Performer: Alex Esposito

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Salvation, damnation and circus magic: Teatro alla Scala’s new Faust

Alex Esposito (Méphistophélès) and Vittorio Grigolo (Faust) © Brescia e Amisano | Teatro alla Scala

Laura Servidei, 24 Oct

The Teatro alla Scala closes its season with a visually audacious new production of Faust, directed by Johannes Erath, and driven by Daniele Rustioni’s fiery conducting.

***11

Alex Esposito (Figaro) and Svetlina Stoyanova (Cherubino) © RBO | Mihaela Bodlovic

Dominic Lowe, 8 Jun

While this revival is imperfect, the Cherubino of Svetlina Stoyanova proves a marvel to hear.

***11

Lidia Fridman (Lucrezia Borgia) and ensemble © Fabrizio Sansoni | Teatro dell’Opera di Roma

Pia Maltri, 16 Feb

Valentina Carrasco's contemporary staging, with impressive sets and singing, makes for a remarkable show at the Teatro dell'Opera.

*****

Christine Rice (The Muse) and fairies © ROH | Camilla Greenwell, 2024

David Karlin, 7 Nov

With gloriously inventive sets and costumes, Alex Esposito’s splendid Four Villains drive a wonderfully entertaining new production.

*****

Maria Agresta (Elena) and Coro del Teatro di San Carlo © Luciano Romano

Lorenzo Fiorito, 21 Jan

In the Italian version of Verdi's French grand opéra, Emma Dante updates the action from 1282 to the organised crime of the Sicilian Mafia.

***11

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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