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La Fenice closes season with a lively new Fille du regiment

By Laura Servidei, 14 October 2022

John Osborn dazzles again as Tonio in a nostalgic new production by Barbe and Doucet, with a strong cast under the baton of Stefano Ranzani.

***11

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***11

Venice

16 Oct 2022

La Fenice closes season with a lively new Fille du regiment

By Laura Servidei

Naples

A solid Traviata closes the San Carlo season in Naples

By Lorenzo Fiorito, 05 October 2019

A production apt for audiences who prefer a traditional, intimate staging of the most often performed of all operatic works.

***11

***11

Naples

07 Oct 2019

A solid Traviata closes the San Carlo season in Naples

By Lorenzo Fiorito

Naples

A warm Mimì in a cold Bohème in Naples

By Lorenzo Fiorito, 11 January 2018

Only soprano Eleonora Buratto’s Mimì added real warmth and pathos to Mario Pontiggi's staging.

***11

***11

Naples

13 Jan 2018

A warm Mimì in a cold Bohème in Naples

By Lorenzo Fiorito

Hamburg

Guy Joosten’s La bohème a feast for voyeurs in Hamburg

By Jonathan Sutherland, 19 December 2017

Johannes Laiacker’s inspired set designs were a perfect example of how a modern setting can avoid being gratuitously iconoclastic.

***11

***11

Hamburg

21 Dec 2017

Hamburg Bohème a feast for voyeurs

By Jonathan Sutherland

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Naples

An Old School staging for Simon Boccanegra in Naples

By Lorenzo Fiorito, 07 October 2017

A production which did not make a strong impression in Naples, despite a first rate cast.

***11

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***11

Naples

10 Oct 2017

An Old School Boccanegra in Naples

By Lorenzo Fiorito

Naples

An emotional Lucia di Lammermooor in Naples

By Lorenzo Fiorito, 22 March 2017

This production at the San Carlo was an excellent, emotional Lucia di Lammermoor, welcomed with empathy by the audience, like an old companion.

*****

*****

Naples

27 Mar 2017

An emotional Lucia di Lammermooor in Naples

By Lorenzo Fiorito

Seattle

Two Violettas in 24 hours: Seattle Opera fields double-casts in Konwitschny's Traviata

By Kevin W Ng, 14 January 2017

Two fascinating casts make Peter Konwitschny's stripped-down Traviata a must-see artistic event in Seattle.

****1

****1

Seattle

16 Jan 2017

Two Violettas in 24 hours in Seattle

By Kevin W Ng

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.

***11

***11

Genoa

25 Oct 2015

Simon Boccanegra in Genoa

By Courtney Smith

Naples

Four little Bohemians come of age in Naples

By Lorenzo Fiorito, 21 July 2015

The gaily poor artists are called to adulthood and responsibility.

***11

***11

Naples

23 Jul 2015

Four little Bohemians come of age in Naples

By Lorenzo Fiorito

Munich

Rigoletto in Munich features good music, but little else

By Ilana Walder-Biesanz, 08 November 2014

Strong playing and singing aren't enough to make the Bayerische Staatsoper's Rigoletto a compelling evening out.

**111

**111

Munich

09 Nov 2014

Rigoletto in Munich features good musical performances, but little else

By Ilana Walder-Biesanz

Milan

Nucci authoritative in La Scala's gloomy Simon Boccanegra

By James Imam, 31 October 2014

Nucci's studied performance of the title role in Simon Boccanegra ensured Verdi's drama shone profoundly.

****1

****1

Milan

05 Nov 2014

Nucci authoritative in La Scala's gloomy Simon Boccanegra

By James Imam