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ParmaNabuccoNeuinszenierung
Verdi: Nabucco
Francesco Lanzillotta; Pier Luigi Pizzi; Teatro Regio di Parma; Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna
BussetoAida
Verdi: Aida
Giuseppe Mengoli; Franco Zeffirelli; Teatro Regio di Parma; Anna Anni; Fiammetta Baldiserri; Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini
TurinLa traviataNeuinszenierung
Verdi: La traviata
Andrea Battistoni; Jacopo Spirei; Teatro Regio di Torino; Gary McCann; Giada Masi; Fiammetta Baldiserri; Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Torino
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A visually striking Nabucco lacks heart at the Festival Verdi
Pier Luigi Pizzi’s staging looks impressive but feels empty. Lidia Fridman’s Abigaille ignites the evening.
Nile spectacular: Franco Zeffirelli’s intimate Aida revived in Busseto
Franco Zeffirelli’s Aida – compact yet simultaneously monumental – is thrilling revived at the tiny Teatro Verdi in Busseto.
Vocal triumph in Un ballo in maschera at the Teatro di San Carlo
Faithful to the libretto’s dramaturgy, the staging unfolds in scenographic environments of strong impact -
La Scala salutes Giacomo Puccini with a spectacular new Turandot
Anna Netrebko and Rosa Feola shine in an extravagant new production by director Davide Livermore.
Maggio Musicale Fiorentino's Don Giovanni falls at the final hurdle
The Maggio postpones Pountney’s expected new production of Don Giovanni, presenting Ferrara’s production from Spoleto instead, with a good cast in the hands of Zubin Mehta.