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Mario Martone gives Rigoletto a convincing modern twist at the Teatro alla Scala

By Laura Servidei, 08 July 2022

Conductor Michele Gamba gives a very personal interpretation of Rigoletto, in an intelligent new production by Mario Martone, which seals a great success for the trio of principal singers, Amartuvshin Enkhbat, Nadine Sierra and Piero Pretti.

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Milan

10 Jul 2022

Mario Martone gives Rigoletto a convincing modern twist at La Scala

By Laura Servidei

Rome

Love is merely a madness: I puritani in Rome

By Elena Luporini, 19 April 2022

A new, musically convincing production of Bellini's last opera marks a welcome return to the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, but Andrea De Rosa's staging lacks inspiration.

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Rome

21 Apr 2022

Love is merely a madness: I puritani in Rome

By Elena Luporini

Naples

Lucia di Lammermoor spread her wings in Naples, with a few ruffled feathers

By Lorenzo Fiorito, 18 January 2022

Gianni Amelio's traditionalist staging pleased the audience, and Nadine Sierra brought vocal grace and a flawless technique to the title role.

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Naples

20 Jan 2022

Teatro San Carlo revives Lucia di Lammermoor in Naples

By Lorenzo Fiorito

Martina Franca

Scarlatti's Griselda receives a regal staging in Martina Franca

By Lorenzo Fiorito, 29 July 2021

A swan song of the early Baroque opera seria, Scarlatti's final opera flourishes at a festival that specialises in rarely performed works.

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Martina Franca

02 Aug 2021

Scarlatti's Griselda at Martina Franca

By Lorenzo Fiorito

Martina Franca

Impeccable execution of Haydn's La Creazione in Martina Franca

By Pia Maltri, 23 July 2021

Fabio Ceresa applies his "Baroque divertissement" style to Haydn's oratorio The Creation, staged at the Festival della Valle d'Itria.

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Martina Franca

27 Jul 2021

Impeccable execution of Haydn's La Creazione in Martina Franca

By Pia Maltri

Berlin

Sir John Falstaff as a Berliner in Mario Martone’s Staatsoper staging

By Laura Servidei, 26 January 2020

Zubin Mehta leads a great cast in a revival of a successful production of Verdi's Falstaff at the Staatsoper in Berlin

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Berlin

28 Jan 2020

Sir John Falstaff as a Berliner in Mario Martone’s Staatsoper staging

By Laura Servidei

Naples

A sophisticated new Butterfly directed by Ferzan Ozpetek in Naples

By Lorenzo Fiorito, 16 April 2019

Turkish-Italian director Ferzan Ozpetek stages this new production of Madama Butterfly at Teatro San Carlo in Naples with a fine, penetrating approach.

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Naples

18 Apr 2019

A sophisticated new Butterfly directed by Ferzan Ozpetek in Naples

By Lorenzo Fiorito

Berlin

Falstaff at the Festtage: Verdi's masterpiece in a new production at the Berlin Staatsoper

By Hugo Shirley, 25 March 2018

Michael Volle makes his debut as Verdi's not-so-Fat Knight in Mario Martone's new production at the Staatsoper.

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Berlin

27 Mar 2018

Falstaff at the Festtage

By Hugo Shirley

Milan

Andrea Chénier in Milan: tradition triumphs at La Scala's season opener

By Renato Verga, 07 December 2017

The big season opener at La Scala offers few surprises in a traditional staging, although Yusif Eyvazov proved his worth in the title role.

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Milan

08 Dec 2017

Tradition triumphs at La Scala

By Renato Verga

Genoa

“Less is Less” at Teatro Carlo Felice's Simon Boccanegra season inauguration

By Courtney Smith, 22 October 2015

Excellent music-making over an indecisive but faithful Simon Boccanegra production opens Genoa's Teatro Carlo Felice new season.

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Genoa

25 Oct 2015

Simon Boccanegra in Genoa

By Courtney Smith