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Giuseppe Verdi (1818-1901)

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Bachtrack top ten: Giuseppe Verdi
Of all the 19th-century Italian opera composers, one stood head and shoulders above the rest. But Giuseppe Verdi was more than just an opera composer. He became a political figurehead. Our playlist includes nine of his most famous operas and his Requiem, described as “an opera in ecclesiastical garb”.
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RomeDaniel Harding / Yunchan Lim

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Verdi, Ravel, Rachmaninov
Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia; Daniel Harding; Yunchan Lim

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Fondazione Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Verdi, Ravel, Rachmaninov
Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia; Daniel Harding; Beatrice Rana

PragueOtello

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Verdi: Otello
Hermann Bäumer; Martin Čičvák; Prague State Opera; Hans Hoffer; Georges Vafias; Jan Dörner; Prague State Opera Orchestra

MunichFestkonzert in der Allerheiligen Hofkirche bei Kerzenschein

Bavaria Klassik GmbH
Verdi, Mozart, Haydn, Bizet, Smetana, Offenbach
Munich Residenz Solisten; Janine Schöllhorn; Emilie Jaulmes

Hong KongTour of Asia: Hong Kong

Fondazione Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Verdi, Grétry, Wagner
Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia; Daniel Harding; Miina-Liisa Värelä; Klaus Florian Vogt; Kwangchul Youn
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Rigoletto goes to London in Vancouver Opera's season opener

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Sarah Dufresne shines as Gilda in Glynis Leyshon’s gloomy staging of Rigoletto, set in Victorian London. 
****1
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Spanish Civil War Trouvère opens Wexford Festival Opera

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The 74th Wexford Opera Festival opens with the French revision of Il trovatore that Verdi reforged for the Paris Opera. 
***11
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Vocal triumph in Un ballo in maschera at the Teatro di San Carlo

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Faithful to the libretto’s dramaturgy, the staging unfolds in scenographic environments of strong impact -
****1
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Boston Lyric Opera’s Macbeth is hobbled by miscalculations

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David Angus leads a taut, spirited performance, but Steve Maler’s staging of Verdi's first Shakespearean opera raises many questions. 
**111
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Martone's modern Rigoletto returns with power and flaws to La Scala

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A Rigoletto revival in Milan is elevated by a stellar vocal performance from Amartuvshin Enkhbat, despite a finale that divides opinion and some uneven orchestral pacing. 

***11
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