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LondonOpera Rara: Il campo de’ Crociati

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Mercadante: Il campo de’ Crociati
Carlo Rizzi; Opera Rara; London Philharmonic Orchestra; English National Opera Chorus; Giorgi Manoshvili; Rosa Feola

TokyoMacbethNew production

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Verdi: Macbeth
Carlo Rizzi; Lorenzo Mariani; New National Theatre; Maurizio Balò; Silvia Aymonino; Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra; New National Theatre Chorus

BerlinLa VestaleNew production

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Spontini: La Vestale
Carlo Rizzi; Lydia Steier; Staatsoper Berlin; Giuseppe Mentuccia; Étienne Pluss; Katharina Schlipf; Valerio Tiberi

New York CityMedea

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Cherubini: Médée/Medea
Carlo Rizzi; Sir David McVicar; Metropolitan Opera; Doey Lüthi; Paule Constable; The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

TurinEdgarNew production

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Puccini: Edgar
Carlo Rizzi; Nicola Raab; Teatro Regio di Torino; George Souglides; Giuseppe di Iorio; Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Torino

ZurichTosca

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Puccini: Tosca
Carlo Rizzi; Robert Carsen; Zurich Opera; Anthony Ward; Davy Cunningham; Orchester der Oper Zürich
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Le Siège de Corinthe at the Rossini Opera Festival

Vasilisa Berzhanskaya (Pamyra) © Amati Bacciardi

Vasilisa Berzhanskaya dominates in Pesaro; around her, Davide Livermore’s visually striking production turns Rossini’s tale of war into a meditation on the destruction of classical beauty.

****1
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Carlo Rizzi brings Respighi’s Rome to Birmingham

Fleur Barron and Carlo Rizzi © Jude Radley

Carlos Rizzi believes that Puccini’s orchestrations are good enough to stand alone, without their vocal lines, but can the drama compete with the romance of Respighi?

****1
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Ermonela Jaho gives a tragic twist to Puccini's La rondine

Ermonela Jaho © BBC | Opera Rara | Russell Duncan
A new edition of Puccini's score springs to life in a meticulously prepared Opera Rara concert performance at the Barbican. 
****1
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Cast and orchestra bring down the house in Met’s glowing Turandot

Angela Meade (Turandot) and ensemble © Ken Howard | Met Opera

With a standout cast, fine orchestral playing under Carlo Rizzi, and newly refurbished sets, Zeffirelli’s 1987 staging of Puccini’s epic fairy tale appears as bright as ever.

*****
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Real and emotional fires light the stage in Respighi’s La fiamma

Olesya Golovneva (Silvana) and ensemble © Monika Rittershaus
Christof Loy and Carlo Rizzi score a great success in bringing Respighi’s rarely performed opera the Deutsche Oper Berlin. 
****1
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The Met's Ballo falls flat in its latest revival

Charles Castronovo (Gustavus III) © Ken Howard | Met Opera
An attractive supporting cast isn't sufficient to bring this revival of David Alden's Ballo in maschera to life in New York. 
**111
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ParisIl Trittico

Opéra national de Paris
Puccini
Carlo Rizzi; Christof Loy; Opéra national de Paris; Étienne Pluss; Barbara Drosihn; Fabrice Kebour; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

ParisCendrillon

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Massenet: Cendrillon
Carlo Rizzi; Mariame Clément; Opéra national de Paris; Ching-Lien Wu; Julia Hansen; Ulrik Gad

ParisRoméo et Juliette

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Gounod: Roméo et Juliette
Carlo Rizzi; Thomas Jolly; Opéra national de Paris; Bruno de Lavenère; Sylvette Dequest; Antoine Travert; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
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Carlo Rizzi’s view from the pit

Carlo Rizzi © Tessa Traeger
Carlo Rizzi's talks about directors, audiences and the art of conducting Italian opera ahead of a busy spring schedule.