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

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BolognaPretty Yende

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Teatro Auditorium Manzoni, Thu 11 Dec at 20:30
Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna; Lorenzo Passerini; Pretty Yende
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BolognaIl barbiere di Siviglia

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Comunale Nouveau, Dec 19, 20, 21, 27, 28, 30
Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Renato Palumbo; Federico Grazzini; Teatro Comunale di Bologna; Manuela Gasperoni; Stefania Scaraggi; Daniele Naldi; Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna
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BolognaIdomeneo, re di CretaNew production

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Comunale Nouveau, 2026 Jan 24, 27, 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
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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.
*****
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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
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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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Photo gallery: Baroque theatres you should see

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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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