A fine musical display in Don Carlos

Von James Imam, 20 Januar 2017

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“Eric Halfvarson's Grande Inquisitor... pure fanatical rage funnelled through an age-wracked body”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Teatro alla Scala, Mailand, am 17 Januar 2017

Verdi, Don Carlo(s) (5 act version)

Teatro alla Scala

Myung-whun Chung, Musikalische Leitung

Peter Stein, Regie

Ferdinand Woegerbauer, Bühnenbild

Annamaria Heinreich, Kostüme

Ferruccio Furlanetto, Filippo II

Francesco Meli, Don Carlo

Simone Piazzola, Rodrigo, Marchese di Posa

Eric Halfvarson, Il Grande Inquisitore

Krassimira Stoyanova, Elisabetta di Valois

Ekaterina Semenchuk, La Principessa Eboli

Theresa Zisser, Tebaldo

Coro del Teatro alla Scala

Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala

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Rainer Zerbst, 20th February

Damiano Michieletto schafft eine Inszenierung, die den Betrachter auch nach Ende der Oper nicht ruhen lässt.

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Engel und Dämonen: Giovanna d'Arco an der Scala

David Karlin, 18th December

Verdis Fassung der Jeanne d'Arc-Geschichte mag dünn im Drama sein, doch herausragende musikalische Leistungen von Riccardo Chailly und dem Orcherster der Scala, Netrebko, Meli und Álvarez sorgen für einen wunderbaren Verdi-Abend.

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Nucci Respekt einflößend in düsterem Simon Boccanegra der La Scala

James Imam, 31st October

Nuccis Darstellung der Titelrolle in Simon Boccanegra stellte sicher, dass Verdis Drama hell erstrahlte.

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Romeo Castellucci directs a new Pelléas et Mélisande at La Scala

Laura Servidei, 26th April

The Italian director makes his long-awaited Italian operatic debut at the Teatro alla Scala in a production which perfectly mirrors Debussy’s most enigmatic creation.

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Diamonds and steel: Anna Pirozzi rules in La Scala’s Turandot revival

Laura Servidei, 12th April

Visually enchanting and meticulously staged, this centenary revival confirms Livermore's production as a modern classic.

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The Ring returns to the Rhine: Götterdämmerung at La Scala

Laura Servidei, 1st February

Under Alexander Soddy’s powerful conducting and Sir David McVicar’s dark, evocative staging, the Ring finds a searing conclusion, anchored by a powerful Brünnhilde from Camilla Nylund, as the world burns.

*****

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James Imam

James Imam is an arts journalist writing for publications including The Financial Times, The Times, Musical America and Opera magazine. He grew up in Manchester, read anthropology at Cambridge and has since lived in Milan. As a once-aspiring countertenor he has an abiding interest in Baroque music.

La Scala regulars provide a fine musical display in Don Carlos