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The controversial artist stages his first opera in Rome, with strong musical performances under dynamic Ukrainian conductor Oksana Lyniv. 

Damiano Michieletto's new production in Venice sets the operetta in the 1950s. 

An unlikely coupling of one-act operas by Zemlinsky and Puccini bears fruit in a staging that reveals their thematic parallels while leaving their obvious differences on show.

The children's Barber of Seville is too severely cut to have any substance, but fabulous playing and conducting, stellar young soloists, and an imaginative staging make it a fun afternoon.

Présenté dans une mise scène d'Orpha Phelan très respectueuse du livret, l'opéra de Puccini est magnifié par les inspirations du chef américain Roderick Cox, futur directeur musical de l'institution.