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MilanOn Tour: Milan

© Marian Lenhard
Brahms
Bamberg Symphony; Jakub Hrůša; Lukas Sternath

TurinOn Tour: Turin

© Thomas Rabsch
Brahms
Bamberg Symphony; Jakub Hrůša; Lukas Sternath

TriesteBenedetto Lupo plays Ravel

© No credit
Bosso, Ravel, Shostakovich
Orchestra of the Fondazione Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi di Trieste; Francesco Lanzillotta; Benedetto Lupo

RomeRachmaninov: Piano Concertos nos. 1 & 2

Fondazione Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Rachmaninov
Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia; Stanislav Kochanovsky; Nikolai Lugansky

RomeRachmaninov: Piano Concerto no. 4

Fondazione Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Rachmaninov
Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia; Stanislav Kochanovsky; Nikolai Lugansky
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When Rossini meets Ponnelle: L’occasione fa il ladro in Pesaro

Matteo Mancini (Don Parmenione) and Damiana Mizzi (Berenice) © Amati Bacciardi

Jean-Pierre Ponnelle’s ingenious production reveals L’occasione fa il ladro as a miniature masterpiece of theatrical imagination, brought vividly to life by a young conductor.

***11
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Le Siège de Corinthe at the Rossini Opera Festival

Vasilisa Berzhanskaya (Pamyra) © Amati Bacciardi

Vasilisa Berzhanskaya dominates in Pesaro; around her, Davide Livermore’s visually striking production turns Rossini’s tale of war into a meditation on the destruction of classical beauty.

****1
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Fizzing farce: La scala di seta at the Rossini Opera Festival

Hasmik Torosyan (Giulia) and Iurii Samoilov (Blansac) © Amati Bacciardi

Rossini’s La scala di seta returns to the ROF in a lively revival of Damiano Michieletto’s production that combines the composer’s sparkling music with a playful contemporary staging. 

***11
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WINNDance: Scirocco – a fitting finale to the Biennale Danza 2026

WINNDance Company in Death in Venice © Andrea Avezzù, Courtesy La Biennale di Venezia
WINNDance is an exciting and much-needed initiative, with ambitious plans for artistic collaboration and education, and a commitment to creating new possibilities for dancers at different stages of their careers.
*****
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Cranko’s Romeo and Juliet captivates audiences at the Circus Maximus

Susanna Salvi as Juliet and Michele Satriano as Romeo in John Cranko’s Romeo and Juliet © Fabrizio Sansoni - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Ballo del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma gives an exemplary account of John Cranko’s masterpiece Romeo and Juliet, with convincing characterisations and technical prowess.
****1
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