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Zwischen Revue und Commedia dell'arte: Rossinis Barbiere di Siviglia
Fabio Cherstichs Inszenierung ist dank eines hervorragenden Sängerensembles vor allem ein Genuss für die Ohren.
Le Siège de Corinthe at the Rossini Opera Festival
Vasilisa Berzhanskaya dominates in Pesaro; around her, Davide Livermore’s visually striking production turns Rossini’s tale of war into a meditation on the destruction of classical beauty.
A self-congratulatory Cecilia Bartoli show at Salzburg Whitsun
This year’s Salzburg Whitsun Festival gala, Ciao, bella ciao, features Cecilia Bartoli in a highly personalised musical programme structured as an autobiographical journey, unfolding as a blend of concert and self-portrait.
Livermore’s cinematic Don Pasquale is revived at La Scala
Not so Dolce Vita... Davide Livermore’s fascinating interpretation of Donizetti’s masterpiece doesn’t quite manage to uplift a somewhat disappointing musical performance.
Riccardo Muti triumphs with Un ballo in maschera in Turin
The Teatro Regio di Torino presents Andrea de Rosa's new production of Verdi’s operal, with a solid cast under the baton of Riccardo Muti.
Love is merely a madness: I puritani in Rome
A new, musically convincing production of Bellini's last opera marks a welcome return to the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, but Andrea De Rosa's staging lacks inspiration.