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Performer: René Barbera

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VeronaLa traviataNeuinszenierung

Fondazione Arena di Verona
Verdi: La traviata
Michele Spotti; Paul Curran; Arena di Verona Corps de Ballet; Francesco Ivan Ciampa; Juan Guillermo Nova; Stefano Ciammitti; Fabio Barettin

LondonRossini’s ‘Stabat mater’

BBC Proms
Respighi, Rossini
BBC Symphony Orchestra; Nil Venditti; Federica Lombardi; Chiara Amarù; René Barbera; Nicola Ulivieri

LondonUkrainian Freedom Orchestra

Barbican
Verdi, Frolyak
Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra; Keri-Lynn Wilson; Ailyn Pérez; Natalie Lewis; René Barbera; Soloman Howard

ParisL'Élixir d'amour

© Émilie Brouchon - OnP
Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore
Evelino Pidò; Laurent Pelly; Opéra national de Paris; Chantal Thomas; Joël Adam; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

MadridEl barbero de SevillaNeuinszenierung

© Manuel Alcorlo
Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia (Der Barbier von Sevilla)
Giacomo Sagripanti; Damiano Michieletto; Teatro Real; Paolo Fantin; Silvia Aymonino; Fabio Barettin; Orquesta Titular del Teatro Real

New York CityMaria Stuarda

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Donizetti: Maria Stuarda
Enrique Mazzola; Sir David McVicar; Metropolitan Opera; John Macfarlane; Jennifer Tipton; The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
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Rosa Feola’s Lucia rescues a San Carlo production showing its age

Rosa Feola (Lucia) © Luciano Romano
Gianni Amelio's 2021 production of Lucia di Lammermoor at the Teatro di San Carlo serves the music, but it no longer commands the same sense of discovery.
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Jessica Pratt triumphs in a new Lucrezia Borgia in Florence

Jessica Pratt (Lucrezia) and René Barbera (Gennaro) © Michele Monasta

Despite the Maggio Musicale stage being dominated by clerical garb and daring papal parallels, the true revelation is Jessica Pratt's breathtaking role debut as Lucrezia.

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Fraternidad utópica: Novena de Beethoven en L'Auditori

La soprano Joyce El-Khoury © May Zircus | L'Auditori
L'Auditori de Barcelona comienza su nueva temporada con un concierto integrado por obras de Terradellas, Berlioz y Beethoven y un mensaje de paz.
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LA Opera’s Rigoletto: a feast for the ears – and the mind

Quinn Kelsey (Rigoletto) and LA Opera Chorus © Cory Weaver
Quinn Kelsey shines as Verdi’s court jester as Tomer Zvulun's production opens in Los Angeles. 
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Yannis Kokkos stages Guillaume Tell in Tokyo

Gezim Myshketa (Guillaume Tell) and ensemble © Rikimaru Hotta | New National Theatre, Tokyo
For his new staging of Rossini’s Guillaume Tell at the New National Theatre, Tokyo, director Yannis Kokkos avoids specific contemporary references, choosing a setting that transcends the times. 
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La Traviata de Simon Stone prend la poussière à Bastille

La Traviata à l'Opéra Bastille © Vahid Amanpour / Opéra national de Paris
La modernité de cette production créée en 2019 paraît déjà vieille, au contraire de la voix de Ludovic Tézier, en excellente compagnie avec Nadine Sierra et René Barbera.
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ParisIl barbiere di Siviglia

© Bernard Coutant | OnP
Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia (Der Barbier von Sevilla)
Carlo Montanaro; Damiano Michieletto; Opéra national de Paris; Paolo Fantin; Silvia Aymonino; Fabio Barettin; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
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René Barbera: a bel canto season in Europe

As he prepares a season of debuts in some of the biggest European houses, American tenor René Barbera takes time to reflect on his bel canto roles and the challenges ahead.