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Rossini Opera Festival’s clever pairing of first and last laughs
Rossini’s first staged opera, La cambiale di matrimonio, in a spirited production by Laurence Dale, paired with his late work Les soirées musicales in a successful performance.
A stylish Fledermaus lifts spirits in Tokyo
A welcome touch of Austrian end of year festivities in Tokyo as Heinz Zednik's popular production of Die Fledermaus is revived.
Vocal sparkle but a dull staging in the Liceu's Puritani
I puritani returns to Barcelona’s Liceu with Annilese Miskimmon’s production. Javier Camerena and Pretty Yende lead the inauguration of the season with a fine example of romantic bel canto.
Minnesota Opera's Thaïs: a bright star in Massenet’s galaxy of women
In a highly effective stage presentation, the Minnesota Opera tells Jules Massenet’s story of two personalities whose spiritual journeys are like two ships passing in the night.
Rossini's Turk given in memory of Alberto Zedda
In Livermore's staging the scheme becomes meta-cinematographic: the poet Prosdocimus here has Marcello Mastroianni's features in Fellini's film 8 ½.
Peruvian sunshine struggles to beat the clouds
Flórez's recital showed exactly why singers should steer clear of technological assistance.