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Juego de identidades en el Liceu: Un ballo in maschera

Daniela Barcellona (Ulrica) © A. Bofill | Gran Teatre del Liceu

La última producción del tándem Vick-Spirei defiende una postura fluida entre géneros y convenciones; una puesta de escena bien calibrada por el temple verdiano de Riccardo Frizza.

The “other” Lucia at the Donizetti Opera Festival in Bergamo

Lucie de Lammermoor © Gianfranco Rota
Stricken by illness, the French version of Donizetti’s masterpiece is somewhat disappointing.

La donna del lago in Buxton: glorious music, confusing production

Buxton International Festival presents Rossini's exhilarating La donna del lago with fine singing, but it is undermined by Jacopo Spirei's staging. 

Rossini's Ermione returns to its birthplace in Naples

A bland staging: at the end what really emerged was Rossini’s glorious music, its intelligent construction and perfect beauty.

Wuorinen’s Brokeback Mountain returns home to NYCO

In the Brokeback Mountain, Wuorinen's  powerfully depicts the stern landscapes, the omnipresent menace, the desolate life of the characters and their awkward interactions.

Porpora's Mitridate at Schloss Schwetzingen

Propora's Mitridate at Schloss Schwetzingen lacks dramatic sense (blame librettist Cibber and director Spirei). But exciting music strongly delivered makes a case for more Porpora in the repertoire.