OUR INTERVIEW WITH CARLO RIZZI
Carlo Rizzi’s view from the pit
Carlo Rizzi's talks about directors, audiences and the art of conducting Italian opera ahead of a busy spring schedule.
© Tessa Traeger
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CardiffWNO Orchestra
Mendelssohn, Bruch, Rachmaninov
Orchestra of Welsh National Opera; Carlo Rizzi; Alexander Sitkovetsky
TokyoNew Japan Philharmonic Subscription concert No.22
Berlioz, Respighi, Strauss R.
New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra; Carlo Rizzi
VigoOrquesta Sinfónica de Galicia
Pizzetti, Debussy, Strauss R.
Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia; Carlo Rizzi
CardiffUn ballo in mascheraNew production
Verdi: Un ballo in maschera
Carlo Rizzi; David Pountney; Welsh National Opera; Raimund Bauer; Marie-Jeanne Lecca; Gwyn Hughes Jones; Roland Wood
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Devil takes all in The Met's Mefistofele
Mefistofele proves a mixed blessing: good meets evil, devils fight with angels, lovely lyricism alternates with bombast and second-rate material.
A superb, sinister Hoffmann at Dutch National Opera
Selectively unearthed from current critical editions, this fabulously performed new Hoffmann plumbs the murky depths of its antihero’s psyche.
Refined classicism from Rizzi and the ASO
Carlo Rizzi and Elizabeth Koch Tiscione perform exquisitely in Mozart’s Oboe Concerto with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.
Opera as circus: a controversial Cav & Pag in Rome
Pippo Delbono, an advocate of experimental theatre, tests the audience's patience at Opera di Roma, masking some enjoyable musical performances.