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TriesteL’elisir d’amore
Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore
Nicolò Jacopo Suppa; Damiano Michieletto; Teatro Lirico Verdi Trieste; Paolo Fantin; Silvia Aymonino; Alessandro Carletti; Orchestra of the Fondazione Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi di Trieste
BrusselsCavalleria rusticana & Pagliacci
Mascagni, Leoncavallo
Alevtina Ioffe; Damiano Michieletto; La Monnaie | De Munt; Paolo Fantin; Carla Teti; Alessandro Carletti; La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra
BerlinSemele
Handel: Semele
George Petrou; Barrie Kosky; Komische Oper Berlin; Natacha Le Guen de Kerneizon; Carla Teti; Alessandro Carletti; Orchester der Komischen Oper Berlin
ParisDon Pasquale
Donizetti: Don Pasquale
Speranza Scappucci; Damiano Michieletto; Opéra national de Paris; Paolo Fantin; Agostino Cavalca; Alessandro Carletti; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
LondonCarmen
Bizet: Carmen
Sesto Quatrini; Damiano Michieletto; The Royal Opera; Paolo Fantin; Carla Teti; Alessandro Carletti; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
MilanOtelloNew production
Verdi: Otello
Myung-whun Chung; Damiano Michieletto; Teatro alla Scala; Paolo Fantin; Carla Teti; Alessandro Carletti; Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala
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ParisSamson et Dalila
Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila
Philippe Jordan; Damiano Michieletto; Opéra national de Paris; Paolo Fantin; Carla Teti; Alessandro Carletti; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
ParisDon Pasquale
Donizetti: Don Pasquale
Evelino Pidò; Damiano Michieletto; Opéra national de Paris; Paolo Fantin; Agostino Cavalca; Alessandro Carletti; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
ParisDon Quichotte
Massenet: Don Quichotte
Patrick Fournillier; Damiano Michieletto; Opéra national de Paris; Paolo Fantin; Agostino Cavalca; Alessandro Carletti; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris