Codes of honour trip up Bechtolf's Ernani at La Scala

Von Mark Pullinger, 30 September 2018

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“Meli didn't quite slap his thighs but it was a close run thing”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Teatro alla Scala, Mailand, am 29 September 2018

Verdi, Ernani

Teatro alla Scala

Ádám Fischer, Musikalische Leitung

Sven-Eric Bechtolf, Regie

Julian Crouch, Bühnenbild

Kevin Pollard, Kostüme

Francesco Meli, Ernani

Ailyn Pérez, Elvira

Luca Salsi, Don Carlo

Ildar Abdrazakov, Don Ruy Gomez de Silva

Daria Cherniy, Giovanna

Matteo Desole, Don Riccardo

Alessandro Spina, Jago

Coro del Teatro alla Scala

Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala

Marco Filibeck, Licht

Filippo Marta, Video

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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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James Imam, 31st October

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

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Laura Servidei, 12th April

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

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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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Shostakovitch’s Lady Macbeth conquers La Scala on opening night

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Shostakovich's brutal tale of sex, murder and madness storms La Scala's opening night, with Riccardo Chailly leading his final season premiere as Music Director.

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Mark Pullinger

Mark has been a Bachtrack editor since 2014. He is also an experienced critic, writing hundreds of reviews for the site, as well as a freelancer writing for other magazines and newspapers. He also writes programme notes and blogs on Substack. Mark has a particular passion for the operas of Verdi as well as Russian and French repertoire. Outside the concert hall and opera house, Mark enjoys cooking and travel and is probably at his happiest let loose in a French patisserie or a Viennese coffee house.