Tears of blood among the cherry blossoms

Par Mark Pullinger, 08 décembre 2016

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“cherry trees dripping with gorgeous pink blossom which tumbled to the ground”

Critique faite à Teatro alla Scala, Milan, le 7 décembre 2016

Puccini, Madama Butterfly (Original 1904 version)

Teatro alla Scala

Riccardo Chailly, Direction

Alvis Hermanis, Mise en scène

Leila Fteita, Décors

Kristīne Jurjāne, Costumes

María José Siri, Cio-Cio-San (Madama Butterfly)

Bryan Hymel, Pinkerton

Carlos Álvarez, Sharpless

Annalisa Stroppa, Suzuki

Costantino Finucci, Prince Yamadori

Carlo Bosi, Goro

Nicole Brandolino, Kate Pinkerton

Abramo Rosalen, Le Bonze

Leonardo Galeazzi, Yakuside

Gabriele Sagona, Le commissaire impérial

Romano Dal Zovo, L'officier d'état civil

Coro del Teatro alla Scala

Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala

Le grand retour de La Rondine alla Scala

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.

*****

Shostakovitch’s Lady Macbeth conquers La Scala on opening night

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

Pelly’s iconic Fille du régiment retains its charm at La Scala

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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Mark Pullinger

Mark has been a Bachtrack editor since 2014. He is also an experienced critic, writing hundreds of reviews for the site, as well as a freelancer writing for other magazines and newspapers. He also writes programme notes and blogs on Substack. Mark has a particular passion for the operas of Verdi as well as Russian and French repertoire. Outside the concert hall and opera house, Mark enjoys cooking and travel and is probably at his happiest let loose in a French patisserie or a Viennese coffee house.

Tears of blood among the cherry blossoms: La Scala make amends with a return to Puccini's original Madama Butterfly