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Mariotti conquers La Scala in Muti’s gloomy new Guillaume Tell

Michele Pertusi (Guillaume Tell) © Teatro alla Scala | Brescia e Amisano

Chiara Muti's new production departs from the serene Swiss landscapes of valleys and mountains to depict a gloomy, dystopian world. 

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The revival of a forgotten work: L’amore dei tre re at La Scala

Evgeny Stavinsky (Archibaldo), Roman Burdenko (Manfredo), Chiara Isotton (Fiora) © Teatro alla Scala | Brescia e Amisano
The only great success of composer Italo Montemezzi finds new life at La Scala, in a production by La Fura dels Baus with a solid cast, led by conductor Pinchas Steinberg.
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A revenger’s tragedy: La forza del destino returns to London

Brian Jagde (Don Alvaro) and Étienne Dupuis (Don Carlo) © ROH | Camilla Greenwell
Christof Loy's 2019 production proves even more compelling second time round, with excellent acting and a properly heroic tenor performance from Brian Jagde.
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Un Ernani desacomplejado y gótico en Les Arts

Angela Meade (Elvira), Franco Vassallo (Don Carlo), Piero Pretti (Ernani) © Miguel Lorenzo & Mikel Ponce | Les Arts
Les Arts concluyó la temporada con Ernani en una producción que concita tradición y modernidad, en torno a una lectura musical desprejuiciada y una versión basada en el drama gótico original.
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Florence's finest: Teatro del Maggio's compelling new Don Carlo

Francesco Meli (Don Carlo) © Michele Monasta | Maggio Musicale Fiorentina
Five highly dissatisfied lead characters find only disastrous or ambiguous outcomes. Yet there are few greater operas than this.
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La Favorite opens the Donizetti Opera Festival in Bergamo

Annalisa Stroppa (Léonor) © Gianfranco Rota

The wonderful Javier Camarena joins Annalisa Stroppa, making her role debut, in a strong cast for a complete original version of La Favorite, in a successful production by Valentina Carrasco. 

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