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This first-time Neapolitan performance of Gounod's masterpiece is destined to leave a lasting impression in the audience's memory.

Rota's Aladdin finds new life at the Festival della Valle d'Itria thanks to the outstanding conducting of Francesco Lanzillotta. 

One of Puccini's less renowned works returns to the Teatro San Carlo after over thirty years away.

Exceptional singing, an auspicious conducting debut and a staging that is both sophisticated and emotionally involving make this production an unequivocal winner.

David Pountney’s 2014 staging was revived in Naples with good singing and empathetic conducting.

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

La Scala might not have had all the right cards in its garter Tuesday night to prevent ending up holding aces and spaces, but it’s hard to play without a full deck in the first place.

L'opéra de Bellini est porté par une excellente distribution, une mise en scène habile et un Orchestre national d'Auvergne éblouissant, sous la baguette intraitable de Beatrice Venezi.