John Fiore’s new recording of NORMA is out, starring Marina Rebeka. Recorded in Madrid with the orchestra and chorus of the Teatro Real, it features the newest critical edition of Roger Parker, and also stars Karine Deshayes, Luciano Ganci and Marko Mimica.
John Fiore celebrates the DVD release of DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG from the Deutsche Oper Berlin
Naxos and the RBB has just released a DVD of Wagner’s DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG from the Deutsche Oper Berlin, conducted by John Fiore. The cast includes Klaus Florian Vogt as Walther von Stolzing, Heidi Stober as Eva, Johan Reuter as Hans Sachs, Philipp Jekal as Beckmesser, Albert Pesendorfer as Pogner, Ya-Chung Huang as David and Annika Schlicht as Magdalene. Also prominently featured are the Orchestra and Chorus of the Deutsche Oper Berlin. The Gramophone writes in its review: “John Fiore steers the company’s orchestra – a classy outfit, with a pleasingly rounded, rich sound – through the Prelude. And throughout, the musical values of the performance prove high, with Fiore showing an excellent grasp of the work’s long paragraphs, pacing the score beautifully and proving alert – but never slave – to its bustling detail.”
John Fiore takes over the new production of IL TRITTICO on 4 days notice at the Deutsche Oper Berlin
Stepping in for the ailing Sir Donald Runnicles, John Fiore took over the new production of Puccini’s three opera IL TRITTICO on four days notice at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. Having only the final two dress rehearsals, John quickly rehearsed the production and brought it to its triumphant premiere on September 30, 2023, to great public and critical acclaim.
John Fiore takes over the new production of Puccini’s Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi at the Royal Swedish Opera
John has been asked by the Royal Swedish Opera to take over the musical leadership of the new production of Puccini’s Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi, opening March 19, 2022. John has done the Triittico many times, and is delighted to do Suor and Schicchi again in one of his favorite Opera Houses.
John Fiore conducts Brass Concert on the Beach
John conducted an outdoor concert on the beach in Geneva on August 29, 2020, featuring the brass players of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, with highlights including arrangements of the Symphonic Dances from Bernstein’s West Side Story, Gershwin’s An American in Paris and the Triumphal March from Verdi’s Aïda.