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TokyoTosca

Puccini: Tosca
Donato Renzetti; Antonello Madau-Diaz; New National Theatre; Naoji Kawaguchi; Pier Luciano Cavallotti; Yasuo Okuhata; Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
SydneyRigoletto

Verdi: Rigoletto
Sesto Quatrini; Elijah Moshinsky; Opera Australia; Michael Yeargan; Robert Bryan; Opera Australia Orchestra
SydneyLa Stupenda

Opera Australia Orchestra; Speranza Scappucci; Stuart Maunder; Alex Lynn; Jessica Pratt; Caitlin Hulcup
EdinburghVerdi’s A Masked Ball

Verdi: Un ballo in maschera
Gianandrea Noseda; Adele Thomas; Zurich Opera; Hannah Clark; Franck Evin; Zurich Opera Chorus
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Chung's Simon Boccanegra is worth a watch
If Chung is sometimes hailed as the greatest living conductor of Verdi, here was a performance to support that claim.
Opulent Turin Macbeth arrives at EIF
Verdi’s Macbeth, performed at the first Edinburgh International Festival returns for its 70th anniversary in Emma Dante’s sumptuous new production from the Teatro Regino Torino under Gianandrea Noseda.
Fascinating Manon Lescaut in Auckland
Puccini’s score has many thrilling moments, here taken up by a fascinating if uneven cast of singers.
Macbeth in the deep south
Director Emma Dante revives Verdi's Macbeth for Turin's Teatro Regio, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda.
A lacklustre Manon Lescaut in Turin

The libretto had a troubled genesis, to say the least: seven people put their hand on it! But the rich melodic invention of the composer prevailed and the success was resounding.
Muddled symbolism: Verdi's Nabucco at Deutsche Oper Berlin
January of 2017 sees the return of Verdi's Nabucco at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. This Keith Warner production of a Verdi favorite was successfully premiered by the Deutsche Oper in 2013, in the 200th anniversary year of Verdi's birth.
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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
TurinManon Lescaut

Puccini: Manon Lescaut
Gianandrea Noseda; Vittorio Borrelli; Teatro Regio di Torino; Thierry Flamand; Christian Gasc; María José Siri; Gregory Kunde
