A chic Così fan tutte at La Scala

Par James Imam, 23 juin 2014

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Critique faite à Teatro alla Scala, Milan, le 19 juin 2014

Mozart, Così fan tutte

Teatro alla Scala

Daniel Barenboim, Direction

Claus Guth, Mise en scène

Christian Schmidt, Décors

Serena Malfi, Despina

Maria Bengtsson, Fiordiligi

Katija Dragojevic, Dorabella

Rolando Villazón, Ferrando

Peter Sonn, Ferrando

Michele Pertusi, Don Alfonso

Adam Plachetka, Guglielmo

Konstantin Shushakov, Guglielmo

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Arnaud Saura-Ziegelmeyer, 9th April

Trente ans après son dernier passage sur les planches milanaises et cent ans après la disparition de son auteur, l'opéra méconnu de Puccini bénéficie d'une mise en scène efficace et d'une belle distribution.

****1

Diamonds and steel: Anna Pirozzi rules in La Scala’s Turandot revival

Laura Servidei, 12th April

Visually enchanting and meticulously staged, this centenary revival confirms Livermore's production as a modern classic.

****1

The Ring returns to the Rhine: Götterdämmerung at La Scala

Laura Servidei, 1st February

Under Alexander Soddy’s powerful conducting and Sir David McVicar’s dark, evocative staging, the Ring finds a searing conclusion, anchored by a powerful Brünnhilde from Camilla Nylund, as the world burns.

*****

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Laura Servidei, 7th December

Shostakovich's brutal tale of sex, murder and madness storms La Scala's opening night, with Riccardo Chailly leading his final season premiere as Music Director.

****1

The game of love: Robert Carsen’s new Così fan tutte at La Scala

Laura Servidei, 8th November

Alexander Soddy leads a great cast in a clever, supremely entertaining new production in Milan.

****1

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Laura Servidei, 17th October

Julie Fuchs and Juan Diego Flórez give life to the refreshing and funny take of Laurent Pelly’s classic production, under the baton of Evelino Pidò.

****1

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James Imam

James Imam is an arts journalist writing for publications including The Financial Times, The Times, Musical America and Opera magazine. He grew up in Manchester, read anthropology at Cambridge and has since lived in Milan. As a once-aspiring countertenor he has an abiding interest in Baroque music.