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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.
Ganci and Moşuc illuminate San Carlo's Luisa Miller
In San Carlo's Luisa Miller, top notch performances from Luciano Ganci and Elena Moşuc lead a concert performance which show what a great and underperformed work this is.
Low voltage Carmen in Emma Dante's return to La Scala
On a balmy evening in Milan, there was anticipation in the air as queues stretched way back for a sold out performance of Carmen. But a flat atmosphere soon fell in the auditorium itself, with lacklustre singing and confused staging to blame.
Ariadne auf Naxos à Bastille
Un très beau plateau pour cette reprise de Ariadne auf Naxos, avec notamment le retour à l'Opéra de Paris de Karita Mattila, Elena Moşuc et Klaus-Florian Vogt.
Dreadful duplicity, misguided ardour: Luisa Miller
Luisa Miller in Zurich is a finely crafted and intelligent production in which Verdi's music supports a tragic story of bourgeois respectability.
Les Notes suspendues de Sémiramis
La baguette d’Evelino Pidò transforme l’Opéra de Lyon en sanctuaire du bel canto dans l’œuvre de Rossini.