Classical music, opera, ballet and dance in Bologna, Italy

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BolognaIdomeneo, re di CretaNew production

Comunale Nouveau, Jan 29, Feb 01

Mozart: Idomeneo, re di Creta

Roberto Abbado; Mariano Bauduin; Teatro Comunale di Bologna; Dario Gessati; Marianna Carbone; Daniele Naldi; Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Teatro Auditorium Manzoni, Sat 31 Jan at 20:30

Bjarnason, Britten, Sibelius

Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna; Daníel Bjarnason; Ava Bahari

Teatro Auditorium Manzoni, Fri 6 Feb at 20:30

Rachmaninov, Rott

Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna; Sebastian Weigle; Angel Wang

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Vick and Mariotti refresh Bohème in Bologna

James Imam, 20 Jan

Vick enjoys working with young singers, and in with the young second cast he is spoiled.

*****

Bologna's Teatro Comunale scores a slam dunk

James Imam, 18 May

The Comunale had teamed up with Bologna's basketball team Virtus to create a 50%-off ticket deal aimed at drawing new audiences. The subject matter of this opera might not seem the most immediately accessible, but this was playing to capture the imaginations of opera newbies.

****1

Intensity-laden La voix-Cav diptych in Bologna

James Imam, 09 Apr

One wonders why Emma Dante's concept, which explores the plight of women crushed by romantic catastrophes, is not done more often.

*****

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David Karlin, 09 Mar

Feast your eyes on this marvellous collection of Europe's surviving baroque theatres.

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Comunale Nouveau Teatro Auditorium Manzoni