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La fanciulla del West revival fails to reignite the spark in Naples

La fanciulla del West © Luciano Romano
Huge de Ana's staging is carefully crafted but feels dramaturgically outdated as the Teatro di San Carlo heads into the twilight of sovrintendente Stéphane Lissner’s final season. 
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La Forza del destino sous le ciel de Yannis Kokkos à Montpellier

La Forza del destino à l'Opéra de Montpellier © Marc Ginot / OONM
Sur le vaste plateau du Corum, l'opéra de Verdi bénéficie d'une scénographie efficace, d'une direction musicale subtile et d'un bon duo Yunuet Laguna – Amadi Lagha.
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Strong voices shine amidst Fuchs' superficially garish Traviata

La traviata © Ros Kavanagh
Strong vocals from the three principal singers and a sure musical direction from young conductor Farrell help offset some of the less than convincing elements to Olivia Fuchs' production. 
***11
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Plaisir vocal et musical pour Aida à Montpellier

Sunyoung Seo (Aida) © Marc Ginot
Si le dispositif semi-scénique d'Annabel Arden convainc à moitié, la direction musicale et la distribution (avec Sunyoung Seo dans le rôle-titre) valent le détour.
***11
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An imaginative, psychological take on Catalani's Edmea in Wexford

A journey through the subconscious of the main protagonist Edmea, with Anne-Sophie Duprels as the eponymous heroine.
***11
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The resurrection of an opera: Alfano's Risurrezione in Florence

Risurrezione is a work whose value is to be found more in the orchestra than in the vocal lines, a peculiar thing for an Italian opera belonging to an epoch that gloried in enticing melodies.
***11
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MontpellierCavalleria rusticana / Pagliacci

© Marc Ginot
Mascagni, Leoncavallo
Yoel Gamzou; Silvia Paoli; Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier; Emanuele Sinisi; Agnese Rabatti; Fiammetta Baldisseri; Chœur de l'Opéra national Montpellier Occitanie