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Puccini's “shabby little shocker” fails to shock in Toronto

Roland Wood (Scarpia) and Sinead Campbell-Wallace (Tosca) © Michael Cooper
Fourth time around Paul Curran’s production of Tosca at the Canadian Opera Company is workmanlike and well sung, but lacks the necessary dramatic edge to be truly memorable.
**111
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Puccini’s Il trittico: a successful revival in Munich

Ermonela Jaho steals the scene as Suor Angelica in a very successful revival of Lotte de Beer’s production.

****1
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A briskly conducted Bohème revived in Toronto

The COC's revival production of Puccini's La bohème is an enjoyable trip to the opera but it won't blow your socks off.
***11
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Petrenko and a luxury cast grace Il trittico in Munich

Petrenko's Puccini is bracingly alert, filled with colour and has a romantic sweep that is utterly transporting.
*****
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Una Manon Lescaut atrapada en el mundo de Àlex Ollé

© Sergi Panizo | Gran Teatre del Liceu
Enmarcada entre suburbios y fronteras, Asmik Gregorian logra triunfar en su rol protagonista, sin poder salvar a su personaje, ahogada por la agresividad y provocación escénica.
***11
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All you need is L.O.V.E.: Manon Lescaut an der Oper Frankfurt

Alex Ollé transportiert Puccinis unsterbliche Liebesgeschichte mit einer modernen und packenden Inszenierung in das 21. Jahrhundert.
****1
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