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Luca Salsi breathes life into Abbado's minimalist Simon Boccanegra
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Generational shifts as La Scala presents a new production of Simon Boccanegra by Daniele Abbado (son of Claudio), conducted by Lorenzo Viotti (son of Marcello).
Biblical epic in granite and grey: Nabucco returns to Covent Garden
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It was fitting that one of The Royal Opera's most loyal servants, Renato Balsadonna – Chorus Director of the Royal Opera Chorus from 2004-16 – was in the pit for this anniversary performance, leading an often thrilling musical account.
Falstaff in Turin: elegant, but with little mass
Renzetti's traditional rendition does not reveal yet unprecedented details of a score that is the summation of Verdi's mastery and his last work – his third based on Shakespeare.