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Visually splendid, dramatically parched La Gioconda in Budapest
Hungarian State Opera's cut-down, dramatically inert Gioconda fails to ignite the stage in Budapest, despite a solid musical foundation.
Bloody and marvellous Wexford double bill by Leoni and Giordano
A terrifically strong cast gives a fine rendition of two lesser heard operas: Giordano's Mala vita Leoni's L'oracolo.