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TokyoIl Turco in ItaliaNew production

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Rossini: Il turco in Italia
Alessandro Bonato; Laurent Pelly; New National Theatre; Chantal Thomas; Joël Adam; Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra

ParisL'Élixir d'amour

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Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore
Evelino Pidò; Laurent Pelly; Opéra national de Paris; Chantal Thomas; Joël Adam; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

LondonLa Fille du régiment

Sara Blanch (Marie), Juan Diego Flórez (Tonio) and Paolo Bordogna (Sulpice) © RBO | Tristram Kenton
Donizetti: La Fille du régiment
Yves Abel; Laurent Pelly; The Royal Opera; Chantal Thomas; Joël Adam; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden

ViennaLa Fille du régiment

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Donizetti: La Fille du régiment
Laurent Pelly; Vienna State Opera; Chantal Thomas; Joël Adam; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera

FlorenceLes Contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)New production

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Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)
Kent Nagano; Laurent Pelly; Maggio Musicale Fiorentino; Chantal Thomas; Joël Adam; Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

New York CityManon

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Massenet: Manon
Yves Abel; Laurent Pelly; Metropolitan Opera; Chantal Thomas; Joël Adam; The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
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Royal Opera revival of La Fille du régiment delights with fresh fizz

Sara Blanch (Marie), Juan Diego Flórez (Tonio) and Paolo Bordogna (Sulpice) © RBO | Tristram Kenton
Sara Blanch's Covent Garden debut, together with Juan Diego Flórez on top form, lead a fizzing revival of La fille du régiment from Royal Opera.
****1
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Pelly’s iconic Fille du régiment retains its charm at La Scala

Pietro Spagnoli (Sulpice) and Julie Fuchs (Marie) © Brescia e Amisano | Teatro alla Scala

Julie Fuchs and Juan Diego Flórez give life to the refreshing and funny take of Laurent Pelly’s classic production, under the baton of Evelino Pidò. 

****1
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Bargain booze and questionable quackery: L'elisir d'amore at the ROH

Nadine Sierra (Adina) © ROH | Clive Barda
A triumphant house debut for Nadine Sierra in the latest revival of Laurent Pelly’s production of Donizetti's joyous village rom-com. 
****1
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Operetta with teeth: Offenbach’s La Périchole at the TCE

La Périchole Act 1 © Vincent Pontet
Laurent Pelly’s new production combines froth and hilarity with a dark, satirical heart; Marc Minkowski and the orchestra seduce us.
****1
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Sincerity over sexiness in Tokyo's Giulio Cesare

Daichi Fujiki (Tolomeo) and Marianne Beate Kielland (Giulio Cesare) © Masahiko Terashi | New National Theatre, Tokyo
Laurent Pelly's Night in the Museum production of Giulio Cesare is finally staged at the New National Theatre, Tokyo, after its 2020 pandemic cancellation.
***11
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Tell me, O Muse: Les Contes d'Hoffmann at Deutsche Oper Berlin

Laurent Pelly's long-standing production of Offenbach's opéra-fantastique returns to the Deutsche Oper Berlin, under the baton of Emmanuel Villaume.
***11
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ParisLa Fille du régiment

La Fille du régiment à l'Opéra Bastille © Elisa Haberer / Opéra national de Paris
Donizetti: La Fille du régiment
Evelino Pidò; Laurent Pelly; Opéra national de Paris; Chantal Thomas; Joël Adam; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

ParisPlatée

© Elisa Haberer | OnP
Rameau: Platée
Marc Minkowski; Laurent Pelly; Opéra national de Paris; Chantal Thomas; Joël Adam; Les Musiciens du Louvre