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A Rigoletto revival in Milan is elevated by a stellar vocal performance from Amartuvshin Enkhbat, despite a finale that divides opinion and some uneven orchestral pacing. 

Music Director Emeritus Riccardo Muti led the Chicagoans in smoldering Bellini, vividly realized Verdi and revitalized Tchaikovsky.

La Scala revives Giorgio Strehler’s historic production with a solid cast led by veteran Ambrogio Maestri, under the baton of an inspired Daniele Gatti.

The American soprano heads an uneven cast in Michael Mayer’s archeologically inspired staging of Verdi’s great tale of love, war and betrayal.

Fine performances in a punchy new production that coats this tragic opera in a large dollop of debauchery.