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Giorgio Strehler’s Nozze di Figaro still going strong at La Scala
A good, mostly Italian cast brings alive one of the most famous productions by the great director Giorgio Strehler, under the baton of Andrés Orozco-Estrada.
Happy Birthday, Maestro Zeffirelli! La Scala revives a beloved Bohème
Marina Rebeka and Freddie de Tommaso are the protagonists in the 200th performance of the historical production of La bohème by Franco Zeffirelli, on the 100th anniversary of his birth, under the baton of Eun Sun Kim, who debuts at La Scala.
Rare Donizetti opera buffa revived in Bergamo
Absent from theatres for more than a century and a half, Donizetti's comedy about Tsar Peter the Great is revived in the composer's home town.
A dispiriting Maria Stuarda in Genoa
One might have hoped for a memorable performance of the work for its absolute première at the Carlo Felice. Instead, this was an experience to quickly forget.
A vaudevillian Figaro at La Scala
At La Scala, Milan a disappointing tribute to Giorgio Strehler's historic staging of The Marriage of Figaro by young English director Frederic Wake-Walker.
Wilson's stunning Poppea at La Scala
Pared-down sets and minimal stagework draw eyes and ears forward in concentration. Whilst the text is at times searingly erotic, Nero and Poppea never touch.
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Francesco Ivan Ciampa; Massimo Gasparon; Teatro Regio di Parma; Filarmonica di Parma