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LilleErmonela – L’âme en feu

© Antoine Grenez
Puccini, Mascagni, Catalani, Refice, Cilea, Zandonai, Debussy
Orchestre National de Lille; Francesco Cilluffo; Jan Schmidt-Garre; Nikolaus Webern; Ulrich Eh; Opéra de Lille

MadridVoces del Real - Ermonela Jaho

© Fadil Berisha
Massenet, Puccini, Mascagni, Leoncavallo
Orquesta Titular del Teatro Real; Francesco Cilluffo; Ermonela Jaho; Léo Vermot-Desroches; Jose Luis Basso; Coro Titular del Teatro Real

WexfordIrisNeuinszenierung

Leyla Gu (Iris) and the Chorus of Wexford Festival Opera © Padraig Grant
Mascagni: Iris
Francesco Cilluffo; Rosetta Cucchi; Wexford Festival Opera; Tiziano Santi; Claudia Pernigotti; Daniele Naldi; Orchestra of Wexford Festival Opera
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Mascagni’s Iris blooms afresh in Wexford

Leyla Gu (Iris) and the Chorus of Wexford Festival Opera © Padraig Grant

Wexford gives Mascagni’s neglected Iris a compelling new lease of life, with sensitive direction, outstanding singing and a hauntingly beautiful, redemptive conclusion.

*****
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Delius’ The Magic Fountain disappoints at Wexford

Axelle Saint-Cirel (Watana) and Kamohelo Tsotetsi (Wapanacki) © Pádraig Grant
Frederick Delius' gigantic score is worth a listen but Christopher Luscombe doesn’t circumvent the problems of directing this opera in 2025. 
**111
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Mascagni's Le maschere struggles to take flight in Wexford opener

Ioana Constantin Pipelea (Colombina), Matteo Mancini (Spaventa) and Gillen Munguia (Brighella) © Patricio Cassinoni
Excellent singing, an amusing production and lively staging showcases Mascagni's Le maschere in the best possible light at Wexford Festival Opera. 
***11
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Trapped in a vice: Il segreto di Susanna and Pagliacci at OHP

David Butt Philip (Canio) © Ali Wright
Joining OHP's 2019 production of Wolf-Ferrari's charming domestic comedy, a blazing new production of Pagliacci delivers everything that one could want from Leoncavallo's infamous opera. 
*****
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Marco Tutino's Two Women at Wexford Festival Opera

Na'ama Goldman (Cesira) © Clive Barda | ArenaPAL
Artistic Director Rosetta Cucchi makes a compelling case for Marco Tutino's impassioned opera on the horrors of war from a woman's perspective. 
****1
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Rough magic: Halévy’s La Tempesta opens Wexford Opera Festival

Wexford Festival thrives on resurrecting long-forgotten operas, so is the perfect place for Halévy's take on Shakespeare, neglected for 170 years.
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WexfordIrisNeuinszenierung

Leyla Gu (Iris) and the Chorus of Wexford Festival Opera © Padraig Grant
Mascagni: Iris
Francesco Cilluffo; Rosetta Cucchi; Wexford Festival Opera; Tiziano Santi; Claudia Pernigotti; Daniele Naldi; Orchestra of Wexford Festival Opera