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All at sea: Herzog's nautical Pearl Fishers at Opernhaus Zürich
The Opernhaus Zürich revives a 2011 production of Bizet’s second most famous opera, with Javier Camarena as Nadir.
Zürich Opera presents Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci
Tenor Marcelo Álvarez and baritone George Petean both pull double duty in this classic verismo bill, revived effectively in Grischa Asagaroff's staging.
Porpora's L'Angelica is a love triangle in Martina Franca
A masterpiece from one of the Neapolitan School's most important protagonists, this rarely heard opera is musically rewarding but confusingly staged.
Wexford revives Mercadante's Il bravo
Mercadante's score proves to be something of a missing link between bel canto and early Verdi.
La rondine: a flimsy work in pastel colours in Florence
Commissioned as an operetta, La rondine became a true opera instead, and was presented in 1917 in Montecarlo at the high point of WW1.
Ekaterina Bakanova a touchingly fragile Violetta
Two years ago, Russian soprano Ekaterina Bakanova was thrust into her Royal Opera debut, stepping in at short notice as Violetta. Her triumph was enough for the powers that be to offer her a run of five performances this month.