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SevilleLa bohème
Puccini: La bohème
Carlo Montanaro; Sir Jonathan Miller; Teatro de la Maestranza; Valentin Egel; Isabella Bywater; Jean Kalman
Torre del LagoTosca
Puccini: Tosca
Carlo Montanaro; Maria Todaro; Puccini Festival; Carlo Centolavigna; Valerio Alfieri; Orchestra del Puccini Festival
HamburgMadama Butterfly
Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Carlo Montanaro; Vincent Boussard; Staatsoper Hamburg; Vincent Lemaire; Christian Lacroix; Guido Levi; Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
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Tosca goes over the top at Torre del Lago
Oversized acting meets top-drawer singing at the Puccini Festival at Torre del Lago.
A big and bold Turandot in Kansas City
Lyric Opera of Kansas City ends its season with Garnett Bruce's blockbuster production of Puccini's Turandot.
An underwhelming Madama Butterfly in Sydney
A mid-performance jump-in by tenor Thomas Strong saves the show on the opening night of this revival of Graeme Murphy's production.
La Juive makes a belated Australian debut
187 years after its Parisian debut, Halévy's La Juive receives its Australian premiere. A sterling cast under Carlo Montanaro reveals some unexpected beauties (and occasional longueurs) in this classic of French grand opéra.
Teatro San Carlo revives Lucia di Lammermoor in Naples
Gianni Amelio's traditionalist staging pleased the audience, and Nadine Sierra brought vocal grace and a flawless technique to the title role.
Il turco in Italia in Naples: nostalgia for the good old days
A concert performance makes our reviewer at the Teatro San Carlo pine for a return to staged opera.
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ParisIl barbiere di Siviglia
Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Carlo Montanaro; Damiano Michieletto; Opéra national de Paris; Paolo Fantin; Silvia Aymonino; Fabio Barettin; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris