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BudapestVerdi: Il trovatoreNew production
Verdi: Il trovatore
Martin Rajna; Gergely Kesselyák; Hungarian State Opera; Edit Zeke; Rita Velich; Tamás Pillinger; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra
NaplesAnita Rachvelishvili
Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Taktakishvili, Tosti, Falla, Verdi, Saint-Saëns, Bizet, Cilea
Anita Rachvelishvili; Vincenzo Scalera
LondonUn ballo in mascheraNew production
Verdi: Un ballo in maschera
Jakub Hrůša; Philipp Stölzl; The Royal Opera; Antony McDonald; Fabiana Piccioli; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
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Laurent Pelly’s Falstaff passes the Naples test with flying colours
The French director’s much-travelled production arrives at the Teatro di San Carlo, displaying a precise balance between word, gesture and voice.
San Carlo’s Medea a clash of worlds in a neoclassical framework
A new Medea at the Teatro di San Carlo presents three distinct visions – neoclassical in the pit, expressionistic on stage and conceptual in the direction – that never fully merge.
Tcherniakov’s bold reading of Rusalka opens the season in Naples
Dmitri Tcherniakov’s staging of Rusalka in Naples has a starkly modern visual style which occasionally dilutes the story’s emotional impact.
Tomb Raider: Sonja Frisell’s Aida exhumed one last time at the Met
A loud, unsubtle performance of a loud, unsubtle production – the Met really deserves a new Aida.
Samson et Dalila catches fire at the Teatro di San Carlo
Argentinian film director Damián Szifron's production is lauded in Naples, as are star soloists Anita Rachvelishvili and Brian Jagde.
A triumphant Aida in concert at La Scala to defy the pandemic
Riccardo Chailly leads a splendid cast in Verdi’s masterpiece as La Scala leads the way in these troubled times, when the opera world is so volatile and fragile, by focusing on the music, holding onto artistic values.
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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
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In at the deep end: Anita Rachvelishvili
Mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili reflects on her big break at La Scala and talks about the new Verdi roles she's been adding to her repertoire.