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A Cav & Pag with virtues and flaws at San Francisco Opera
Tenor-turned-director José Cura transplants the action from southern Italy to Buenos Aires.
Ruciński y Cornetti brillan en Il trovatore del Liceu
El Gran Teatre del Liceu cierra la temporada con Il trovatore, de Verdi. Las grandes voces de Ruciński y Cornetti dirigidos por Callegari y junto a la Orquesta del Liceu son el centro de una producción que conecta la historia de Manrico con la figura de Goya.
Intensity-laden La voix-Cav diptych in Bologna
One wonders why Emma Dante's concept, which explores the plight of women crushed by romantic catastrophes, is not done more often.
Cavalleria rusticana, Sancta Susanna : un diptyque visuellement contrariant
Proposition étonnante, la programmation des deux oeuvres dans une même soirée fait le pari des contrastes, mais parvient difficilement à se tenir à distance d'un traitement narratif très vertical et moralisateur.
An occasion to celebrate an enduring masterpiece
The return of the Met's Aida was a joyous celebration of the art form with excellent singers and orchestra doing what they do best against the backdrop of a traditional but effective staging.
Jesting aside: La Scala revives Giordano's La cena delle beffe
A revival of a verismo rarity: Umberto Giordano's La cene delle beffe at La Scala.