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Aufregender Gesang rettet problematischen Don Carlo
Die Vorstellung am vergangenen Abend, die zweite nach einer straffen Aktualisierung der Besetzung in dieser Tradition, wurde trotz der ihr anhaftenden Makel sehr positiv aufgenommen, dank des hervorragenden Gesanges.
A strong, intense La forza del destino in Salerno
Visually this production fully rendered the opera's atmosphere. The director was good at encompassing the private stories and emotions of the three main characters into a broader context, dominated by Fate.
A pleasant, fizzy Merry Widow in Naples
It took a whole act to warm up the audience, but at the end, San Carlo's production of Lehár’s frothy operetta proved convincing
Verdi's Falstaff given a playful make-over
After his final opera, Falstaff (1893), Verdi founded a home for retired musicians. Director Christof Loy related these two achievements by setting the opera in the nursing home...
A Vintage Figaro at the Deutsche Oper
Le nozze di Figaro in Götz Friedrich’s vintage production at the Deutsche Oper Berlin provides an entertaining evening.