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PesaroLe siège de CorintheNeuinszenierung
Rossini: Le siège de Corinthe
Carlo Rizzi; Davide Livermore; Rossini Opera Festival; Eleonora Peronetti; Gianluca Falaschi; Nicolas Bovey; Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna
PesaroLa scala di seta (The Silken Ladder)
Rossini: La scala di seta (The Silken Ladder)
Iván López Reynoso; Damiano Michieletto; Rossini Opera Festival; Paolo Fantin; Alessandro Carletti; Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna
PesaroFlórez 30
Rossini, Gounod, Massenet, Offenbach, Donizetti
Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna; Guillermo García Calvo; Juan Diego Flórez; Coro del Teatro Ventidio Basso; Pasquale Veleno
PesaroStabat Mater
Rossini: Stabat Mater
Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna; Domingo Hindoyan; Vasilisa Berzhanskaya; Anna-Doris Capitelli; Dmitry Korchak; Adrian Sâmpetrean
ParmaNabuccoNeuinszenierung
Verdi: Nabucco
Francesco Lanzillotta; Pier Luigi Pizzi; Teatro Regio di Parma; Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna
BolognaRoberto Bolle in Caravaggio
Moretti: Caravaggio
Mauro Bigonzetti; Bruno Moretti; Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna; Roberto Bolle
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From Priscilla to Pappataci: L’italiana in Algeri in drag at the ROF
Rosetta Cucchi jumps on the bandwagon with a shallow production of L’italiana in Algeri, although Daniela Barcellona’s charisma and vocal prowess dominates the scene.
Calixto Bieito’s Zelmira opens the Rossini Opera Festival
A production where vocal brilliance battles directorial gimmicks in Pesaro, with a superb cast led by Anastasia Bartoli and Lawrence Brownlee.
Storm clouds gather over Verdi Festival opener
Audience protests against Roberto Abbado interrupt the opening night of the festival, Yannis Kokkos' staging of La forza del destino.
Wilson's lunar Trouvère the antithesis of grand opéra
When they asked Wilson to stage an opera by Verdi, the Texan director replied "I'll never do it!". Now he is at his fourth Verdi's production.
Vick and Mariotti refresh Bohème in Bologna
Vick enjoys working with young singers, and in with the young second cast he is spoiled.
Nothing short of a coup: Stiffelio at the Verdi Festival, Parma
Without recourse to virtual reality or hallucinogens, Vick has created a suggestive, vividly surreal world where one's reference points are lost to the wind.
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ParmaVilla Belcanto
Dvořák, Donizetti, Tschaikowsky, Händel
Wyn Davies; Federico Grazzini; Fondazione Mascarade Opera; Anna Bonomelli; Giuseppe di Iorio; Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna
PesaroArmida
Rossini: Armida
Carlo Rizzi; Luca Ronconi; Rossini Opera Festival; Margherita Palli; Giovanna Buzzi; Randall Bills