Performer: Annunziata Vestri

An unusual double bill pairing of Puccini’s Suor Angelica and Dallapiccola’s Il prigioniero opens at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma. 

This first-time Neapolitan performance of Gounod's masterpiece is destined to leave a lasting impression in the audience's memory.

Mark Elder brought the Hallé down to the Royal Albert Hall for an interesting programme of Dukas, Respighi and Puccini.

Juxtaposing Granados’ sensuality with the miserable story of Suor Angelica functioned by contrast, as they do not have anything in common.

Opportunities to see Mascagni's Guglielmo Ratcliff come few and far between, mainly because the title role is an absolute killer for any tenor mad enough to attempt it. Step forward, Angelo Villari...

Malgré l'absence du très attendu Jonas Kaufmann dans le rôle-titre, la production monégasque bénéficie d'une distribution de qualité, d'une direction musicale remarquable et d'une mise en scène efficace.