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SavonlinnaNabucco
Verdi: Nabucco
Iván López Reynoso; Rodula Gaitanou; takis; Jake Wiltshire; Savonlinna Opera Festival Orchestra
LondonUn ballo in maschera
Verdi: Un ballo in maschera
Michael Papadopoulos; Rodula Gaitanou; Opera Holland Park; takis; Simon Corder; City of London Sinfonia
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Strauss à la Fellini: Ariadne auf Naxos at Opera North
Rodula Gaitanou sets Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal's comedy in the Cinecittà film studios of the 1950s.
Picture perfect: a fine triple bill from the Guildhall School
Massenet, Smyth and Rota are unlikely bedfellows, but in the Guildhall School's Autumn production, a one-act opera by each contributed to a most convincing triple bill, all set around the La Scala Picturehouse in the 1920s.
Edward Gardner conducts a sharp La clemenza di Tito live from Bergen
Mary Miller bows out after ten years at the helm of Bergen National Opera with a defiant account of Mozart’s final opera.
Man of La Mancha: Don Quichotte at Wexford
A terrific opening to the 68th festival with Aigul Akhmetshina's sultry Dulcinée the standout in a great cast.
Un ballo in maschera showcases Opera Holland Park at its best
Gaitanou’s direction of the singers is so exact that it becomes impossible to separate them from their characters.
Bloody and marvellous Wexford double bill by Leoni and Giordano
A terrifically strong cast gives a fine rendition of two lesser heard operas: Giordano's Mala vita Leoni's L'oracolo.