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Rossini’s Tancredi as a Sicilian puppet show in Rome
Clever direction by Emma Dante matches an impressive cast, led by countertenor Carlo Vistoli taking the title role.
Giorgio Strehler’s sunny Falstaff returns to La Scala
La Scala revives Giorgio Strehler’s historic production with a solid cast led by veteran Ambrogio Maestri, under the baton of an inspired Daniele Gatti.
Love in time of the drug wars: a contemporary Tancredi at Bregenz
Anna Goryachova and Mélissa Petit shine as doomed lovers Tancredi and Amenaide, while Jan Philipp Gloger's contemporary setting has much to offer, but doesn't quite nail the landing.
The other Otello: Rosetta Cucchi delivers a powerful staging in Pesaro
Rossini's Otello is rarely performed, mainly due to its three demanding tenor roles, but the Rossini Opera Festival delivers a knockout, both vocally and emotionally.
Leo Muscato takes La Scala's new Barbiere to the “Teatro Siviglia”
Riccardo Chailly gives a masterful rendition of Rossini’s masterpiece, leading a solid cast in an inspired performance, in Leo Muscato’s new staging.
Rossini's Ermione returns to its birthplace in Naples
A bland staging: at the end what really emerged was Rossini’s glorious music, its intelligent construction and perfect beauty.
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PesaroArmida
Rossini: Armida
Carlo Rizzi; Luca Ronconi; Rossini Opera Festival; Margherita Palli; Giovanna Buzzi; Randall Bills
TurinIl barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville)
Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Giampaolo Bisanti; Vittorio Borrelli; Teatro Regio di Torino; Claudia Boasso; Luisa Spinatelli; Chiara Amarù; Antonino Siragusa