Artiste: Francesco Micheli

Francesco Micheli reimagines Caterina Cornaro in a contemporary setting, switching to the historical past, to open this year’s Donizetti Opera festival in the composer’s home town.

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Düstere Cavalleria / Pagliacci an der Bayerischen Staatsoper

Jonas Kaufmann (Canio) und Ailyn Pérez (Nedda) © Geoffroy Schied

Michael Vieth, 29 mai

Italienische Migration aus dem Süden in den wirtschaftlich attraktiveren Norden: starke Stimmen fokussieren auf archaische Züge und gesellschaftlichen Wandel in der Inszenierung von Francesco Micheli.

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A tutor in a jam at the Donizetti Opera Festival!

Alex Esposito (Gregorio) and Alessandro Corbelli (Giulio Antiquati) © Gianfranco Rota

Laura Servidei, 20 nov.

Alex Esposito and Alessandro Corbelli lead a young cast in an early opera buffa by Donizetti, in a new production, with mixed results, by Francesco Micheli.

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Strictly Alcina: Handel as Fellini fantasy cabaret at Glyndebourne

Mark Pullinger, 02 juil.

Director Francesco Micheli undersells Handel in this Glyndebourne debut, but there's plenty of froth to keep the audience entertained.

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

Renato Verga, 16 nov.

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

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Luise von Garnier in La Belle et la Bête © Jan-Pieter Fuhr

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This World Photography Day, Bachtrack’s editors make their picks for their favourite photographs from 2025–26, encompassing opera, ballet, orchestral performance and portrait photography.

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