verona Arena announces summer opera lineupFILE - In this June 21, 2002 file photo, a huge pyramid dominates the stage of the opening performance of Giuseppe Verdi's Aida in the Verona Arena, northern Italy. (AP Photo/Claudio Martinelli)MILAN โ Riccardo Muti and Plรกcido Domingo will headline the 2021 Verona Arena Opera Festival, essentially last year's season revived as a sign of โgreat optimism and utmost seriousness," the festival's general director said Thursday. After an abbreviated 2020 season of concerts due to the pandemic, operas will be fully staged with a complete cast and chorus. โWe have more experience, and we know better our enemy," general director Cecilia Gasdia told a news conference. 9, an opera gala featuring German tenor Jonas Kaufmann and a ballet gala starring Roberto Bolle.