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Ariunbaatar Ganbaatar (Nabucco) © Roberto Ricci | Festival Verdi

Parma

A visually striking Nabucco lacks heart in Parma

By Mark Pullinger, 03 October 2026

Pier Luigi Pizzi’s staging looks impressive but feels empty. Lidia Fridman’s Abigaille ignites the evening.

***11

***11

Parma

03 Oct 2026

A visually striking Nabucco lacks heart at the Festival Verdi

By Mark Pullinger

Lidia Fridman (Lucrezia Borgia) and ensemble © Fabrizio Sansoni | Teatro dell’Opera di Roma

Rome

Lucrezia Borgia: a dark feast in Rome

By Pia Maltri, 16 February 2025

Valentina Carrasco's contemporary staging, with impressive sets and singing, makes for a remarkable show at the Teatro dell'Opera.

*****

*****

Rome

16 Feb 2025

Lucrezia Borgia: a dark feast in Rome

By Pia Maltri

Luca Micheletti (Renato), Piero Pretti (Riccardo) and ensemble © Andrea Macchia | Teatro regio di Torino

Turin

Riccardo Muti triumphs with Un ballo in maschera at the Teatro Regio in Turin

By Laura Servidei, 23 February 2024

The Teatro Regio di Torino presents Andrea de Rosa's new production of Verdi’s operal, with a solid cast under the baton of Riccardo Muti.

***11

***11

Turin

23 Feb 2024

Riccardo Muti triumphs with Un ballo in maschera in Turin

By Laura Servidei

Budapest

Lidia Fridman a star in the making, but a faltering Lucrezia Borgia in Budapest

By Orsolya Gyárfás, 18 November 2021

A performance of highs and lows with a stellar step-in from Lidia Fridman as Lucrezia Borgia and a confused production by Ferenc Anger plays at the Palace of Arts.

**111

**111

Budapest

18 Nov 2021

A faltering Lucrezia Borgia in Budapest

By Orsolya Gyárfás

Bergamo

Donizetti's L'ange de Nisida proves to be a masterpiece

By Renato Verga, 16 November 2019

The performance at Bergamo Opera Festival proved that L'ange de Nisida can contest the place of La favorite in Donizetti's catalog.

*****

*****

Bergamo

16 Nov 2019

Donizetti's L'ange de Nisida proves to be a masterpiece

By Renato Verga

Lidia Fridman (Norma) © Wiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn

Vienna

Norma mit einem spannenden Hausdebüt an der Wiener Staatsoper

By Snapdragon, 20 May 2025

Die russische Sopranistin Lidia Fridman führt mit ihrem Charisma einen stimmigen Abend an. Auch aus dem Orchestergraben strömt dramatisches Belcanto.

***11

***11

Vienna

20 May 2025

Norma mit einem spannenden Hausdebüt an der Wiener Staatsoper

By Snapdragon

Rimini

Aroldo de Verdi vuelve a Rímini con una producción espléndida y controversial

By Francisco Martínez Ramos, 27 August 2021

Aroldo de Verdi vuelve a Rímini, 164 años después de su estreno, con una producción dirigida musicalmente por Manlio Benzi y con dirección escénica de Emilio Sala y Edoardo Sanchi.

****1

****1

Rimini

27 Aug 2021

Aroldo de Verdi vuelve a Rímini con una producción espléndida

By Francisco Martínez Ramos