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Strong singing and a punchy orchestral performance makes this latest revival of Donizetti's cheering village rom-com a hit.

New National Theatre Tokyo's new staging of Donizetti's jolly Don Pasquale, in Stefano Vizioli's classic production, featured some sparkling vocal performances from a fine cast.

The biting wit of Vincenzo Grimani's libretto is well served by some knockout arias and excellent performances from a strong cast and the matchless Il pomo d'oro.

It is a thing of wonder that Roberto Devereux is one of Donizetti’s lesser known works. Whether on account of its challenging soprano part, or its fussy Tudor setting, it is rarely performed, but contains some of the composer’s most beautiful – and indeed memorable – arias and duets.

A star cast and red-hot conducting make for a memorable night at the Barbican.

An evening of exquisite Baroque music and flamboyant coloratura at the Royal Theatre in Versailles.

In Richard Jones' production of Don Giovanni at Theater Basel, it was the singers alone who stole the limelight.

The gaily poor artists are called to adulthood and responsibility.

Director Michieletto’s playful staging, Stefano Montanari’s expressive conducting and stylish singing from a cast of seasoned Rossinian singers make for a thoroughly enjoyable new production of the too rare Il viaggio a Reims at the Dutch National Opera.

Au Grimaldi Forum, la production suscite l'adhésion grâce à une mise en scène très lisible, une direction musicale admirable et une belle distribution, emmenée par une Anna Netrebko des grands soirs.

Gab es auch kleinere Unzulänglichkeiten im Cast Händels zivilisatorischen Contests zu verzeichnen, bestach einmal mehr Maxim Emelyanychevs Anwerfen der radikal-umwerfenden Dramatik-Maschine.

Dans l'opéra de Haendel donné en version de concert, la mezzo-soprano règne sur la scène du Théâtre des Champs-Élysées. 

Convertida en una especie Khaleesi de vodevil, DiDonato ofreció una magnífica actuación en un papel que estrena con esta gira europea, acompañada de un cartel de suplentes que estuvo, cuando menos, a su nivel.

Was Händel wohl über die Oper selbst sagen würde, trifft auch auf diese Aufführung zu: bewährt, praktisch, gut.